Hello!
You're invited to contribute to a new series on bloggERS!, the blog of the
Society of American Archivists Electronic Records Section.
<https://saaers.wordpress.com/>
bloggERS! loves to publish success stories. But we also believe in
celebrating failure–the insights that emerge out of challenges, conundrums,
and projects that didn’t quite work out as planned. All of us have failed
and grown into wiser digital archives professionals as a result. We believe
that failures don’t get enough airtime, and we’re starting a new series to
change that: #digitalarchivesfail: A Celebration of Failure.
So, tell us: when have you experienced failure when dealing with digital
records, what did the experience reveal, and why is the wisdom gleaned
worth celebrating? Tell us the story of your #digitalarchivesfail.
A few topics and themes to get you thinking (but we’re open to all ideas!):
Failed projects (What factors and complexities caused the project to
fail? What’s the best way to pull the plug on a project? Are there
workflows, tools, best practices, etc. that could be developed to help
prevent similar failures?)
Experiences with troubleshooting and assessment (to identify or prevent
points of failure)
Times when you’ve tried to make things work when they’ve failed or
aren’t perfect
Murphy’s law
Areas where you think the archives profession might be “failing” and
should focus its attention
In the spirit of celebrating failure, we encourage all authors to take
pride in their #digitalarchivesfails, but if there is a story you really
want to tell and you prefer to remain anonymous, we will accept unsigned
posts.
Posts for this series will start soon, so let us know ASAP if you are
interested in contributing by sending an email to [log in to unmask]
-Rachel Appel, bloggERS! Series Guest Editor
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