Cabinets 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 …
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International 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 …
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 MoreTesting, testing…
I sent out an email on the EAD list yesterday, asking for folks to help test the server and desktop versions of the RLG EAD Report Card. As of this …
Read MoreWhat’s in a name? (a declaration of dependence)
Some of us at RLG have been kicking around the idea to start a blog for a while. Early on we agreed to focus on issues of interest to our …
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