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By: John Haskell
We hope you have had a chance to attend a recent event sponsored by The Kluge Center. We ended the month of April with Distinguished Visiting Scholar Martin Hilbert taking questions from me and a public audience on the latest developments in the mining of big data as they pertain to elections and governance. As …
Posted in: Insights
By: Abbey Potter
The Library of Congress and LC Labs are delighted to co-host the 2018 International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) Conference with the Smithsonian Institution and the Folger Shakespeare Library. The event will be held May 21-25 in Washington, DC. In preparation for the event, we sat down with Krisztina Thatcher, a senior software developer at the …
Posted in: The Signal
By: Cary O’Dell
Last week, we posted on this blog 30 photos that the Library of Congress is attempting to ID. We were overjoyed by the response we got! Thank you to all! Now in our second (and last) post, we have here 30 additional photos also in need of a “solution.” As always, “clicking” on the thumbnail …
Posted in: Now See Hear!
By: Stephen Winick
On March 27, 2018, at Cecil Sharp House in London, the English Folk Dance and Song Society and the Elphinstone Institute of the University of Aberdeen hosted the public event ”40,000 Miles in Quest of Tradition: A Celebration of Carpenter Folk Online.” The event celebrated the launch of AFC’s James Madison Carpenter Collection at the Vaughan …
Posted in: Folklife Today
By: Trevor Owens
Hello Signal Readers! It’s been a while, and I’m thrilled to be back here at The Library of Congress. Over the last eight months, I’ve been working to build up a new Digital Content Management Section (DCM), which will be supporting the amazing and talented librarians and allied professionals here by building capacity to acquire, preserve, and make …
Posted in: The Signal
The Kluge Center is now accepting applications for the 2019 round of our Kluge Fellowship. We will be accepting applications through the deadline on July 15, 2018. Additional information on the fellowship, including eligibility requirements, tenure, stipend, and instructions on how to apply, can be found here. For any questions regarding this fellowship or other …
Posted in: Insights
April 2018 is here, and along with the Cherry Blossoms and warmer weather, the Kluge Center has welcomed five new fellows into residence. Here are a few of the projects that they will be working on: Catriona Gold, an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Fellow, arrived from University College London. During her residency, Catriona …
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By: Bryan Cornell
Today’s post is by David Sager, Research Assistant in the Recorded Sound Research Center This blog relies on recordings from the Library of Congress’s National Jukebox, a resource with over 10,000 early recordings which is well worth exploring. You can also hear thousands more rare recordings, including radio broadcasts from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s …
Posted in: Now See Hear!
By: Cary O’Dell
Thursday, May 3 (7:30 p.m.) Overboard (MGM/UA, 1987) Spoiled heiress Joanna Stayton (Goldie Hawn) hires carpenter Dean Proffitt (Kurt Russell) to build a closet on her yacht, then refuses to pay when the project is completed. When Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean takes advantage of the situation to seek revenge. This …
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By: Kristi Finefield
Spring in Washington, D.C., is marked by changing weather, gardens coming back to life and of course, cherry blossoms. The famous cherry blossom trees surrounding the Tidal Basin and Jefferson Memorial, a gift from Japan more than a century ago, are nearing peak bloom which also means peak volume of visitors to view them! To …
Posted in: Picture This