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All My Lovin', er, Links

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:44:00 +0000

Quick Update: I added a ton of new links to my blog roll (on the right over there). These links represent some of the RSS feeds I have subscribed to in Google Reader.

A Few Changes...Update Log 12/14/2008

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:51:00 +0000

I made a few changes to Arch.i.vi.us over the past few weeks, perhaps not all immediately noticeable since the changes focused on adding and editing the information sources Arch.i.vi.us aggregates.

I endeavour to keep Arch.i.vi.us a one-stop-shop resource for any and all news related to digitization and digital preservation, archivists and archives on the Web and, more recently, on Twitter.

Have a look around and kick the tires. And if you like something or don't like something, leave me a comment.

By the way, I recently launched a new blog venture called Archives*Open, a blog about archives, access, community and the Web focusing on how archivists are using current and emerging technologies to provide the public with more interactive and innovative access to archival materials.

Twitter Search: Tracking Archivists on Twitter

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:18:00 +0000

Twitter, the powerful and popular micro-blogging service, purchased Summize, a search engine that was tailored to search Twitter micro-blog posts (or in proper Twitter parlance, tweets).

The result is Twitter Search, a live search tool that both searches tweets and tracks and extrapolates trends based on the conversations taking place on Twitter. So, for example, last week, many people on Twitter were talking about Sarah Palin. As a result, Twitter Search determined that those words were trending and highlighted them on the home page. It's one way one can take the pulse of the Twitter world.

But back to search. Like Google, you can perform a basic search (or advanced search) on a keyword and, rather than receiving dated search results, you then see up to the minute results. Very cool.

You can also save a search as a RSS feed. Even more cool. So I saved a few searches with the words "Archives" and "Archivist OR Archivists" and added the resulting feed to arch.i.vi.us. You can now find the search results on the sidebar.

Be sure to check it out. And, if you are an archivist on Twitter, do not hesitate to make yourself known.

arch.i.vi.us - the i and the us

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:28:00 +0000

Arch.i.vi.us is news about archives, archivists and issues of concern to archivists, generated from news searches (machine generated with parameters set by humans), delicious tags (tagged by humans with the same interests as the topics of this blog) and RSS feeds from various sources.

Together, arch.i.vi.us is collecting information about:

Digitization
Digital Preservation
Web Archiving
Electronic Records Management
Knowledge Management and the Sharing of research efforts

In addition, there are some light-hearted, fun stuff, such as content pulled from YouTube and Flickr.

Arch.i.vi.us -The "i" represents the one source, you, me, the colleague in the cubicle down the hall who find useful information and the "us" is the collaborative effort spawned by the numerous "i" pooling together our interests and resources. The "vi" is the magical brew, that special sauce, the makes visiting this blog a surprise each and every time.

Thanks to all for participating!!

Make News on arch.i.vi.us

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:51:00 +0000

This is a test, like mostly everything here on arch.i.vi.us.

As a reader of arch.i.vi.us, if you come across an interesting online article, news story, etc, and if you use delicious as your bookmark tool, take the time to tag the page with arch.i.vi.us.

Just add archivius as it is spelled here, and your post will (should) appear on the upper right and side of the page, right above the arch.i.vi.us graphic.

Here's to collaboration!

Changes to arch.i.vi.us

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Mon, 21 May 2007 17:58:00 +0000

I realize that arch.i.vi.us has been dormant for a very long time, and for those who have been waiting for an update, the wait is over.

My first post explained the purpose of this blog. Since the publication of the first post I have witnessed the emergence of at least one very well executed "aggregating" blog that is tailored for archivists, namely ArchivesBlogs.

I made some major changes to arch.i.vi.us that I hope will make it a one-stop shop for news related to digitzation and digital preservation.

First, I updated the Blogger template from the old static version to the new customizable, modify-on-the-fly version. Much easier to add/remove content modules, and much easier to pull in content from other websites.

Second, I am harnessing the power of the many, and in this case, the power of the many people out there who use del.i.cio.us (the inspiration for this blog) to tag websites or news item related to "digitization" and "digital preservation." Whatever is tagged with those tags will appear on arch.i.vi.us

By digitization, I mean the act of changing the format of a document, mostly from paper to digital so as to make it more accessible to people over the Web. And by digital preservation, I mean the research and practical work that is being done to preserve born-digital material of long-term / historical value so that they may be preserved and remain accessible throughout time.

Third, I added a Google News search widget that continuously scans the headlines for news on digitization and digital preservation.

Fourth, I added a YouTube video module that searches out any videos tagged with archivists. For fun.

Last but not least, I will maintain the actual blog module for now, though frequency of postings will vary and is still under development.

A final note: Since arch.i.vi.us is pulling in content from external sources I, nor arch.i.vi.us, is responsible for the accuracy, objectivity, or actual subject matter of the items appearing via syndication in this blog. While I have carefully established the parameters of the content being aggregated, I still urge everyone reading to be critical thinkers.

Digitization Spreads Like Wildfire, by Andrew Morris

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Mon, 14 May 2007 02:30:00 +0000

Digitization Spreads Like Wildfire, by Andrew Morris: "Digitization is causing a 'massive transformation' in the media, entertainment, broadcasting and production industries, according to Shane Robison, executive vice president, chief strategy and technology officer of Hewlett-Packard."

UCLA Asia Institute: Event Calendar -- the comprehensive source for information about Asia-focused events in Southern California

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Mon, 14 May 2007 02:26:00 +0000

UCLA Asia Institute: Event Calendar -- the comprehensive source for information about Asia-focused events in Southern California: "By most accounts, we in the library and information resources professions face an exhilarating, dynamic, and often daunting professional environment."

