Monday night epiphany
Sometimes a technology is just a technology until you have had that magical experience of basking in the rays of the light bulb which just flicked on over your head. …
Read MoreMonth: August 2005
Highlights from SAA
I returned from the Society of American Archivists annual meeting on Saturday – the meeting had not yet concluded, but I had a date with destiny (my high school reunion, …
Read MoreEAD Report Card now yours for the taking
A few weeks ago, I told you that we were testing the open source version of the RLG EAD Report Card. I’m pleased to announce that the files are now …
Read Moregrab-bag of LAM news
I haven’t really seen this make the rounds yet, so I thought I’d write it up here – the Library of Congress just announced that it has launched a website …
Read MoreMinistry of Reshelving
Oh dear. Let’s hope no one tries this prank in the library. A little like another trickster in the museum world.
Read MoreMetasearch – Everybody knows
A report on a Metasearch survey among RLG Members was posted on the RLG website the other day. The survey was done during May and June and consisted of interviews …
Read MoreBuy or borrow?
Most of you have probably heard by now that Google announced to put a temporary hold on scanning books that are within copyright from its partner libraries – the story …
Read MoreCabinets of Curiosities
At our 2005 member forum, Günter talked about the European “cabinets of curiosities” or Wunderkammern, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. Precursors to today’s libraries and museums, these privately …
Read MoreFrom DAMS to preservation
On a recent trip to NYC I had the good fortune of spending some time with Barbara Bridgers and her staff in the photography studio of the MET. We spent …
Read MoreBazookas and Box Cutters
Balancing access and security is certainly an appropriate topic for the hangingtogether blog. From Baghdad to Boston, there are security crises facing our cultural institutions. A few months ago the …
Read More