With the aid of digital resources such as, ProQuest, the digitized New York Times and the ColumbiaUniversity digital collection– have allowed nonprofessionals to become local micro-historians. The Albert Hotel Addresses Its Myths, by Christopher Gray published on April, 15, 2011 in the Real Estate section of the NYT, discusses the creation of work that lead…
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The San Francisco Public Library Historical Photograph Collection
Free and Equal Access The San Francisco Public Libraries Historical Photograph Collection, is a true highlight of the Library. Located on the 6th floor, the collection consists of mainly photographs, but also holds works on paper, dating from 1850 to the present. The collection is housed and ran by the knowledgeable staff at the San…
24 Hours of Public Programs
NYPL to digitize 24 hours of audio recordings I do absolutely love the digital presences of the New York Public Library! With funding from the the The Metropolitan New York Library Council, NYPL plans to digitize their audio collection from their public educational program series. From the start of the series in 1983 NYPL has…
review/summary : Web archiving: ethical and legal issues affecting programmes in Australia and the Netherlands
In the article, featured in the August 2010 Australian Library Journal, Lachlan Glanville discusses the challenges two National Libraries– The National Library of Australia and Koninklijke Bibliotheek in the Netherlands– face in the development and continued operation of their web archiving programs.The article is a great example of how libraries around the world are choosing…
Act and Reform : Creating Respect for Copyright Regulation
Abstract In this essay I will examine the difficulties in regulating Copyright law in the Internet Age. Discussing the dichotomy between the political and corporate versus the creator consumer, exploring how together a blending of education and reform is the only way for users and the next generation of users to learn how to “respect”…
Open Congress — S.3804: Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act – U.S. Congress – OpenCongress
S.3804: Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act – U.S. Congress – OpenCongress.
Chrome Experiments: Not your mother’s JavaScript.
The purpose of this essay is to simulate an acquisitions proposal. I have chosen the Chrome Experiments as a possible project for inclusion in a digital library or archive setting. The proposal examines the many Chrome Experiments with focus on “The Wilderness Downtown,” an interactive artistic music video created using recent technologies such as HTML5….
Competitive Intelligence Data and Analysis Project.
Competitive Intelligence project–data gathered using social media tools–seeking to synthesize information about the company’s background, marketing, competition, business trends,and any unique information available through social networking or social media websites. The entire Power Point presentation can be accessed through the following link; Competitive Intelligence Data and Analysis Project. LIBR 282 – Seminar in Library Management Topic: Using Social Media for…
Preserving Cultural Memory through Blogs and Twitter
Abstract Digital archivists are responsible for preserving our history, in the era of Web 2.0 this not an easy undertaking. Focusing on weblogs (blogs), I will attempt to examine the archiving and preservation of these digitally born materials. Aspects inherent with the nature of a blogs can make their preservation problematic to those in the…
The Politics of Prison Libraries
May 22, 2010 The Prison Library As the economy fluctuates and social programming continues to be cut drastically,, the prison system has taken a hard hit. Post-1970s social do-good era, with a stance of rehabilitation, gave way in the 1990s to a hard line punishment position in criminal justice system. Beginning with the Reagan era…
Anissa Malady 