Thursday 16 January 2014

National Archives User Advisory Group

As of last month I am now one of the two people who represent paid researchers on the the National Archives User Advisory Group

However being Midlands based I also intend to represent those users (who visit either online or in person) who live north of Watford who cannot visit easily in person and whose time there is precious and must not be wasted.

I will use this blog to keep you up to date with developments with a dedicated page for User Advisory Group feedback but I will also give my own views on various issues which I think need to be explained or need to be discussed more widely on this Home Page.

The next blog here on this page will be about Digitisation in the light of the recent issue of the PCC Wills online via Ancestry and the issue throughout this year of the newly digitised Unit War Diaries which was in the press yesterday.

STOP PRESS - Leamington Local Studies


In the absence of Judith Harrington Local Studies Librarian (whose normal day at Leamington Library is Thursday) local studies and family history are being temporarily covered by Anne Thomas who will work on Wednesdays in Leamington library until Judith returns.

For those of you who have local studies queries and can't wait until Wednesday please send them to Judith's normal email address of

judithharridge@warwickshire.gov.uk

but with a copy to

librarylocalstudies@warwickshire.gov.uk