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Lesley Ferguson

@elmfer17

Head of Archives, Historic Environment Scotland. Collector; creator; historic photography; archives; Scotland. Views my own.

 Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined December 2017
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DPC Chatter@dpc_chat7 Nov 2024
🌍Dive into the flurry of #digipres blogs for World Digital Preservation Day🌍 #DPCblogs Preserving Community Heritage through the SCRAN Transfer Project ift.tt/qo83uBU #WDPD2024 #digitalpreservation #awareness #blog-a-thon
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Highland Archives@HLHArchives2 Sep 2024
Lovely to welcome @karly_kehoe, @AndrewRNicoll , Domhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart (@SabhalMorOstaig), and students from #Canada to #Lochaber Archive Centre to look at documents to do with the Isle of Eigg & emigration! – at Fort William, Scotland
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ARA UK+I Conference@ARAconf29 Aug 2024
Next up in the Conservation stream we have a pair of papers from @HistEnvScot: 'Creating a 'Move Ready' Mould Remediation and Access Strategy for HES Archive Collections' & 'Innovative Approach to Auld Problems, the Remedial Treatment of Mould Damaged Drawings of Auldbar Castle'!
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Unless we do something about it…. #ARA2024 I should emphasise this is a positive talk!
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Conservation@ARA_PCG28 Aug 2024
Julie Bon's top tip from her talk on storage microclimates! #justboxit #ARA2024 📦📦📦
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Delighted to share that the new Carbon Literacy for Archives, Records and Special Collections has been accredited by @Carbon_Literacy! Developed for @UkNatArchives, by Lorraine Finch, with input from @ARAEnvironment. We’ll discuss the what, why, and how at #ARA2024.
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Session on Lessons Learnt from Transforming an Existing Building into an archive provoked lively discussion on the priorities for archive buildings #ARA2024
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Great start to the conference - our chair, Andrew Nicoll says "talk, debate, learn, be nice to each other" and encourages the recordkeeping sector by telling them "you are the indispensable cogs in the green machinery of society" Onwards! #ARA2024
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ARA UK+I Conference@ARAconf9 Jul 2024
Emma Bulcholz of @HistEnvScot will be talking about 'Creating a 'Move Ready' Mould Remediation and Access Strategy for HES Archive Collections' as part of our conservation programme! Book your place today: openingdoors.eventsair.com/a…
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Replying to @SMArts_SMU @smuhalifax @HistorySmu
Congrats also to the project's co-applicant Andrew Nicoll of @HistEnvScot, fellow @HistorySmu colleague Dr. Kirrily Freeman and other collaborators from @NS_Museum, @highlandv, @HLHsocial, @ThinkUHI and @stfxuniversity!
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We are hiring! Join NCAP as a Collections Assistant (ACIU Project) Help us with the enormous task of digitising our historic collection of over 30 million images (photographic prints & film), including WW2 reconnaissance photography & survey imagery. applications.historicenviron…
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Great to see that colleagues in NCAP have been nominated. It is quite amazing to witness the robots at work!
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The National Collection of Aerial Photography has been shortlisted for #MandHAwards2024 Innovator of the Year! NCAP use specialist collaborative robots – or cobots - to scan and digitise tens of thousands of historic photographs every week. Vote here 👉 ow.ly/hvEX50QVPI5
One of the robots which are used at the National Collection of Aerial Photography. It could be described as a robotic arm with four suction cups which have been especially engineered to pick up photographs.

ALT One of the robots which are used at the National Collection of Aerial Photography. It could be described as a robotic arm with four suction cups which have been especially engineered to pick up photographs.

A red plastic box used to safely store historic photographs. It has a bright green sign on the top with text reading "ready for robot" alongside a playful robot emoji.

ALT A red plastic box used to safely store historic photographs. It has a bright green sign on the top with text reading "ready for robot" alongside a playful robot emoji.

A worker at the National Collection of Aerial Photography sorts through a stack of historic photographs. Two custom-built robots are standing by to assist with the task.

ALT A worker at the National Collection of Aerial Photography sorts through a stack of historic photographs. Two custom-built robots are standing by to assist with the task.

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The National Collection of Aerial Photography has been shortlisted for #MandHAwards2024 Innovator of the Year! NCAP use specialist collaborative robots – or cobots - to scan and digitise tens of thousands of historic photographs every week. Vote here 👉 ow.ly/hvEX50QVPI5
One of the robots which are used at the National Collection of Aerial Photography. It could be described as a robotic arm with four suction cups which have been especially engineered to pick up photographs.

ALT One of the robots which are used at the National Collection of Aerial Photography. It could be described as a robotic arm with four suction cups which have been especially engineered to pick up photographs.

A red plastic box used to safely store historic photographs. It has a bright green sign on the top with text reading "ready for robot" alongside a playful robot emoji.

ALT A red plastic box used to safely store historic photographs. It has a bright green sign on the top with text reading "ready for robot" alongside a playful robot emoji.

A worker at the National Collection of Aerial Photography sorts through a stack of historic photographs. Two custom-built robots are standing by to assist with the task.

ALT A worker at the National Collection of Aerial Photography sorts through a stack of historic photographs. Two custom-built robots are standing by to assist with the task.

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Cllr Tom Ross@TomWRoss28 Feb 2024
On #ScottishArchivesDay I wanted to share my appreciation for @natlibscotsmap, @HistEnvScot & @ScotlandsPeople for their online research tools that helped me locate my great grandfather’s shop in Glasgow. Building long gone but I can see what it once looked like #FamilyHistory
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It’s a cold and frosty morning here at Stenness, simmets on the day folks! Snow ❄️ 🥶
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What better way to mark St Andrew's Day, than celebrating the incredible work taking place in Scotland's #archives 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SCA are pleased to present the new Scottish Archives and Records Year in Review: scottisharchives.org.uk/late…
Scottish Archives and Records Year in Review - Scottish Council on Archives

Scottish Archives and Records Year in Review - Scottish Council on Archives

30 November 2023

scottisharchives.org.uk
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We're hiring! NCAP needs a new Sales Admin Assistant! As a key member of the Commercial Development & Enterprise team, you will be the first point of contact between NCAP & our clients. More info here: #NCAP #EdinburghJobs #HeritageJobs #ImageLicensing applications.historicenviron…
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