Preservation Tutorial

contributed by Thomas L. at 10:52 AM on February 25, 2004.

Cornell University Library's digital preservation tutorial is a great way to get caught up on issues libraries are facing in attempts to safegaurd digital cultural history.

The tutorial is built as an introduction to those people attending Cornell's preservation workshops but it easily stands on its own as an instructional resource.

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Hacking the Library

contributed by Thomas L. at 05:25 PM on February 19, 2004.

XML.com started a new column on 2.18.04 entitled, "Hacking the Library." Its author, Kendall Grant Clark, claims "I want to share some of the library science tricks I've picked up in my own efforts to manage my dijalog lifestyle"

Future features to include such topics as:
How to implement the Library of Congress at home;
How to use weblogs as a way to catalogue and categorize personal information;
How to use big-time metadata standards and techniques, like Dublin Core and faceted metadata, to manage dijalog artifacts;

Anyone interested in archiving digital objects, and looking to get practice around the home should be on the lookout for new editions of "Hacking the Library" - perhaps this is an indication of XML becoming more popular, and easier to use and helpful to everyday life, also, it coincides nicely with NYTimes Circuits Navigating Digital Home Networks piece from 2.19.04

Ask and ye shall find

contributed by Michael G. at 05:05 PM on February 10, 2004.

Someone arrived at the site looking for information about DSpace. Here some is.

DSpace is two very interesting and useful things - first, it is a way for faculty, staff, and students at MIT to leverage the intellectual property produced by the school to best serve the needs of the school. Secondly, it is an open-source software tool developed by MIT that will allow other universities to do the same.

You'll probably want to read more about DSpace yourself.

Mission to Baghdad: Toward Rebuilding a National Library

contributed by Michael G. at 02:58 PM on February 09, 2004.

In November of last year the U.S. Library of Congress sent two librarians two Iraq. Their mission was to assist the staff of the Iraqi National Library to assess damage the to it's building and collections after fires, water damage, and explosions.

Watch this video presentation of the two librarians discussing their experience in Iraq - Mission to Baghdad: Toward Rebuilding a National Library.