Identifying cloud files with DROID
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In this blog post Sam Palmer explains a new feature created for Digital Record Object Identification (DROID) software and working with cloud files.
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Our digital teams deliver a number of services including our website, catalogue, legislation.gov.uk, the UK Government Web Archive and Find Case Law. Read the latest updates and expert opinion on the subjects of digital media, digital archiving, taxonomy and management of data.
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Our first frontend library milestone
Discover our process for releasing our frontend library, TNA Frontend.
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How the design of our new online catalogue puts users first
Find out how the Digital Services team approached the design of the new catalogue and how users play a vital role in shaping our services.
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Introducing export templates: Customise DROID exports without external tools
We've added a new feature to DROID, our software that helps archives with digital preservation workflows: customisable export templates.
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Help us improve Government Licensing guidance
We're looking for public sector information providers and people who re-use this data to participate in user research, to make sure we are meeting your needs.
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Prototyping digital technology for collaboration and exploration
Digital researcher Bernard Ogden reflects on using experimental technology to foster co-learning between digital and collection experts.
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Welcome to the new National Archives online catalogue!
We want to bring the archives to everyone, and as the first step towards that goal we’ve worked on making the online catalogue more accessible and inviting.
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Celebrating digital records
Learn more about The National Archives' digital preservation work and how you can preserve records that matter to you.
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Introducing the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure UK (EHRI-UK)
Read about our work as part of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure UK, a national body representing Holocaust-related collections in the UK.
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Developing an enhanced dataset for the history of photography
Researchers Giorgia Tolfo and Katherine Howells reflect on their recent project focusing on the metadata in our photographic copyright collections.
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Prototyping semantic search for case law
PhD student Caitlin Wilson showcases the latest results from her research into an accessible search function for The National Archives' Find Case Law service.
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Welcome to the new National Archives blogs
We introduce you to our new blogs and explain why we’re so excited to share with you the improvements we have made.
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Designing our button
We recently went through the process of standardising the set of components we use to build our websites. The simplest of these was the button.
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