scholarly journals The Maintenance of Archive Collections in Times of Constricting Budgets: Some Alternative Approaches under Development on the UK

Atlanti ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
Jonathan Rhys-Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Professional Staff ◽  
Commercial Sector ◽  
Private Funding ◽  
Statutory Duty ◽  
The Status ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Collections Care ◽  
Long Term Preservation

The paper will outline the key objectives for collections care and analyse the direct impacts on long-term preservation resulting from austerity measures. The particular focus will be on local government funded archive services that carry a statutory duty to preserve archive collections. What has been the effect on standards? The author considers how standards are developing and where he feels the emphasis has changed to reflect the change in funding. The availability and access to both government and private funding will also be assessed and how funding criteria are driving preservation decisions. What options are there for improving storage and managing collections? How can archive services reduce and manage risk when the status of archive services is constantly under review and resources are scarce? The need for robust collecting and preservation policies is becoming a key strand of the response from both archivists and conservator-restorers. Additionally, this paper will investigate the increased challenges of promoting preservation in the absence of experienced, professional staff, and how the use of volunteers is shaping policy. The presentation will then assess the capacity and efficacy of the commercial sector in assisting with the maintenance and development of collections. The author hopes that by outlining current approaches in the UK, other countries will feel more confident to consider and explore similar models.

The Importance of Convention Status: A Case Study of the UK

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Bloch
Keyword(s):  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Economic Rights ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers ◽  
Social And Economic Rights

Convention status accords refugees social and economic rights and security of residence in European countries of asylum. However, the trend in Europe has been to prevent asylum seekers reaching its borders, to reduce the rights of asylum seekers in countries of asylum and to use temporary protection as a means of circumventing the responsibility of long-term resettlement. This paper will provide a case study of the United Kingdom. It will examine the social and economic rights afforded to different statuses in the areas of social security, housing, employment and family reunion. It will explore the interaction of social and economic rights and security of residence on the experiences of those seeking protection. Drawing on responses to the crisis in Kosovo and on data from a survey of 180 refugees and asylum seekers in London it will show the importance of Convention status and the rights and security the status brings.

Long-term study of the natural environment - perceptive science or mindless monitoring?

1994 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.P. Burt
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Long Term Study ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory ◽  
Long Term Observation ◽  
The Uk

The importance of long-term observation of the natural environment has long been recognized, and yet 'monitoring' is often dismissed as low-grade science which can contribute little to our understanding. The value of long-term study is assessed within the context of the Environmental Change Network (ECN) which was established in 1992 to provide a minimum of 30 years' data from a network of sites within the UK. Following a description of the ECN programme, there follows an assessment of the value and limitations of long-term study and consideration of alternative approaches. Three examples of long-term study (Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory; Radcliffe Meteorological Station; and the Slapton Ley catchment study) are described by way of illustration. It is concluded that long-term study provides an invaluable basis for the development of environmental science. Well designed programmes, supported by sustained funding, provide the best conditions for studying processes whose effects can only be identified over long periods of time and for revealing new questions which could not have been anticipated at the time the monitoring began.

scholarly journals The Ancient Tree Inventory: a summary of the results of a 15 year citizen science project recording ancient, veteran and notable trees across the UK

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 3103-3129
Author(s):  
Victoria Nolan ◽  
Tom Reader ◽  
Francis Gilbert ◽  
Nick Atkinson
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Science ◽  
Tree Age ◽  
Tree Inventory ◽  
Recording Process ◽  
Recording Project ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Citizen Science Project

