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Data Protection law changes – help us to help you

Published: 25/04/2018

By the end of May, the new Data Protection Bill is expected to pass into law, replacing the Data Protection Act 1998. This follows new privacy legislation at European level – a process beginning ... Read more

Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk
Addressing Recent Claims of “Manipulated” Blog Posts in the Wayback Machine

Published: 24/04/2018

Some recent press stories (1, 2) have discussed archived blog posts of a prominent journalist, Joy Ann Reid, in the Wayback Machine and her claims that some of these posts were “manipulated” by an “un ... Read more

Source: blog.archive.org
Harnessing Summer Excitement: Using a Medieval Travel Book to Spark Critical Thinking

Published: 24/04/2018

Harness the excitement for a summer trip into a creative learning opportunity with the help of one of the first printed and illustrated travel books. Read more

Source: blogs.loc.gov

SAVE THE DATE: Decentralized Web Summit 2018

Published: 24/04/2018

In 2016, an early group of builders, policymakers, journalists and archivists gathered at the Internet Archive for the first Decentralized Web Summit to “Lock the Web Open” for good. A lot has happene ... Read more

Source: blog.archive.org
This Day in History: Happy Birthday LOC!

Published: 24/04/2018

Today, the Library of Congress celebrates its 218th birthday. On April 24, 1800, President John Adams approved an appropriation of $5,000 for the purchase of “such books as may be necessary for ... Read more

Source: blogs.loc.gov
Millicent Fawcett: her statue is unveiled in Parliament Square

Published: 24/04/2018

Event: Friday 18 May 2018, 18:30 Suffrage 100 – Archives at night: Law breakers, law makers Visit our Suffrage 100 web portal for more information on events, records and resources. Today marks a ... Read more

Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk

Highlights from the Tribute to Cyberspace Philosopher, John Perry Barlow

Published: 24/04/2018

by Lisa Rein On April 7, 2018, more than 500 people gathered at the Internet Archive for a symposium on the life and work of John Perry Barlow. The program included talks, discussions and Q & A se ... Read more

Source: blog.archive.org
Google Summer of Code 2018: Thank you Google and welcome students!

Published: 24/04/2018

The Internet Archive is grateful to Google for running their “Google Summer of Code” (GSoC) program, providing support for students and open source projects. This year the GSoC will support 5 students ... Read more

Source: blog.archive.org
Latest News: Library of Congress Appoints Inaugural Jay I. Kislak Chair

Published: 24/04/2018

The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress today announced the appointment of Stephen Houston, an anthropologist, archaeologist and epigrapher, as the inaugural Jay I. Kislak chair for the st ... Read more

Source: www.loc.gov

Be the Face of Your Student Organization

Published: 23/04/2018

Does your program have an ALA Student Chapter? At University of Iowa, our student chapter is called the Library and Information Science Student Organization (LISSO, for short) and I had […] Read more

Source: hacklibraryschool.com
TV News Record: Recognizing Trump’s voice on TV, NYT & Axios coverage, + Ryan fact-check

Published: 20/04/2018

A round up on what’s happening at the TV News Archive by Katie Dahl and Nancy Watzman. This week we explore cutting edge work by Joostware that moves us closer to solving the challenge of searching va ... Read more

Source: blog.archive.org
Latest News: New Director of Digital Strategy

Published: 20/04/2018

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced that she has appointed Kate Zwaard as the Library’s director of digital strategy, a position Hayden established to elevate the institution&rsqu ... Read more

Source: www.loc.gov

Preservation Week 2018: Celebrating Veterans and Their Families

Published: 20/04/2018

This is a guest post by Jacob Nadal, Director for Preservation at the Library of Congress. Every spring, libraries all across the U.S. celebrate Preservation Week. This annual event highlights what we ... Read more

Source: blogs.loc.gov
“Not an Ostrich”—Exhibition of Library of Congress Photos

Published: 19/04/2018

The following is a guest post by Beverly Brannan, Curator of Photography; Adam Silvia, Associate Curator of Photography; and Helena Zinkham, Chief, Prints and Photographs Division. The Annenberg Space ... Read more

Source: blogs.loc.gov
Primary Sources in Science Classrooms: Revisiting Favorite Posts

Published: 19/04/2018

Talking with science teachers at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) conference last month reminded me that a couple of years ago the Library of Congress hosted a Teacher in Residence wit ... Read more

Source: blogs.loc.gov

Living and Learning with Information Literacy

Published: 19/04/2018

As a librarian-in-the-making, I have had some experience with setting up different educational websites and training aids—I run the site for my small educational business, for example, but until my [& ... Read more

Source: hacklibraryschool.com
Digital archiving: ‘Context is everything’

Published: 19/04/2018

What’s the difference between an archive and a data warehouse? How are digital archives different from other collections of data? Perhaps the most significant distinction is intellectual control – one ... Read more

Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk
New on the Web: Papers of Benjamin Franklin Now Online

Published: 17/04/2018

The papers of American scientist, statesman and diplomat Benjamin Franklin have been digitized and are now available online for the first time from the Library of Congress. The Library announced the d ... Read more

Source: www.loc.gov

Software Help Requested to Segment Tracks on LP’s

Published: 16/04/2018

Machine Learning + Music Lovers: the Internet Archive is seeking technical volunteers or interns or low-cost contractors with a passion for music to make an opensource software library capable of iden ... Read more

Source: blog.archive.org
New Online: Unique Collection of Censored Japanese Books

Published: 16/04/2018

This is a guest post by Benny Seda-Galarza of the Library’s Communications Office. The Library’s Asian Division has digitized an archive comprising more than 1,000 marked-up copies of mono ... Read more

Source: blogs.loc.gov
Caviar is for battleships: Intelligence and the late Victorian Royal Navy

Published: 16/04/2018

Special codes, wiretapping, and secret communication devices disguised as flag poles: this all sounds rather like James Bond, but in fact it describes the intelligence network set up in the Mediterran ... Read more

Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk

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