Media Infusion | PBS

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Mon, 14 May 2007 02:25:00 +0000

Media Infusion | PBS: "The digitization and sharing of our collective knowledge began years ago, but it continues to grow at an amazing rate — while also expanding the available resources from just text and pictures to video and audio. In addition, the ability for users to create content, collaborate, and communicate is unprecedented."

ECS EPrints Service - LINKING UK REPOSITORIES: Technical and organisational models to support user-oriented services across institutional and other di

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Mon, 14 May 2007 02:23:00 +0000

ECS EPrints Service - LINKING UK REPOSITORIES: Technical and organisational models to support user-oriented services across institutional and other digital repositories. SCOPING STUDY REPORT: "The JISC commissioned the project partners to undertake a scoping study whose aim is to identify sustainable technical and organisational models to support user-oriented services across digital repositories."

EU report addresses copyright issues linked to digital preservation — EUbusiness - EU business, legal and financial news and information - EUbusiness.

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Mon, 14 May 2007 02:20:00 +0000

EU report addresses copyright issues linked to digital preservation — EUbusiness - EU business, legal and financial news and information - EUbusiness.com: "A report by the EU's High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries has called on Member States to set up voluntary mechanisms to facilitate digitising and providing access to orphan and out-of-print works."

UCR: UCR Religious Studies Professor Wins $30,000 NEH Grant

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Mon, 14 May 2007 02:19:00 +0000

UCR: UCR Religious Studies Professor Wins $30,000 NEH Grant: "UCR Religious Studies Professor Wins $30,000 NEH Grant"

Justin McDaniel will lead the Thai Digital Monastery Project, which will archive the contents of five Buddhist religious centers online."

WebArchivist

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:16:00 +0000

WebArchivist: "WebArchivist.org is a research and software development group based at the University of Washington and the SUNY Institute of Technology that works with scholars, librarians and archivists interested in preserving and analyzing materials created for and distributed on the Web. We create Web-based tools, help with project design and procedures, and develop institutional policies necessary to complete these tasks."

Yale Library and NovoDynamics(R) Sign Research Agreement

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:31:00 +0000

Yale Library and NovoDynamics(R) Sign Research Agreement: "The Yale University Library announced that its team for two granted projects -- Project AMEEL (Arabic and Middle Eastern Electronic Library) and Iraq ReCollection -- has signed a research agreement with NovoDynamics of Ann Arbor, Michigan, regarding the use of its product VERUS(TM), an advanced Arabic optical character recognition (OCR) software solution."

FOUND: RED HERRING | Microsoft Searches for Books

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:27:00 +0000

RED HERRING | Microsoft Searches for Books: "Microsoft Searches for Books. Redmond giant offers searchable text from scanned-in books in challenge to Google Print project."

The Daily Californian

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:26:00 +0000

The Daily Californian: "The historical images of Berkeley, which date from 1873 to 1996, were digitized with the help of a grant from the California State Library and can now be accessed by anyone via the Online Archive of California, a statewide media center run by the University of California."

Preserving Catholic Artifacts Digitally - News & Events - Seton Hall University

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:25:00 +0000

Preserving Catholic Artifacts Digitally - News & Events - Seton Hall University: "Seton Hall’s pioneering work on the preservation and digitization of Catholic relics and manuscripts was featured at the fourth bi-annual conference on Globalization, Digitization, Access, and Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Sofia Bulgaria in November. Seton Hall co-sponsored the conference and Howard McGinn, Dean of University Libraries and co-chair of the conference, offered remarks at the opening session."

Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper - Qatar

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:22:00 +0000

Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper - Qatar: "Qatar is going to be a part of the prestigious Million Book Project (MBP), a unique concept pioneered by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) School of Computer Science and University Libraries."

Found: Squirl: A Site for Collectors

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 04:07:00 +0000

Squirl: A Site for Collectors: "Squirl is the best way to catalog, organize and share your records, movies, books, comic books, stamps, coins, or practically anything else."

Found: IWR Blog - information industry insight from www.iwr.co.uk

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 04:05:00 +0000

IWR Blog - information industry insight from www.iwr.co.uk

Found: Vatican Digital Library

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 03:51:00 +0000

If I understood Italian, I could provide more information on this website. So just click the link below. Thanks.

Congregazione per il Clero - Santa Sede - Vaticano

Stanley Kubrick - Jim Thompson - Edward R. Pressman - Movies - New York Times

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:59:00 +0000

Archivist helps Kubrick's son-in-law discover directory's long lost movie.

Stanley Kubrick - Jim Thompson - Edward R. Pressman - Movies - New York Times

Spies + Wikis = Intellipedia

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:44:00 +0000

Share knowledge, boost intelligence accuracy and effectiveness.

U.S. intelligence unveils spy version of Wikipedia - Yahoo! News

Found: European community programmes - The Commission publishes a recommedation about digital preservation of cultural material

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 01:47:00 +0000

European community programmes - The Commission publishes a recommedation about digital preservation of cultural material

Found: What Is Needed to Educate Future Digital Librarians: A Study of Current Practice and Staffing Patterns in Academic and Research Libraries

noreply@blogger.com (David Kemper) — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 01:45:00 +0000

What Is Needed to Educate Future Digital Librarians: A Study of Current Practice and Staffing Patterns in Academic and Research Libraries