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Category Archives: Archival Issues
I Enjoy Archives Vendor Spam
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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Do-It-Yourself Scanning
(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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Library of Congress, Twitter, and catching up after a vacation
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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Tagged access, google reader, library of congress, twitter
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Final master’s paper
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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Archives vendor spreads fear, uncertainty, and doubt about free software
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
David Price responds about PAHR
I emailed my representative, David Price, about the PAHR bill before the House a couple of months ago, and he finally responded to me today. He basically says that the much of the records are held on the state level, … Continue reading
Appropriating the word “archive”
Gmail uses the word “archive” to describe the action of moving mail out of your inbox and into the “All Mail” folder. Barnes and Noble, on their new nook ebook reader, uses the word “archive” to actually mean delete! When … Continue reading
The word "archive"
There is a problem of language in the archival world. And that first sentence has already run upon it, and it is both an internal community problem and an external, general problem. We have lost control of the term “archive;” … Continue reading
Master's paper 2.0
So, for a variety of reasons, I’ve decided to go in a new direction with my master’s paper. The reasons include the fact that my IRB application was pretty terrible and the second version of it wouldn’t be done until … Continue reading
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