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rileydrj

About rileydrj

Third generation Brooklynite received a B.A. in International Relations & History (American University, 1994) and an M.A. in Near Eastern Studies (NYU, 1997). Currently pursuing an M.A. in Archives Management (NYU, TBD).  Employed since 1996 in a research office-specialized library-archives at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and since September 2010 in the Department of Preservation & Conservation at NYU’s Bobst Library.   Also spent 2001-2004 working part-time in the Luce Center for the Study of American Culture at the New-York Historical Society.  Personal research interests include post-WWII New York, especially the late 1940s-1960s, urban development and architecture.  Licensed as a New York City tour guide, avid kayaker and amateur photographer.

Jane Austen Digital Archive

Posted on November 1, 2010 by rileydrj

Thanks to Oxford University English professor Kathryn Sutherland, there is some news making the rounds that Jane Austen was not the consummate grammarian and that her reputation for polished prose is somewhat undeserved.  These revelations come from Professor Sutherland after … Continue reading →

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NARA Security & Oversight

Posted on October 28, 2010 by rileydrj

For those who need a little light reading mid-semester, there are two new GAO reports on National Archives operations: 1)       The first reviews NARA information security and controls on their networks and systems; 2)      The second covers NARA’s general oversight and … Continue reading →

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NYU Preservation Survey

Posted on October 15, 2010 by rileydrj

At the risk of shameless self-promotion, I wanted to cross-post a blog entry from The Back Table (NYU’s archives & special collections blog) – A Survey in the Making: Archives and Preservation. The blog post presents an overview of an … Continue reading →

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Tech Trends & Archives Management

Posted on September 24, 2010 by rileydrj

Came across 3 short pieces that deal with different aspects of managing electronic records.  They’re more focused on the tech issues, but with the changing nature of documents, there are some implications for archives manangement in the 21st century and beyond — … Continue reading →

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