Abstract Ancient, veteran and notable trees are ecologically important keystone organisms and have tangible connections to folklore, history and sociocultural practices. Although found worldwide, few countries have such a rich history of recording and treasuring these trees as the UK, with its extensive Royal and aristocratic land ownership, unique land management methods and long-standing interest in natural history and species record collecting. As a result, the UK has collated an extensive database of ancient, veteran and notable trees called the Ancient Tree Inventory (ATI). The ATI is the result of a successful, long-term citizen science recording project and is the most comprehensive database of ancient and other noteworthy trees to date. We present here the first review of the ATI in its entirety since its initiation in 2004, including summaries of the UK ancient, veteran and notable tree distributions, the status and condition of the trees, and key information about the recording process and maintenance of the database. Statistical analysis of components of the dataset, comprising 169,967 tree records, suggest there are significant differences in the threats, size, form and location of different types of trees, especially in relation to taxonomic identity and tree age. Our goal is to highlight the value of the ATI in the UK, to encourage the development of similar ancient tree recording projects in other countries, and to emphasise the importance to conservation of continued efforts to maintain and expand databases of this kind.

Immobilization of Plasminogen Activator, Urokinase, on Nylon

1978 ◽  
Vol 39 (02) ◽  
pp. 426-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akio Sugitachi ◽  
Kunihiko Taragi ◽  
Shingi Imaoka ◽  
Goroh Kosaki
Keyword(s):  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Fibrinolytic Activity ◽  
Thrombus Formation ◽  
Fibrinolytic Enzyme ◽  
Modified Method ◽  
Optimum Ph ◽  
Human Material ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Long Term Preservation

SummaryUrokinase (UK), a fibrinolytic enzyme activator purified from human material was immobilized on nylon using different procedures. One was a modified method of immobilization of antigen or antibody initially carried out by Edelman and others in 1971 (Procedure I). The other was our newly devised method (Procedure II) (Sugitachi et al. 1976).Major specificities of the immobilized UK are as follows:1. The UK revealed properties of a plasminogen activator and the optimum pH of the immobilized UK was between 7.2 and 7.4, these values being in good parallel with that of soluble UK. The immobilized UK maintained a stable fibrinolytic activity after long-term preservation and heat-treatment.2. As the fibrinolytic activity of immobilized UK was found to be inhibited by the antiplasmin in human plasma, an antiplasmin inhibitor was immobilized on the nylon together with the UK.The antiplasmin activity was to some extent prevented using this procedure.3. Nylon tubes immobilized with UK and antiplasmin inhibitor were used for thrombotic coagulation studies carried out according to the method of Chandler. Thrombus formation time (TFT) of UK-immobilized tubes was 30 min, while that of the non-treated tubes was no longer than 10 min.

scholarly journals From a restricted to full linguistic space

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-239
Author(s):  
Christopher Williams
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Affirmative Action Policy ◽  
Ethnic Mobilization ◽  
The Status ◽  
Udmurt Republic ◽  
Central Argument ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Ethnic Policy

This study analyzes the long-term reasons why Udmurt occupies a restricted linguistic space in the post-Soviet state – the low status of Udmurt, due to Soviet language and other policies; urbanization; population shifts; myths and stereotypes about Udmurts; making Russian compulsory after 1938 – and the consequences of this for the fate of the Udmurt language today (relatively few native speakers). The central argument is that Udmurts have not overcome the Stalinist legacy, which led to the reversal of Lenin’s ‘affirmative action’ policy on non-Russian languages. This stems from the failure of the elites in the Udmurt Republic to pursue an ethnic mobilization strategy to promote the Udmurt language in contemporary Russia. Drawing upon language planning and ethnic policy elsewhere in Russia (Tatarstan) and in the UK (Wales), this article outlines ways to raise the status of Udmurt without generating inter-ethnic conflict, thereby creating a ‘space for all’.

scholarly journals A 21st Century Technical Infrastructure for Digital Preservation

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Tallman
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Fortune 500 ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Commercial Sector ◽  
Fortune 500 Companies ◽  
And Function ◽  
Long Term Preservation

Digital preservation systems and practices are rooted in research and development efforts from the late 1990s and early 2000s when the cultural heritage sector started to tackle these challenges in isolation. Since then, the commercial sector has sought to solve similar challenges, using different technical strategies such as software defined storage and function-as-a-service. While commercial sector solutions are not necessarily created with long-term preservation in mind, they are well aligned with the digital preservation use case. The cultural heritage sector can benefit from adapting these modern approaches to increase sustainability and leverage technological advancements widely in use across Fortune 500 companies.

