Final week to complete this survey and let us know what you want to use the UK Government Web Archive for!

Dr Tasha Kitcher@tashakitcher.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I’m running a survey to ask researchers what they want the UK Government Web Archive to offer in the future to enable wider use of the collection. If you’re a web archive user, or you would like to be, please take ten minutes to complete this survey: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/UKGWA-Rese...

Excited to be in Luxembourg ahead of the IAMHIST masterclass tomorrow! Seven years ago I attended the same event in Cork to share my early PhD research, before we had some minor world event that stopped everyone travelling for a while…

I’m running a survey to ask researchers what they want the UK Government Web Archive to offer in the future to enable wider use of the collection. If you’re a web archive user, or you would like to be, please take ten minutes to complete this survey: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/UKGWA-Rese...

What if there was a way to link museum collections based on the way an object looks? Kaspar Beelen and I have a paper out now talking about 'Heritage Weaver,' a project that used multimodal AI to link and explore museum data across collections: doi.org/10.63744/txx...

All I want for Christmas... is youuuu (Microsoft Artefacts Jumper)

Do any London based #digitalhumanities colleagues have recommendations for galleries or exhibitions focusing on something like data, computing, digital technologies, or digital history coming up in the first half of 2026?

The National Archives are hiring a Poor Law Research Assistant (39k for 2 years) working on Paul Carter's AHRC project on poverty/welfare in Wales, 1834-1930. Deadline 16 Dec. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

I've got a heated blanket with sleeves and a pocket for my feet to WFH in, never been more smug

It’s live! Wooo! Don’t tell me if you spot a mistake, I am fragile

Dr Tasha Kitcher@tashakitcher.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Wow my thesis embargo ends tomorrow are we all counting down the hours? repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/the...

Wow my thesis embargo ends tomorrow are we all counting down the hours? repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/the...

Today at 1pm you can hear all about why the digital preservation of silly internet content is no laughing matter. Looking forward to talks from Arran Rees and Jacob Bickford - sign up via Eventbrite! 🐏 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/no-laughin...

No laughing matter: Preserving humour in a digital age

Explore the importance of documenting meme culture in digital archives in this Research Routes event

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The UK Government Web Archive is one of the world’s largest openly accessible internet archives, with 25+ years of digital material published by the government. We were glad to join The National Archives in hosting a user workshop. Thanks to all participants! www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/webarchive/

UK Government Web Archive

We capture, preserve, and make accessible UK central government information published on the web from 1996 to present.

nationalarchives.gov.uk

I only moved to Brighton for a chance to live nearer an Electrophone

Join us on 20 November for the Annual Digital Lecture, a partnership between The National Archives, UK and the School of Advanced Study. The wonderful @nannathylstrup.bsky.social will be speaking about ‘When saving becomes loss: archival memory in the digital age’. Free to register!

When saving becomes loss: Archival memory in the digital age

Explore archival memory, data loss, and attempts to preserve the past in the digital age at this year’s Annual Digital Lecture.

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History IS for everyone, see! (National Archives cat!!!)

As part of the National Archives' new research seminar series, Research Routes, I'll be hosting @arranjrees.bsky.social in October for a talk all about digital preservation and humour. Come join! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/no-laughin...

No laughing matter: Preserving humour in a digital age

Explore the importance of documenting meme culture in digital archives in this Research Routes event

eventbrite.co.uk

Working at the National Archives is great, I mean, look at THIS! (Part of CO 1069/611, supplied today by @hcraddock.bsky.social)

Alongside the UKGWA team, I'm hosting two free half-day workshops this October to teach researchers more about the web archive, and shape our future researcher offering. If you are a web archive user, or are keen to learn more, you can register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-governm...

UK Government Web Archive Researcher Workshops

Explore the UK Government Web Archive, one of the world’s largest openly accessible internet archives, in workshops.

eventbrite.co.uk

Copyright and other ethical issues temporarily aside, I do sometimes wonder if the Venn diagram of “people moaning about AI ruining our ability to think for ourselves” and “people that worried about the introduction of calculators” might be a circle

ChatGPT is down but The Museum of English Rural Life still stands, proving once again that Silicon Valley cannot compete with the history of rural England and its people.

Truly, how does anyone ever find the motivation to publish their PhD research (if they do not work in a university)

The best thing about working with web archives is, hands-down, the absolutely ludicrous designs we thought were acceptable in the early 2000s Check out the page itself to see a man fall over: webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/200401...

I know nothing else about any of this but wow what a time for an American pope

On today, the final day of Skype, can we appreciate my initial PhD interview was hosted on there! My PhD on convergence and dead media! This cracks me up

I’m walking 26 miles for Alzheimer’s Society next week! It’s a hard time to be asking anyone for money, but if you have anything to spare for this amazing charity that would be really appreciated (and make me feel a bit better while I’m limping in the weeks after) www.justgiving.com/page/tasha-a...

Tasha and Josh walk ANOTHER marathon for Alzheimer's Society!

Help Tasha Kitcher raise money to support Alzheimer's Society

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Half-joking BUT given the overuse of GenAI in job applications... are employers now looking more kindly on typos in job apps? At least that person didn't use a bot!

If you’re a follower and you’ve ever used a web archive for historical work, I’d be really interested in hearing about your project and your approach to the archive. Please get in touch if you exist!

If you’re a follower and you’ve ever used a web archive for historical work, I’d be really interested in hearing about your project and your approach to the archive. Please get in touch if you exist!

Spring is here: goslings and flowers amid a day in the office

🚀 Shaping the future of RSEs in Arts & Humanities! Two key reports outline a national vision - essential reading for all disciplines. Developed by the community, for the community. Dive in & be part of the conversation! 🔗 doi.org/10.5281/zeno... doi.org/10.5281/zeno...