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Where Science Meets Storytelling: Twelve Years of the Science Blogs Web Archive

Posted by: Tracee Haupt Fugate

More than a decade after its launch, the Science Blogs Web Archive continues to grow and evolve. In this interview, Jennifer “JJ” Harbster reflects on building and maintaining the collection, while intern Yahir Brito brings a fresh perspective on updating and expanding it. Together, they share a few of their favorite blogs and discuss why it is important to preserve these unique examples of scientific communication.

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Fascinating Discoveries are Waiting Just Below the Surface: A Journey into Geocoding with Sabrina Templeton

Posted by: Carlyn Osborn

Today’s guest post is from Sabrina Templeton, a 2025 Junior Fellow at the Library of Congress. Sabrina is pursuing her MS in Information Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to starting her degree, she worked as a software engineer and she is passionate about the intersection of library and technology spaces.   As this …

Merci Silva-Acosta, 2023 summer intern in the Digital Strategy Directorate.

Opening Doors and Reaching Communities: An Interview with Merci Silva-Acosta

Posted by: Leah Weinryb-Grohsgal

We are happy to share this interview with Merci Silva-Acosta. Merci is serving as a Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) intern with the Digital Strategy Directorate in the summer of 2023. In this interview, we learn a bit about Merci’s interests and work with us at the Library. Hi Merci! It’s great to …

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Diving into Digital Ephemera: Identifying Defunct URLs in the Web Archives

Posted by: Tracee Haupt Fugate

This is a guest post written by Olivia Meehan, a 2022 Junior Fellow working with the Web Archiving Team. Her project was completed under the mentorship of  Lauren Baker. If you follow a link referenced in an article just to hit a dead-end, “page not found” error message – you have experienced link rot. “Link …

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Reviewing Inconsistencies, Inaccuracies, and Issues in Digital Journal Files: An Interview with Junior Fellow Natalie Coté

Posted by: Pedro Gonzalez-Fernandez

Natalie Coté and Amy Snyder are 2022 Junior Fellows in the Digital Collections Management and Services Division (DCMS) working under the mentorship of Digital Collections Specialist, Marcus Nappier. DIRSA (Distribuidora Internacional De Revistas S.A.) is a collection of Latin American journals purchased by the Library that DCM has made accessible in Stacks. Could you share …