WGBH Digital Media Library & Archives: Participatory Cataloging Project
WGBH has received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to bring the hidden treasures in WGBH’s Media Library and Archives to light. We hope to increase public awareness of the vast collections that digital repositories hold by publishing our…
Protected: The Ashbery Archives [and digitizing poetry through database]
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
APPLICATION: RECOMPOSITION AND THE DATABASE
A bit of a sprawling post. I begin with a theoretical discussion where I also provide some more context for Focault’s arguments, and then proceed with some examples of forms and practices that I believe could be referred to as…
“Databasifying” poetry [A quick blurb for Tuesday]
Sorry all for the delay, I had a quick (not so quick) confusion with logging in info. For tomorrow’s presentation, I’m planning on exploring the idea of the database as an infrastructure that is increasing used to contain fields of…
Dylan Stone, 100 years of personal pocket diaries, 100 years of receipts and invoices, 100 years of printed programmes – Through 12/16
@ Ruth Phaneuf Fine Arts, 10-61 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City Through 12/16 Known for his conceptual work and impressive skills as a draftsman and as a sculptor, Dylan Stone’s work is often large in scale and involves systems of…
Bouchra Khalili: Invisible Roads (Documenting the Undocumented) – 11/13
Bouchra Khalili: Invisible Roads Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 6:30–8:00 p.m. The New School, Kellen Auditorium Sheila C. Johnson Design Center 66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, ground floor 20 Years VLC => Free admission Working in video, print, photography, and…
Your Ideas for our Final Plug-In Week, 12/11
We missed last week because of the hurricane, so we’ve simply collapsed last week’s lesson and this week’s into one. That said, I’m happy to schedule a make-up class, if you feel as if you’d like a little more face-time….
Libraries SWOT Analysis
Under ideal circumstances, we would’ve dedicated an entire day to this activity — but Mother Nature had other plans. In 15 minutes we managed to identify a few “threats” and “opportunities” for public libraries. What’s missing from the list? What…
Application: The Debby-Downer Disposition toward Indiosyncratic Libraries
In “Brief Notes on the Art and Manner of Arranging One’s Books,” Georges Perec addresses the particular concerns that result from “…conserving certain objects (books) and arranging them in certain ways” (148). This subject might initially appear to be a…
Sandy’s Archive Effect
The Wall Street Journal reports that Hurricane Sandy has wreaked havoc on many local archives and galleries: As the cost of cleaning up and rebuilding after Sandy climbs into the billions of dollars, the cultural community is facing the loss…
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