Hi all, A new web site is now online, http://www.mortalityschedules.com and it is a directory of every found transcription of the census mortality schedules...
I'm wondering why somebody like the National Archives doesn't put out a specification for a scratch-resistant, archival quality CD and DVD? Or maybe the...
For those who are not aware, there is a computational procedure you can do for any digital file, that creates a unique number, called a hash, that only matches...
I have often argued that producing longer-lived storage media would not be cost-effective, since they will become obsolete before they wear out. It makes...
Jeff Rothenberg
jeff@...
Jul 10, 2007 8:11 pm
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Archival quality CD-R and DVD-R disks exist. I order mine from: http://www.photo-accessories.com.au/ See: ...
Without knowing the technical details, the idea makes sense, but I wonder if the Library of Congress, under their NDIPP program, would be the more appropriate...
Chris Prom
prom@...
Jul 25, 2007 1:03 am
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I understand archivists have been burned by the many formats and generations of magnetic tape, but CDs have now been available for 25 years, and current drives...
Dunno if this will get to the list, but..... 7 years ago, I burned all our family home movies to DVD. Today, most are scratched, unrreadable, and in quite...
Jim Carroll
jcarroll@...
Jul 25, 2007 1:31 am
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... Yes, digital storage makes for a binary result, it would either still be perfect, or it would have lost a few bits along the way and would be a pixelated...
In the last few years, an increasing share of the books added to Project Runeberg (runeberg.org, the Scandinavian e-text archive) have been digitally...
Hello Lars, "Scribe" refers to both the mechanical hardware used, as well as the software. The Scribe software was designed in-house at the Internet Archives....
Tom McCarty
tom@...
Aug 17, 2007 1:01 pm
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it's too bad the development of the hardware and software wasn't open, because i would have had a number of suggestions for its improvement. -bowerbird ...
... Tom: Thanks to you and Brewster in showing the progress on your book scanner. I shared it with a couple friends who had to do similar struggles in ...
bdunn1@...
Aug 17, 2007 4:53 pm
195
Hello all-- Cornell Library is excited to announce a new senior-level position, Chief Technology Strategist (CTS). If you know of individuals who would be...
Anne R. Kenney
ark3@...
Sep 25, 2007 2:27 pm
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[Feel free to forward this announcement to other relevant forums] Everyone, I am announcing the start of "The Digital Text Community" (DTC), a public mailing...
Everyone, This is the second and final formal announcement in other forums on the launch of "The Digital Text Community" (DTC), a public mailing list (run on...
Apologies for cross-posting. DIGITAL PRESERVATION PROGRAM ADDS NEW PARTNERS TO PRESERVE STATE GOVERNMENT DIGITAL INFORMATION Digital Preservation Network Grows...
Dear Amigos: Before nothing meant to greet them with a warm hug and to them that I feel very been thankful being part of this group and to share information...
Dear colleagues: Of our consideration: The Association of Archivists of Santa Fe, civil organization without aims of profit with Legal Function and position of...
Hello, I want to suggest to archive or create an online library over the new online storage system: http://offsystem.sf.net This is a small client, in which...
Michael Schmidt
schmidtm524@...
Jan 30, 2008 4:12 pm
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Dears Colleagues, The mid-term conference of the IFLA PAC section and core activity http://www.ifla.org/VI/4/pac.htm will be held in Lausanne on 26 to 28...
Danielle Mincio
danielle.mincio@...
Feb 1, 2008 3:19 pm
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February 4, 2008 For Immediate Release Contact: Bruce Fulton, Communications and Outreach Librarian bfulton@... 520-621-3565 Digital Information...
Dears Colleagues, The mid-term conference of the PAC section and core activity will be held in Lausanne on 26 to 28 March 2008. This conference organised by...
Danielle Mincio
danielle.mincio@...
Mar 10, 2008 1:22 pm
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Dears Colleagues, We have the plaisure to announce you that the english version of the COSADOCA (Consortium for the Preservation of Documentary Heritage in...
Danielle Mincio
danielle.mincio@...
Mar 12, 2008 2:33 pm
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1ra. Circular: Convocatoria: La Federación de Archiveros de la República Argentina convoca al 6to Congreso Argentino de Archivística, bajo la temática:...
Estimados Colegas. A través de esta comunicación la Asociación de Archiveros de Santa Fe, habiéndose notificado de los hechos sucedidos en Santa Cruz de la...
De Nuestra Mayor Consideración: Se comunica a los interesados en paticipar del 6to Congreso Argentino de Archivística que el plazo para la presentación de...
Apologies for cross-posting. IS&T is pleased to announce the Archiving 2009 Call for Papers. The deadline for submitting presentation abstracts for Archiving...
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