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Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester
In this post, 2020 Staff Innovator Chad Conrady discusses his area of expertise, emulation, which imitates older operating systems in order to open outdated or legacy files that are no longer operable with contemporary operating systems or software.
Posted in: Computational Research, digital humanities, Digital Preservation, digital scholarship, Formats, Guest Posts, Partners and Collaboration, Tools and Infrastructure
Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester
Kathleen O'Neill is a 2020 Staff Innovator with LC Labs and a Senior Archivist in the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress. In this post, she discusses her analysis of the various file formats in the Manuscript Division's born-digital holdings.
Posted in: Content Matters Interview, Data Librarianship, Digital Content, digital humanities, Digital Preservation, digital scholarship, Formats, Guest Posts, Inside the Library, Open Research, Partners and Collaboration, Tools and Infrastructure
Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester
August's monthly newsletter from the LC Labs team.
Posted in: Computational Research, Data Librarianship, Digital Content, digital humanities, Digital Preservation, digital scholarship, Education and Training, Inside the Library, Outreach and Events, Partners and Collaboration, Publications and Resources
Posted by: Susan Manus
The following is a guest post by Barrie Howard, IT Project Manager at the Library of Congress. This post is part of a series about digital preservation training inspired by the Library’s Digital Preservation Outreach & Education (DPOE) Program. Today I’ll focus on an exceptional individual, Jacob Nadal, who among other things is one of …
Posted in: Digital Content, Education and Training, NDSA
Posted by: Trevor Owens
The following is a guest post from Julia Fernandez, this year’s NDIIPP Junior Fellow. Julia has a background in American studies and working with folklife institutions and worked on a range of projects leading up to CurateCamp Digital Culture last week. This is part of an ongoing series of interviews Julia is conducting to better …
Posted in: Insights Interview, Partners and Collaboration
Posted by: Trevor Owens
The following is a guest post from Julia Fernandez, this year’s NDIIPP Junior Fellow. Julia has a background in American studies and working with folklife institutions and is working on a range of projects related to CurateCamp Digital Culture. This is part of an ongoing series of interviews Julia is conducting to better understand the …
Posted in: Digital Content, Insights Interview
Posted by: Susan Manus
Continuing with our series of blog posts devoted to the upcoming Digital Preservation 2014 conference, the following interview features a preview of the panel session entitled “Research Data and Curation” with panel members Inna Kouper (Data to Insight Center at Indiana University), Elizabeth Yakel (University of Michigan School of Information) and Ixchel Faniel (OCLC Research). Susan: …
Posted in: Digital Content, Outreach and Events
Posted by: Trevor Owens
For this installment of Insights, the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Innovation Working Group’s ongoing series of interviews, I talk with Michael Edson, the Director of Web and New Media Strategy at the Smithsonian Institution. Edson gave a compelling talk at last year’s NDIIPP/NDSA conference, Let Us Go Boldly into the Present I’m excited to take …
Posted in: Digital Content, Insights Interview, NDSA, Partners and Collaboration, Tools and Infrastructure
Posted by: Bill LeFurgy
The following is a guest post by Emily Reynolds, a 2012 Junior Fellow. Earlier this month, the Board on Research Data and Information held the Symposium on Digital Curation in the Era of Big Data: Career Opportunities and Workforce Requirements. Bringing together digital curation educators and practitioners, the event featured discussions about the skills required …
Posted in: Education and Training