scholarly journals Geotechnical Investigation for the Groundwater Damage Analysis of the Shahe Ancient Bridge Site in Xi’an, China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Cao ◽  
Bingjie Mai ◽  
Hua Chen ◽  
Yuhu Li ◽  
Juanli Wang
Keyword(s):  
Damage Mechanism ◽  
Geochemical Data ◽  
Bridge Site ◽  
Geotechnical Investigation ◽  
Subsurface Environment ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Long Term Preservation

Abstract In terms of cultural ruins, the earthen ruins and its subsurface environment were acted either as a carrier or supports above ground cultural heritage, the groundwater was found to be the greatest factor that affected and accelerated destruction of the ruins without any doubt. This paper presents an approach that achieved geochemical data and hydrological processes occurring of the ruins and surrounding area by the data analysis of geotechnical investigation, it is found that the fluctuations in groundwater level affected the movement of water and salt, thereby influenced and accelerate the deterioration, and also caused microbes, creatures, and plants to erode the ruins. The stratigraphy revealed good correlation with the status of the ruins, the scientific analysis of the samples, the damage mechanism. These monitoring data will be used to discuss and predict the effects of various types of damage factors on long term preservation and proposed feasible for longer countermeasures in preservation studies. This paper takes the Xianyang Shahe Ancient Bridge site as the research object, to be precise, it takes the wooden structure site as the research object, through the methods of geotechnical survey and site sample analysis, the relationship between the environment of the site and the cause of disease is explored.

scholarly journals “so this is not a game” - Brexit as a ‘situation of uncommon precarity’ for migrants of Roma heritage in the UK

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Philip Martin
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Home Office ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Eu Membership ◽  
Employment Conditions ◽  
The Status ◽  
No Man's Land ◽  
The Uk

The vulnerability of migrants of Roma heritage[1] to insecure, low status, (and sometimes exploitative), employment conditions in the UK has been highlighted by various studies (e.g. Poole & Adamson 2008;, Martin et al 2017, Tileaga et al. 2019). Such patterns of employment have frequently been identified as ‘precarious labour’ across the European Union (e.g. Apostolova et al 2014; Vincze, 2015).Following the 2016 Referendum vote to leave the EU[2], the UK government indicated that providing evidence of consistent, regular working histories would form the basis of applications by EU migrants seeking to remain in the country long-term. (Home Office, 2018, 2020). In doing so, it made evidence of legal, paid employment central to future legitimacy in the country, but those struggling to produce such information face potentially precarious futures (Migration Observatory, 2018). Studies have suggested that, given the specific disadvantages faced by Roma migrants in the UK, the aftermath of ‘Brexit’[3] posed enhanced risks an intensification of the precarity they already experienced.Drawing on interviews conducted in two different locations in 2019, this paper adds experiential detail to their specific experiences of precarious work, located in the ‘no man’s land’ between the 2016 vote and final departure, due at the end of 2020. It assesses the implications for their continued residence, with particular reference to the status of EU migrants post Brexit and the proposed requirements for remaining in the UK. However, it argues that for Roma in the UK, Brexit represents a contemporary, but expanded example of labour precarity, encompassing not only work, but family and future, hopes and aspirations.[1] ‘Migrants of Roma heritage’ is used to recognise the diversity (national, cultural, educational, and linguistic among others) present across the communities who identify as Roma and to avoid the ethnicity based essentialising criticised by many scholars.[2] The 2016 Referendum on EU membership offered UK voters a single question ‘Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union? The 51.6% majority who chose to leave are colloquially referred to as the ‘Leave Vote’, and the process of leaving as ‘Brexit’  [Britain/British-exit][3] ‘Brexit’ is here used to denote the process from the Referendum campaign, through the negotiations, towards final departure.

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