Sandy's Archive Effect

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

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

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

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

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…

Squatters reopen Friern Barnet library after council closes service – video

from The Guardian, 9.14.12

New "Pixelated" Barriers @ NYU's Bobst Library

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…