The Science and Technology Archives Group (STAG) was formed in September 2016. It exists to celebrate and promote scientific archives in the broadest sense.
We want to engage with everyone who has an interest in the creation, collection, preservation and use of archives relating to science, technology, engineering and related disciplines. To this end, STAG aims to create a network for all those who have an interest in archives of science, technology, engineering and related disciplines, to share knowledge and raise awareness of the value of such archives in all media and formats for research, education and public enjoyment.
STAG arose from an initiative, begun by The National Archives in 2014, to investigate how best to ensure the strategic wellbeing of the archives of modern and contemporary science and technology in Britain. Our discussions with archivists, historians of science, data managers and other interested parties, took in issues from the promotion of the scientific archives held at The National Archives to the relationship between historical archives and current research datasets.
In the early 2016 The National Archives completed an options paper, with suggestions to improve access to and exploitation of existing sources, improve archival capture of contemporary scientific and technological records, and ensure long-term constituency infrastructure to ensure sustainability, together with some practical next steps to take these recommendations forward.
Full options paper (PDF, 0.84MB)
Executive Summary (PDF, 0.15MB)
Following two successful consultative meetings held on 5 April and 29 June 2016, a steering committee was formed to establish and launch a specialist interest network – the Science and Technology Archives Group – to give focus and support to this area.
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