October 2009
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Judaica Sound Archives →
In spite of its tacky design, clunky navigation, limited search capabilities, and inability to download audio files, the Judaica Sound Archives is otherwise cool (at least to those of us who grew up listening to Yiddishe Cup Klezmer Band). From Florida Atlantic University.
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Digital Library on American Slavery →
Useful for historical research and African-American genealogy.
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Bach's Bible →
Recently discovered, this bible proves Bach’s (previously unattested) religiosity.
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Can't Wait to See This →
TILE [Text-Image Linking Environment] will be “an advanced suite of tools for linking texts and images, and developing image-based digital humanities resources…”
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Harvard to Digitize 51,500 Rare Chinese Books →
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Yale to Digitize Syrian and Palestinian Government... →
“The Yale University Library received a $650,000 four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education… and a $240,000 joint grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Joint Information Systems Committee…”
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Great Correspondence Highlights at "Letters of... →
September 2009
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August 2009
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K-12 Web Archiving Program - Digital Preservation →
Library of Congress, Internet Archives & California Digital Library team up with students to do some serious digital curation.
July 2009
6 posts
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Kew National Archives cuts jobs because of economy... →
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Library of Congress finally on iTunes U
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Work through Time: Cape Breton Stories of Land and... →
Showcases “the rich cultural diversity of the working lives of Cape Bretoners.” The site is a bit wordy, but notable for its inclusion of the Mi’kmaq language.
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June 2009
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BBC Hopes to Provide Digital Images to Journalists... →
The BBC is looking to digitize their photo library in order to provide images to journalists via a secure website. RFI open until 20 July 2009.
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National Digital Bookmobile
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From the good folks at OverDrive.
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"Digital Lives" Researches Our Personal Digital... →
The British Library, University College London, University of Bristol and the Arts and Humanities Research Council seek to understand how individuals manage their digital collections.
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Evaluating "Hard Working" Repositories →
Ranking digital repositories by the number of days per year deposits are made. Also a comparison between UK & US IRs.
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WatchLetter Found in Wall at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. MFA Archivist Maureen Melton and construction worker Rick Brendemuehl are interviewed by the Boston Globe.
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Earliest Known American Manuscript About an... →
Yonkers book dealer identifies Independence Day manuscript signed by Cuff Dole
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New York Philharmonic Puts Its History by the... →
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Obama's Records to be Measured in Petabytes →
Planning ahead for the president’s born-digital records
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Scottish Archivist Helps Establish Master's Degree... →
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Canadian national archives puts temporary... →
They’re still acquiring paper documents and books, just not buying.
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The Associated Press: Print of iconic Einstein... →
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MP3s from International Library of African Music... →
No permalinks or embeddable content, but still a great resource.
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Big Step Forward for Access →
This article explains why the HathiTrust digital repository promises increased online access to archival materials.
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First Sikh Digital Library →
Our Roots: Home →
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Our Roots is a library, archive, museum and school all in one. Check the collection to find Canadian local histories in French and English. Check Educational Resources for learning packages for students and teachers. Check back with us often – we’re always adding more.
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World's First Physical Digital Library →
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Things to Consider when Digitizing Newspapers →