Peter Brantley Writes, "It’s Time for Younger Librarians to Claim the Future"
From the Blog Post:
It’s time for younger librarians to claim the future.
I was intrigued when I saw an announcement for an ARL-CNI meeting, “Achieving Strategic Change in Research Libraries”, to be held in mid October, because Lord knows this is a good time for strategic change. Yet when I clicked through to the program, I [...]
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Xena 5.0.0 – Digital Preservation Software Xena transforms files into open data formats for long-term digital preservation,… Free Downloads VSO Image Resizer 3.0 … Free Downloads VSO Image Resizer 3.0. VSO Image Resizer 3.0 is tool …
Read MoreNew Online Databases: People Search: Ancestry.com Launches Largest Searchable Collection of U.S. Yearbooks Available Online
Useful and perhaps something to share with your closest friends. (-:
Say hello to the Ancestry.com U.S. School Yearbook collection.
More in a moment.
Remember: Ancestry.com is a fee-based service but free trials* are available. Also, many libraries offer access to Ancestry.com via ProQuest’s Library Edition. We have an email into ProQuest to see [...]
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: "Digital Preservation For …
The following announcement was written by Preserve Pro, Inc.: Archivist Nooma Rhue educates public on how to preserve digital artifacts CHARLOTTE NC (September 1, 2010) Preserve Pro, Inc will host Digital Preservation For Your Family …
Read MoreFuture Feminist Librarian-Activist: librarianship =/= dick-waving …
@librarianpirate, glad you enjoyed it! felt good to get the angst off my chest 
. have been enjoying your tumblr feed! now off to digital preservation class … September 3, 2010 10:20 AM · geek anachronism said. …
Computerworld on Archival Storage
September 2, 2010 — News stories frequently address the amount of digital data we generate on a daily, monthly and yearly basis and how organizations, institutions and individuals will manage and save that data now or in the future. Storage of that d…
Read MoreGillmor Working with NDIIPP
August 25, 2010 — When it comes to thinking about preserving born-digital news articles and information, “My mind almost explodes when I consider the issues,” writes Dan Gillmor.
Gillmor, the Director of the Knight Center for Digital Media Entreprene…
Read MoreCIESIN Releases Geospatial Clearinghouse Survey
August 17, 2010 — The Library of Congress and Columbia University are continuing with their work on a web-based clearinghouse of information about best practices for preserving significant geospatial data.
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