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Connect with The Signal at the 2020 National Book Festival

Posted by: Carlyn Osborn

By the People at the National Book Festival Tomorrow, Friday 9/25, marks the beginning of the 20th Library of Congress National Book Festival! Representatives from across the Library will be hosting festival-goers via virtual booths, where visitors can connect with their favorite Library programs and collections. A member of the By the People team will be …

Posted in: By the People Transcription Program, Outreach and Events, Partners and Collaboration

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Citizen DJ at the virtual National Book Festival

Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester

This post was originally featured on the Minerva's Kaleidoscope blog for kids and families. We're excited and grateful to be able to re-share about this opportunity to experience Citizen DJ at the virtual National Book Festival next week!

Posted in: Content Matters Interview, Data Librarianship, Digital Content, digital humanities, Education and Training, Open Access, Outreach and Events, Partners and Collaboration

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Metaphors for Understanding Born Digital Collection Access: Part III

Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester

Kathleen O’Neill is currently serving as one of two Staff Innovators at the Library of Congress. Their 2020 project, Born Digital Access Now!, explores existing pathways for accessing born digital materials in the Manuscript Division. In this series of blog posts, Kathleen describes the complexities of gaining access to born digital materials through the lens of three different metaphors. Up first was "Media Format, or, Have Fun Storming the Castle!" The second blog post discussed "Legacy File Formats and Operating Systems or Lost in Translation." This is the third and final post in the series and Kathleen carefully explains the process of emulation and makes it feel less like "strange magic."

Posted in: Data Librarianship, Digital Content, Digital Preservation, Education and Training, Inside the Library, Outreach and Events, Tools and Infrastructure

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Metaphors for Understanding Born Digital Collection Access: Part II

Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester

Kathleen O'Neill is currently serving as one of two Staff Innovators at the Library of Congress. Their 2020 project, Born Digital Access Now!, explores existing pathways for accessing born digital materials in the Manuscript Division. In this series of blog posts, Kathleen describes the complexities of gaining access to born digital materials even before they reach researchers. This is the second post in the series and focuses on legacy file formats through the metaphor of being "lost in translation."

Posted in: Data Librarianship, Digital Content, Digital Preservation, Inside the Library, Outreach and Events, Tools and Infrastructure

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Innovator Brian Foo Incorporates “Citizen DJs” into Design Process

Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester

The following is a guest post by Innovator in Residence Brian Foo, creator of Citizen DJ. The Citizen DJ project invites the public to make music using the free-to-use audio and video collections from the Library of Congress. The project will feature online tools for exploring and remixing tens of thousands of sounds from a variety of collections ranging from music to government film to oral histories. 

Posted in: At the Museum, Digital Content, Education and Training, Inside the Library, Open Access, Outreach and Events, Partners and Collaboration, Tools and Infrastructure, Videos and Podcasts