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Judaica Sound Archives

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:45:43 -0400

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.

Digital Library on American Slavery

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

Digital Library on American Slavery:

Useful for historical research and African-American genealogy.

Bach's Bible

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:38:39 -0400

Bach's Bible:

Recently discovered, this bible proves Bach’s (previously unattested) religiosity.

Can't Wait to See This

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:00:02 -0400

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…”

Harvard to Digitize 51,500 Rare Chinese Books

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0400

Harvard to Digitize 51,500 Rare Chinese Books

Yale to Digitize Syrian and Palestinian Government Records

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0400

Yale to Digitize Syrian and Palestinian Government Records:

“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…”

New York Philharmonic’s Archivist featured on NYTimes.com....

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:00:00 -0400

New York Philharmonic’s Archivist featured on NYTimes.com. The archives has received a grant from the Leon Levy Foundation to digitize their archives.

igather: This is actually one of my favourite Public History...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:19:11 -0400

igather:

This is actually one of my favourite Public History projects- Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writer’s Project, 1936-1938 online. Please go there

Great Correspondence Highlights at "Letters of Note"

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:47:00 -0400

Great Correspondence Highlights at "Letters of Note"

Digital Collection of Artists’ Books. Reed College nicely...

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:24:00 -0400

Digital Collection of Artists’ Books. Reed College nicely cleared the hurdle of displaying artists’ books online. Great design, useful contextual information & a nice sampling — but, of course, the physical originals can’t be beat.

K-12 Web Archiving Program - Digital Preservation

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:42:03 -0400

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.

Photo

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:04:00 -0400

Kew National Archives cuts jobs because of economy + increased demand for online services

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:34:56 -0400

Kew National Archives cuts jobs because of economy + increased demand for online services

Beyond Beauty: Photographs from the Duke University Special...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:54:53 -0400

Beyond Beauty: Photographs from the Duke University Special Collections Library on exhibit at the Nasher Museum of Art.

Library of Congress finally on iTunes U

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:54:08 -0400

Work through Time: Cape Breton Stories of Land and Sea

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:53:37 -0400

Work through Time: Cape Breton Stories of Land and Sea:

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.

libraryland: midnight-radio: From the Leningrad Codex, c. early...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:48:43 -0400

libraryland:

midnight-radio: From the Leningrad Codex, c. early 1000s.

BBC Hopes to Provide Digital Images to Journalists

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:18:55 -0400

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.

National Digital Bookmobile

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:35:50 -0400

National Digital Bookmobile :

From the good folks at OverDrive.

"Digital Lives" Researches Our Personal Digital Collections

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:48:53 -0400

"Digital Lives" Researches Our Personal Digital Collections:

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.