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By: Kaleena Black
In this post, a former Teaching with Primary Sources intern shares examples of monuments and memorials that are represented in the Library's online collections, with some activities and discussion prompts for children and families.
Posted in: Minerva’s Kaleidoscope
This is a guest post written by Jacob Kowall and Hilary Szu Yin Shiue, 2021 Junior Fellows in the Digital Collections Management & Services Division (DCMS) under the mentorship of Kate Murray, Digital Projects Coordinator. Jacob and Hilary assisted in updating and expanding the Sustainability of Digital Formats website, which provides information and analysis on …
Posted in: The Signal
By: Juliette Appold
Johnny Cash and Justin Bieber braille scores now available on BARD, as well as digital talking books on Russian string quartets and on Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." Check out what's new on BARD in July.
Posted in: NLS Music Notes
The July newsletter from the LC Labs team.
Posted in: The Signal
Today’s guest post is from Kate Murray (Digital Projects Coordinator, Digital Collections Management & Services Division), Marcus Nappier (Digital Collections Specialist, Digital Content Management Section), and Ted Westervelt (Chief, US/Anglo Division) at the Library of Congress. Introduction As the Library of Congress expands its digital collecting activities, the Recommended Formats Statement (RFS) has revised its …
Posted in: The Signal
Rachel McNellis looks at music theory in the Middle Ages and the development of the solfege system.
Posted in: In The Muse
The following is a post by Alice Goldfarb, an LC Labs team Innovation Specialist working on the Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud (CCHC) initiative at the Library. As we recently announced, we are working with three digital humanities researchers as part of the Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud (CCHC) initiative, where we are …
Posted in: The Signal
The following is a post by Olivia Dorsey, an LC Labs team Innovation Specialist working on the Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud (CCHC) initiative at the Library. Hello! Things have really started to get underway with the Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud (CCHC) initiative, like rounding out our team and the arrival of …
Posted in: The Signal
We’re thrilled to share that Alice Goldfarb has joined the LC Labs team as an Innovation Specialist! Alice will be working on the Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud (CCHC) initiative at the Library. The CCHC initiative is supported by a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Centered in LC Labs, the project aims to …
Posted in: The Signal
By: Lindsay Conway
Have you ever wondered what music sounds like in Zimbabwe, Colombia, or Hawaii? Well, prepare your ears for a global journey of sonic discovery! This week the NLS Music Section is taking you around the world in sound. In today's blog post, we want to share some of the incredible musical voyages that await you in our collection of Music Appreciation talking books.
Posted in: NLS Music Notes