lifehacker tip: “where the web archives are”
Today’s lifehacker feed features some links and clues to “where the Web archives are” — or, those “intriguing resources on the Web… that in the past, could only be found by making appointments in dusty libraries.”
Dusty libraries? Our facilities staff works hard to keep the dust at bay!
But I digress. On with the list, which is compiled by lifehacker‘s weekend editor and Technophilia feature writer, Wendy Boswell…
- Historical Information
- David Rumsey Map Collection
- The Rosetta Project
- Google News Archives
- Wikipedia online newspaper archives
- The Rockefeller Archives
- Smoking Gun’s archives (the Backstage Pass is a fun look at concert riders for more than 200 players and bands)
- Multimedia
- Balcony Archives
- Mutopia
- NOVA companion sites
- The Television Archive
- September 11 Digital Archive
- Library of Congress September 11 Web Archive
- The British Library
- Moving Images Archive and Audio Archive
- Print Media
- Science
- Web-Specific Information
- Government
2.0 humor
I haven’t a clue how I got here, but I spent the sunrise poking around Hugh MacLeod’s gapingvoid blog. MacLeod is a marketing strategist who takes a Web 2.0 approach to winemaking at a South African vineyard. He also works with Microsoft on the Blue Monster cartoon series.
I had a few good laughs with MacLeod’s “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards.” There’s some great 2.0 humor here (and enough discussion about implementation and change to make me look like I’m working productively).
Hmmm… those blogcards could be fun…
About
My name is Ruth and I am a technology coordinator at a large public library in the town where I grew up. I also have another title that’s so long I can’t remember all of the words and their order. It has something to do with Library 2.0, innovation, implementation, and change. I share that very long title with my colleague, Jenn.
The Utopian Library has existed in my mind for several years as a place where library enthusiasts can gather to work, play, learn, and share what they know about what they do best. I’ve always envisioned that my next job would be at The Utopian Library. Since no such place exists in brick and mortar, I created its virtual space while sitting in the lobby of the Crystal City Hyatt between sessions at Computers in Libraries 2007. I’ve been inspired by the work and wisdom of CiL2007 presenters and dinner companions, bar buddies, twitterers, and flickrphiles who made the week so enjoyable.
I left for the conference feeling unsure about how to best implement L2.0 at my library. I returned with renewed enthusiasm for the projects that lie ahead and a brain that is bursting with new information, knowledge, and tools.
There are a few people whose presence at CiL2007 has infused me with inspiration and aspiration. Their blogsites are listed below. Check out their work… they have so much to share!
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