Backyard 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 …
Read More…and metadata for all.
As our Forum speakers re-iterated time and again, our audiences don’t care whether an item is in a library, an archive or a museum – what they do care about …
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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