Buy 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 MoreInternational archival gateways
In May, RLG convened a meeting on international archival gateways, hosted by one of our members, The National Archives in the UK, and funded by the Delmas Foundation. This was …
Read MoreBackyard searching
We’ve all had an exchange like this but mine happened yesterday in conversation with some guests during a BBQ in my backyard. “So the book was by the same person …
Read MoreBorn Again Bits
I am not a digital preservation professional. I do not even play one on TV. The digital preservation guru at RLG is Robin Dale, who sits in the same pod …
Read MoreHappy 30th Anniversary, RLG!
Yesterday was the annual RLG barbeque and picnic (for staff located in Mountain View, California — the two staff members in New York City are left to celebrate in their …
Read MoreRelationships rock
My outing this past weekend to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio made me think a bit about the extent to which libraries, museums and archives …
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