DRI Blog

Review and Recording of 'Using Digital Archives for Geographical and Archaeological Research'

Submitted on 24 March 2021

New to the DRI Blog - a blog post reviewing the DRI webinar ‘Using Digital Archives for Geographical and Archaeological Research’, the second event in DRI's three-part public lecture series on using digital archives for academic research. The review includes links to the webinar recording and presentation slides, summaries of the presentations, and a list of the research resources that were highlighted throughout the webinar.

DRI Blog - Amplifying Change: Stories of Change from Irish History

Submitted on 17 November 2020

In this DRI blog, Bláithín Ní Chatháin reflects on her experiences collecting oral histories to contextualise Atlantic Philanthropies grant documents in her role as historical researcher and oral historian for the Atlantic Philanthropies Archive project.

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Why Digitally Preserving Cultural Heritage Data Matters - HeritageWeek2020

Submitted on 18 August 2020

As part of National Heritage Week 2020, the DRI explored the theme of 'Heritage on your Doorstep' by conducting interviews with our members where we discussed how their archival collections highlight the memories, objects, and stories of diverse communities across Ireland. Visit the DRI blog to learn more about the importance of digitally preserving, and facilitating access to, our shared digital cultural heritage. 

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New Collection: The Prevention and Early Intervention Publications

Submitted on 16 July 2020

The Centre for Effective Studies(CES) has published a large collection of evaluation and research reports from The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Children and Youth programme in the repository. In this blog, Ruth Geraghty from CES answers some questions about their new collection The Prevention and Early Intervention Publications.

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