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MeMail Project: Guest Post by Mike Shallcross
On June 2, 2011, in Research, by Chris Prom
In one of my other roles, I edit the Electronic Currents column for the Midwest Archives Conference
Newsletter. Today, I’d like to share a guest post with you, from Mike Shallcross, Assistant Archivist in
Digital Curation Division of the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan.
Unlike a lot of other repositories, Michigan is working actively to acquire email. Since I’ll be writing a
report on Email Preservation for the Digital Preservation Coalition’s Technology Watch Series, you’ll be
hearing a lot from me on this topic over the next few months.
Mike’s column, which is republished here with his permission and that of MAC Newsletter Editor Jennie
Thomas, throws the major issues into stark relief, and is well worth reading by all archivists. I really like the
approach Michigan is taking, and will be interested to follow this project as it develops.
The MeMail Project: Digital Curation at the Bentley Historical Library
by Mike Shallcross
The Bentley Historical Library was established in 1935 by the University of Michigan Regents to serve as the
official archives of the university and to document the history of the state and the activities of its people,
organizations, and voluntary associations. It is comprised of four divisions: the University Archives and
