Mass Digitization and the Collective Collection
Barrie Howard, over at DLF, recently did us a good turn by helping to distribute a short survey that we compiled as part of our session on “Mass Digitization and …
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ICDAT Taiwan wrap-up
The aforementioned Jerry and myself spent a good bit of time together in Taipei: after long days at the conference, we’d unwind visiting Longshan Temple, or cruising one of the …
Read MoreMore on ICDAT 2006
Jerry McDonough, another invited speaker at the ICDAT, kindly commented that my talk sparked 3 new ideas for research projects in his mind. I highlighted what I like to call …
Read MoreBuying our way out of the copyright dilemna?
A post on BoingBoing led me to this email from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. In it, Wales asks for: …some examples of works you would like to see made free, …
Read MoreICDAT 2006 Tapei, Taiwan
Having recently returned from the International Conference on Digital Archive Technologies in Taiwan, I am still struck by both the event and the location. A note about Taipei: it has …
Read MoreIt’s a bird, it’s a satellite, it’s …
.. . . another high-flying digitization effort: Alouette Canada. The project, which officially launched in June 2006, recently gained a project director, the affable Mr. Brian Bell, former chair of …
Read MoreWeb archiving for the election, anyone?
I recently got a notice from our friends at the Internet Archive that their Election 2006 web archive is open for business. You can nominate a web site (or sites) …
Read MoreNon-English Access Recommendations – Whacha think?
ALA’s Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Task Force on non-English Access issued its report and recommendations on October 10 for public comment. I enjoyed working with many …
Read MoreA day in the life…
Two interesting projects, both (mostly) taking place outside of “our” community. The Yahoo! Time Capsule: Between October 10 and November 8, people can submit photos, writings, etc. to document the …
Read MoreArchivist items
Kind of random, but I think these two go nicely together: John Battelle reveals a desire to archive advertising. Meanwhile, this cartoon refers to a new malady, “Archivaholism.” Could the …
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