Discovery – bigger, bolder and better!
Aug 15, 2014
The work we have been doing to upgrade our catalogue, Discovery, has been moving forward at pace so we thought we would update you on the latest news, give you a chance to check out the “beta” site and ask you give us your feedback as we prepare to put it live.
It will fully replace the current version of Discovery on Monday 1st September.
The new version of Discovery enables archive users to search, browse and tag 32 million record descriptions of records held by The National Archives, alongside the collections of over 2,500 archives across the UK.
It now incorporates an extra ten million records from:
• National Register of Archives (NRA)
• Directory of archives (ARCHON)
• Access to Archives (A2A)
• Manorial Documents Register (MDR)
Along with adding this data to Discovery, we have also upgraded the platform to make it even easier for researchers around the world to find the information they need. For more details on the features and functionality, please see our recent blog post.
Your views are such an important part of how we design our digital services. So far, the response has been very positive. We will continue to improve Discovery after “beta” is live so just because this goes live, doesn’t mean it is the end of the journey. It’s just the beginning…
