One for all Brits on the board:
The British Library is compiling the e-mail equivalent of The Doomsday Book.
They are asking anyone in the UK "to forward an e-mail from their inbox or sent mail box representing their life or interests. Alternatively, people can submit a specially-composed message. Each eligible e-mail received in May will be recorded and used to create the library's E-Mail Britain archive."
John Tuck, British collections head at the library, said: "E-mail Britain will allow us to archive a vast snapshot of our present-day e-mail communications and will be of great value for future researchers. Digital archiving of e-mail has never been attempted before on this scale and we're very excited to be capturing such a rich slice of contemporary life."
The e-mail address for those who wish to take part is email@emailbritain.co.uk.
(Quotes are from this article on BBC News Online)
Interesting, no?
The British Library is compiling the e-mail equivalent of The Doomsday Book.
They are asking anyone in the UK "to forward an e-mail from their inbox or sent mail box representing their life or interests. Alternatively, people can submit a specially-composed message. Each eligible e-mail received in May will be recorded and used to create the library's E-Mail Britain archive."
John Tuck, British collections head at the library, said: "E-mail Britain will allow us to archive a vast snapshot of our present-day e-mail communications and will be of great value for future researchers. Digital archiving of e-mail has never been attempted before on this scale and we're very excited to be capturing such a rich slice of contemporary life."
The e-mail address for those who wish to take part is email@emailbritain.co.uk.
(Quotes are from this article on BBC News Online)
Interesting, no?
