Linda McIntyre has been appointed the new provincial archivist of Saskatchewan. The provincial archivist is responsible "for providing professional and strategic leadership and direction to all areas of the archives and its operations," and reports to the Saskatchewan Archives Board.
Looking ahead, "I guess the biggest challenge here will be with digital archives," she said. "What we need to do is get an infrastructure in place so we can begin to archive digital records on a larger scale."
Looking ahead, "I guess the biggest challenge here will be with digital archives," she said. "What we need to do is get an infrastructure in place so we can begin to archive digital records on a larger scale."
"It's not just a small component of a collection ... it can be the whole thing."
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