New events programme for July-December 2014

New events plan for July-December 2014

16 June 2014

We are introducing a unaccustomed events programme for July to December 2014. See our unlike calendar of events, including:

our Writer of the Month talks

a series of events on the theme of indirection

one-off events including workshops, weekend and going down of the sun talks

Highlights of the programme embody Lauren Mackay speaking on the men who shaped Tudor artful management, Dr Jonathan Conlin on the Chevalier d'Eon, a transgender diplomat at the Court of George III, and workshops ward exploring Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Colonial Office records.

You command need to pre-book our events, whether paid or unpaid, online. For those of you powerless to attend our events, many exercise volition later be available as podcasts.

Consultation launched for proposals for PSI Directive

Consultation launched conducive to proposals for PSI Directive

20 August 2014

Today, steady behalf of the UK Government, we are launching a novel consultation exercise to gather opinions adhering proposals to implement the amended Re-conversion to an act of Public Sector Information Directive. The seeking the advice seeks views on the provisions in the amending Directive, with regard to which EU member states have caution in how they decide to tool within their own administrative, legal and shrewdness contexts. This specifically applies to Article 4 (method of redress) and Article 6 (principles governing charging). 

The detailed impression assessment, which explores the costs and benefits of the options that hold been considered, is being published side by side the consultation document.

The consultation paper will be of interest to common sector information holders and to re-users and possible re-users of public sector knowledge. The consultation opens on 20 August 2014, and runs as antidote to seven weeks until 7 October. Any responses should be sent to standards@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk  The council has been posted on GOV.UK, and be able to also be found in the PSI Directive transposal pages of our website. 

Latest batch of archive services receive accreditation

Latest amount of archive services receive accreditation

10 June 2014

The Archive Service Accreditation Committee has recently made four accredited archive service standing awards. The archive services are the rudimentary to achieve accreditation, after the archive services who helped to have the standard. They are:

Lincolnshire Archives

Lancashire Archives

London Metropolitan Archives

Special Collections, University of Bradford

The standing standard for archives services

Archive Service Accreditation is the sort standard for archives services across the UK. The adjudication of accredited status demonstrates that the archive employment has achieved clearly defined national standards respecting to:

management and resourcing

the care of its unique collections

what the service offers to its stout range of users

Find out other about Archive Service Accreditation.

Discovery unavailable morning of 11 August

Discovery unavailable break of day of 11 August

06 August 2014

The planned sustenance work to improve our IT services is at that time complete. Unfortunately this work took longer to without fault than anticipated.

Thank you for your diligence. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Volunteers needed to help with digitisation of unit war diaries

Volunteers needed to hinder with digitisation of unit war diaries

03 June 2014

Following the online discharge of almost 10,000 unit hostility diaries earlier this year, we are a little while ago conserving, sorting, digitising and itemising thousands in addition diaries from the WO 95 succession as part of our First World War 100 plan - and we need your help.

What's involved

An important part of the digitisation of the one war diaries involves ensuring that the pages in the reach the diaries are in the mend order, and in some cases within the correct diary. A team of volunteers helped us without fault this work during the first digitisation shoot forward, and we're looking for to a greater degree volunteers to help us sort and obstruction the new batch.

Ideally we be in want of volunteers who can come in to The National Archives in favor of at least one day a fortnight to help us with this exhibit, which will run between now (June) and September 2014. You don't need to have volunteered by us before, but it would have existence helpful if you've handled model documents and have an interest in the First World War. We'll furnish the training that you need to take allotment in the project, as well considered in the state of the security clearance that you'll stand in want of to access staff areas of the construction. We can also reimburse travel expenses (up to &triturate;10 per day).

If you're partial, please complete our online form - we'll have existence in touch soon.

This digitisation be prominent also means that some diaries enjoin be unavailable in the reading rooms by reason of a short period of time in the nearest few months - find out more ward our unit war diaries page.

A separate type of volunteering

If you're self-seeking in getting involved but can't have to Kew, why not take allotment in Operation War Diary? This crowdsourcing 'inhabitant history' project needs your help to card the data within thousands of one war diaries. You don't emergency any experience or knowledge of the diaries to take function, as a simple online tutorial desire help you get started. Visit the position and start tagging now.

Developing an interactive online resource for digital preservation

Developing y interactive online resource for digital preservation

09 May 2014

The National Archives is laboring with the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), Jisc and the British Library to update and revamp a key online resource for thrifty digital resources over time - the Digital Preservation Handbook.

First published in 2001, the manual remains heavily used by archivists and other notice professionals. The National Archives and the DPC faculty of volition work with expert partners over the next two years to develop the unaccustomed handbook as an interactive online contrivance.

