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This is the third and final post about an SAA lightning talk session. Part 1 began with descriptions of the array of media an archives might confront and an effort …
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This is the second of three posts about a lightning talk session at SAA. Part 1 began with descriptions of the array of media an archives might confront and an …
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[Tweet] AB Schmuland: Obsolete media brings them in at 8 am EDT on a Saturday! #saa14 #s601 http://t.co/9BaDz0IhOs I chaired a lightning talk session at SAA 2014 in Washington DC …
Read MoreWhen our colleagues at OCLC Research Library Partner institutions were asked for topics that they’d like to see addressed, they kept saying, “Do something about Digital Humanities,” but they didn’t …
Read MoreOne of the best parts of my job is working with OCLC Research Library Partner staff on working groups. In this case we never got together face-to-face, but managed to …
Read MoreOur report, You’ve Got to Walk Before You Can Run: First Steps for Managing Born-Digital Content inspired the SAA Manuscript Repositories Section’s Jump In Initiative, which challenged archivists who hadn’t …
Read MoreIt is going to be hot in New Orleans — and I’m not just talking about the music and food. A while back I wrote an advisory for ALA-goers headed …
Read MoreWe talk a lot about data curation, but rarely about data quality. How do researchers determine if a dataset is appropriate for their intended purposes? They may need to know …
Read MoreThe first outcome of an ongoing OCLC Research activity, Demystifying Born Digital, is a report, You’ve Got to Walk Before You Can Run: First Steps for Managing Born-Digital Content Received …
Read MoreThere is not often much in these posts about public libraries, but there are frequently posts about digital libraries. I admit to thinking there’s not all that much overlap between …
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