Librarian as genius
So, now many of us can now claim that we know a genius. Last month, the MacArthur Foundation announced its most recent fellows, the recipients of the so-called “genius award.” …
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The downside of collaborative filtering
Yesterday’s San Jose Mercury News carried an article on recommending systems and collaborative filtering. (You can get the article, actually from the Los Angeles Times, here although you may need …
Read MoreThe hills are alive…
Indoor plumbing. Co-ed housing arrangements. Vending machines. Internet access. Music downloading and file swapping. What are considered the “basics” for American college undergrads are being redefined yet again. On Thursday, …
Read MoreGoogle Blog Search
You knew it was coming. Google Blog Search. Here’s a prepopulated search, if you can’t think of your own. The advanced search is pretty interesting, and takes advantage of some …
Read MoreHighlights 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 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 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 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 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 …
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