joshuatj @joshuatj@glammr.us
This thread is to decide what should glammr.us' hero image 💪😎 be? Hero image can also be our favicon and patreon's profile pic. Discuss.
Whoa, This is FUN! Must-try for those doing advocacy #digipres #filmpreservation #GLAM #GLAMMR
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NEW GAME! Why do groups of people act smart, dumb, kind, cruel? An interactive guide to networks & humans:
THE WISDOM and/or MADNESS of CROWDS
😐 https://ncase.me/crowds 😐
source tweet: https://t.co/oRAQh7dSFt
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“The movies we collect are intimate, first-hand visual records of work and play, of traditions and spontaneous acts…and they activate memories, crucial knowledge and expertise that too often goes unrecognized.”
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Love articles like this where it let us take a peek at the behind the scenes processes.
"Developing a Membership Model, or: How to review everything you've ever done and who you talked to along the way" http://nzzl.us/meCKsdX via @nuzzel
Hey fediverse and beyond, anyone knows any good way to archive and display WhatsApp messages? #digipres #whatsapppres #socmedpres
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If there's a moral to the story it is look after those backups – and the systems needed to run them. You never know when they might be needed.
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NASA dusts off FORTRAN manual, revives 20-year-old data on Ganymede • The Register - The Register http://nzzl.us/al2Sqn1 via @nuzzel
I would say it's similar in the other GLAMMR professions...
On the Mass Extinction of Museum Professionals & Why Trustees Should be Worried - Medium http://nzzl.us/ouJ76Cb via @nuzzel
My #SEAPAVAA22 slides on Punching Above Your Weight: Levaraging Online Resources is finally up!
https://www.slideshare.net/joshuatj/punching-above-your-weight-leveraging-online-resources-seapavaa22-95924680
This is so so so exciting! Optical-Strokes-Recognition?
"Artificial Intelligence Is Opening the Vatican Secret Archives - The Atlantic" http://nzzl.us/ErodXcL via @nuzzel@twitter.com
“This is the earliest moving image of an orchestra where you can hear them play.” https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-archives.html
Was looking for an awesome list for audiovisual archiving and re-discover this treasure trove 😍 https://github.com/amiaopensource/open-workflows
Trove as a platform for digital research and creativity: Slides http://slides.com/wragge/trove-data-workshop
The Windrush scandal reminds us of the value of archives https://www.ft.com/content/5cc54f2a-4882-11e8-8c77-ff51caedcde6
Hey, all! The deadline for submissions for the Museum Computer Network's Nov. conference is Monday! https://conference.mcn.edu/2018/callforproposals.cfm
The deadline for scholarship applications is also Monday: https://conference.mcn.edu/2018/scholarshipapplication.cfm
Are You Really Facebook's Product? - Slate http://nzzl.us/RuklBnl via @nuzzel
We, you and I, have a chance to fix this. We, you and I, can rebuild and repair.
We can:
- Make user friendly (not user hostile) devices and software
- Write documentation
- Refuse to buy tech that *we* can render safe to use, but that the average user can't
- Support people that do things correctly financially whenever possible.
In today's cataloging questions: If the package for a software item is missing the disks and only includes manuals should it be cataloged as text instead?
Most say yes, but I'm not so sure since I don't know how researchers search (or would search) for software manuals in our collection.
Call for presentations - National Digital Forum (NZ)
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How can we work collaboratively and effectively with people outside the sector?
How does our sector work with educators and students in the digital realm? How should it?
How can we share experiences of things not going well and learn from our mistakes?
How can we embrace new modes of research?
How can we share the work we’re doing to make a tangible impact in our communities?
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http://nzzl.us/lKeASRO via @nuzzel@twitter.com
BREAKING!! Flickr --> SmugMug
Exclusive: Flickr bought by SmugMug, which vows to revitalize the photo service - USA TODAY http://nzzl.us/GLe0En9 via @nuzzel
"Everything is deeply intertwingled. In an important sense there are no ‘subjects’ at all; there is only all knowledge, since the cross-connections among the myriad topics of this world simply cannot be divided up neatly." - Ted Nelson, philosopher and sociologist.
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Who created it and what was their role? What influence and significance did that person or institution have? Under what circumstances was the record created, and to what end? Why was it selected for permanent preservation? How does its custodial history affect its value?
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