Jerry Handfiled has taken a fascinating journey from high school, when he created a virtual "move" of an 1830s-era family across country to today in his position as Washington State Archivist. In 2007, the Library of Congress provided funding for the Washington State Digital Archives to lead a multi-state preservation consortium to provide preservation and access services for valuable government information in digital form. Today 8 additional states have become involved, and several others are expected to join the project. One quote of Handfield's is of especial interest to Archivists pondering Web 2.0, "the cloud is where we're headed." Read more.
Did you know that a student currently pursuing a Master's degree in Archives and Records Administration (MARA) through San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science holds a position as a public records archivist at the Washington State Archives? To read more about Deborah and how she believes enrollment in the MARA degree program helped her attain this position, visit the "Meet ...Deborah" page on the SLIS website.
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