Articles
Methodological commentary and observational notes accompanying the reference archive proper. 10 entries total.
On Metadata Conventions for Technical References
A short discussion of the metadata fields used in this archive and the rationale for each.Observations on Retrieval Consistency
Notes on the consistency with which archived references can be retrieved across different points of access.Methodology in Personal Technical Archives
A longer reflection on the practice of maintaining a personal archive of technical and methodological material — what such an archive is for, and what it is not for.A Brief Observation on URL Structure and Citation Stability
Why URL structure matters less than is sometimes claimed, and more than is sometimes assumed.Notes on Archival Annotation Practices
Observations on the modest annotation conventions used in this archive — what is recorded against each entry, and why.On Stable Reference Identifiers in Personal Archives
Notes on identifier conventions and the practical case for opaque, persistent reference IDs in archived technical material.Notes on the Editorial Cadence of a Low-Output Archive
On the rate of publication appropriate to a personal archive, and the discipline of withholding entries that are not yet stable.A Short Observation on Link Rot and Personal Archives
Notes on the asymmetric exposure of personal archives to external link rot, and a few practical responses.On the Choice Between UUIDs and Shorter Opaque Identifiers
A short comparative note on identifier schemes — UUIDs, shorter hex strings, and the case for the latter in personal archives of modest size.Terminology Notes: Archive, Register, Index, Repository
A short note on the distinctions between four overlapping terms, and the reasoning behind preferring "archive" for the present collection.