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…
Art.sy: Algorithmic Taste
I mentioned Art.sy in class last week; it’s Pandora-meets-Amazon-recommends for fine art. From the site: Art.sy’s Collections Art.sy’s goal is to expose as many people as possible to art. Currently, our growing collection comprises 25,000+ artworks by 3,700+ artists from…
The Met Launches Web Page Allowing Access to Hundreds of Titles
Here’s a bit of news from a recent HyperAllergic blog post that some of you may find useful: “Bibliophiles rejoice! The Metropolitan Museum of Art has published 643 books about art and art history online, including the full contents of 368 out-of-print…
Intern Position @ Lesbian Herstory Archives
via communicationhistory listserv: Lesbian Herstory Archives Internships The Lesbian Herstory Archives<http://www.lesbianherstoryarchives.org> (located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NYC) is looking for graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in library and/or archives with a demonstrated interest in Lesbian Studies, History and Activism. We…
State archival practices and the production of historical knowledge
Reflecting on the syllabus readings for this week I came a cross a couple of recent examples of (state) archival practices that I thought I’d share, along with a few observations. In line with Cook’s view that there has been…
Comics in the Archive
A quick article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal today about Columbia University’s recent acquisition of comic book ephemera. Its really short, but as a comic book nerd i found it interesting. Check it out if you have a minute.
Squatters reopen Friern Barnet library after council closes service – video
from The Guardian, 9.14.12
New “Pixelated” Barriers @ NYU’s Bobst Library
From Architizer: “New York University has just installed aluminum suicide barriers in their renowned Bobst Library, replacing the eight-foot-tall plexiglass barriers in place since 2003. Designed by New York architect Joel Sanders, the barriers ensure that student suicides, such as…
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