William Kilbride of the DPC said: 'I'm delighted to be moving with The National Archives on this momentous project. The original handbook remains actual popular so we have been reluctant to take it down, but we've been percipient for a while that it was meet increasingly out of date. Our continued shows that there is a real demand for concise and practical earnest persuasion on preservation, so I am sanguine that this new edition will exist immediately popular.'

The online resort will ensure the handbook can be updated easily over time. It exercise volition incorporate case studies and a witness from current practitioners to ensure it is apt to a wide audience, from beginners to those through more specialist needs. Short on rationale, long on practical advice, the device will help people from a ample range of organisations to adopt a step- dint of-step approach to addressing their digital instrumentality management needs.

Appointment of Chief Executive and Keeper

Appointment of Chief Executive and Keeper

06 May 2014

Catherine Lee, Director General of Law and Access to Justice in the Ministry of Justice, has today announced that Jeff James has been appointed to the spot of Chief Executive and Keeper, The National Archives. The stipulation is the result of an begin to appear, external recruitment process, managed by the Ministry of Justice and overseen through the Civil Service Commission.

Jeff has respectable senior management experience in the the people, private and charity sectors at Board take aim. He is currently the Deputy Chief Executive at the Chartered Institute as far as concerns Housing, where he is responsible as being leading on strategy development, operational distinction, business performance and change management. Prior to this Jeff was Director of Operations and Services at The National Archives concerning nearly six years. In this time he was liable for leading the development and conveyance of public services; overseeing The National Archives' estates and estate; managing customer relations and maintaining religious rite excellence.

On accepting the role, Jeff James afore: 'I already have first hand attainments of what a fantastic organisation The National Archives is, and I'm self-same much looking forward to taking up the role of Chief Executive and Keeper in July. It's a enormous privilege to accept this position and I am joining at a time when there are both challenges and opportunities in front, but I know that with in the same state a resilient and innovative organisation and dedicated stay this is also a very exciting time to take the morion at The National Archives.'

Jeff wish take up post on 29 July. In the interim Clem Brohier, Director of Finance and Corporate Services at The National Archives, be inclined continue as Acting Chief Executive. Catherine has extended her thanks to Clem for the energy, skill and commitment Clem has shown in the role upper the transitional period.

Heritage Lottery Fund support for archivist trainees

Heritage Lottery Fund substantiate for archive trainees

04 April 2014

The National Archives has accepted a new grant of nearly &bray;1m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) the load of its Skills for the Future advertisement, which gives people the skills they emergency for careers in heritage and opens up inheritance to wider audiences.

The grant desire enable The National Archives to pour forth a new project, Transforming Archives, offering trainees the opportunity to develop adapted to practice archiving skills. Transforming Archives will make transition from 2014 to 2017, building in successi the success of Opening Up Archives. The be prominent will run in partnership with the Archives and Records Association and a network of partners across England who desire host work placements at archive and heritage services. The hosts are:

Archives+ (Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives)

Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

Gloucestershire Archives

Hull University Archives, Hull History Centre

London Metropolitan Archives

Newsam Library and Archives, Institute of Education

Norfolk Record Office

Rambert Dance Company

St George's Chapel Archives, Windsor

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Vivacity: Peterborough Local Studies and Archives

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre

Wigan Archives Service

Trainees last and testament also share regular joint training days and a education week at The National Archives.

Speaking on the eve the initial bid support Nick Kingsley, Head of Archives Sector Development at The National Archives, reported: 'This grant enables the continuation of The National Archives' toil to tackle skills shortages in the wider documents sector and is further evidence of the vitally influential role archives play in providing a gateway to our state's rich and fascinating history. It leave also allow us to provide opportunities as being people from a diverse range of backgrounds to scrutinize the world of archives, learn nearly the important work that goes into preserving inheritance, and play a significant role in sharing our narration with the wider community'.

Transforming Archives inclination run in collaboration with a Skills as far as concerns the Future project developed by the Scottish Council without interrupti Archives, Opening Up Scotland's Archives.

Nationwide industrial action on Thursday 10 July

Nationwide industrial action on Thursday 10 July

03 July 2014

Due to nationwide industrial action by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), we desire be offering a reduced service to the common on Thursday 10 July.

Please bill that we will close at 17:00 today.

Visitors may actual presentation delays when registering for or renewing readers' tickets, and paper delivery may take longer.

Delays are not to be escaped and we therefore advise visitors, to which place possible, not to visit today supposing that not absolutely necessary.

Changes to our fees

Changes to our fees

01 April 2014

Today we gain changed the prices we charge with a view to our public services, including research and memorandum copying.

The prices we charge are prescribe out by the Fees Regulations while suffering the Public Records Act (1958) and are based in ctinuance recovering the costs of providing the services. Find abroad more about our fees.

The well stocked list of prices, which will take result as of 1 April 2014, is useful below:

Summary of prices, in general from 1 April 2014 (PDF, 0.03Mb)