As I mentioned in my previous post, we were awarded an IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. What comes in the box?
We found out in mid-June that we were selected as a recipient of the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf in the final round of awards. Since then, I've been itching to receive the materials ...
Those of you who visit the site (versus reading along via feed reader) may notice a few changes. I completed several major WordPress upgrades on Sunday (from 2.2.3 to 2.8.1-- gulp!), and hopefully ...
Update: According to the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio lawmakers have passed an interim budget that will last through July 7. This means that you have more time to make calls, send emails, and rally sup...
Spring is in the air, and perhaps you're thinking about becoming a certified archivist? I've noticed a lot of folks land on this blog with search terms related to the ACA exam, and so I thought tha...
More recent articles about the effects of state budgets on archives and preservation. An update to the Oregon Historical Society's situation: Oregon Historical Society funded to keep research lib...
Two years ago, I wrote about a copy of the Declaration of Independence that was found in a Maine attic and sold to a private collector. The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled this morning that the co...
A quick roundup of recent articles about the effects of state budgets on archives and preservation. Economy hurts effort to preserve the past- The Columbus Dispatch "Preserving the past is impor...
Some thoughts on this sunny Sunday morning: -Reading this article ("Does Facebook Replace Face Time?") and thinking about the changing nature of friendships and relationships with regard to digit...
One of the more exasperating things about travel (and particularly holiday travel) is the dearth of time that I seem to have for sitting down and thinking (and then posting) about things that I wan...
There are a lot of ways that an economic depression can affect archives, libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions. Many of these are detrimental to the work that we do-- including cuts i...
As a sort of side note to recent conversations in the archivo-blogosphere about preserving digital conversation, and the sometimes fleeting nature of born-digital materials, I've been following a f...
A common thread that connects archivists to collections is a love of history. "Duh," you're thinking. I mean, how original, right? But we might better ask: where does that interest originate? In a ...
This started as a response to Russell's post on my previous musings, but I thought I'd share it here instead because it was getting a bit lengthy. I agree that we have to figure out what being a ...
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