Author Archives: Ben Bromley

I Enjoy Archives Vendor Spam

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Ben Bromley

I enjoy getting spam from archives vendors. I’m not really sure how they get my contact information (does SAA sell it or is it unknowingly harvested?), but its still enjoyable nonetheless.  Here is another one for your consideration: Dear Benjamin … Continue reading →

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Blog is back online!

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Ben Bromley

I have successfully moved to Richmond, Va. and gotten Internet! More stuff shall be coming soon, but in the meantime I have changed it around so that you can login either with a name and email address or with your … Continue reading →

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Blog outage

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Ben Bromley

This blog is going to be offline for a couple of days; I’m in the process of moving from Chapel Hill, NC to RIchmond, VA.  It’ll be back up when I get internet, hopefully on Tuesday or Wednesday. Cheers!

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Do-It-Yourself Scanning

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Ben Bromley

(Also posted on the blog of the Reference, Access, and Outreach Section of the Society of American Archivists) One of the biggest expenses that archival repositories and libraries have to deal with is the expense of digitization.  Options include renting … Continue reading →

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Why I don’t post to Archives and Archivists

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Ben Bromley

There’s been a lot of talk about the use of the Archives and Archivists listserv, #thatdarnlist, and blogs rather than listservs as fora for discussion by SAA members.  I’m only going to address one small part of this larger debate: … Continue reading →

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Library of Congress, Twitter, and catching up after a vacation

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Ben Bromley

I just got back from a week long vacation, and while I was there I didn’t really check my computer; I checked my email, prepared for an interview, and thats about it.  So, now that I have returned, I’m presented … Continue reading →

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Australia to ban certain websites

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Ben Bromley

The federal government of Australia is considering banning its citizens from viewing a list of 10,000 websites that it deems objectionable. Specifically, the the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy said that the list of banned websites will … Continue reading →

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Final master’s paper

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Ben Bromley

I’m finally finished with my master’s paper!  The title ended up being “‘Finding What, You Know?’: A Content Analysis of the Websites of Archival Repositories for Markers of Archival Intelligence.”  Here’s the abstract if anyone wants to read it; it … Continue reading →

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Master’s paper update

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Ben Bromley

I’m chugging along on my master’s paper, which is due three weeks from today.  I am finishing up the data collection as we speak, and I want to have a draft finished by next Monday.  What I’ve found so far … Continue reading →

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Archives vendor spreads fear, uncertainty, and doubt about free software

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Ben Bromley

For those of you who don’t know, I am a member of the free/open source software community.  I have used versions of Linux on my personal computer for four years now.  I run this server and this installation of WordPress … Continue reading →

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