Tag Archives: information science

The allure of enforced friendship (a fandom-related post)

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

I’m wondering if these shows don’t play a form of wish fulfillment not just for romance or adventure but, simply, friendship. Continue reading →

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Accessibility: the cutting edge of text

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Where does text begin and end with such a tool? Continue reading →

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The Perfection of Nazis

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

It was an eye-opening moment to go through those papers and hold the propaganda and photographs in my hand. Continue reading →

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Chi Rho to .GIF: icon as text

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

However, when I scroll down my columns of twitter lists, what I scan for is the icons of the users I know. Continue reading →

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Text, data and design

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

A friend sent me a link to fantastic essay by Craig Mod called Hack the Cover which is not quite a manifesto about ebook cover design. It is Craig thinking seriously about how book covers developed in the first place … Continue reading →

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Project Management in Archives

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

We do PM informally and it works..But with the level of backlog of collections that almost every archives faces today, we need different methods. Continue reading →

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Curation: not just a buzzword (SFA2012)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

But we’re completely unprepared for the idea of letting it all hang out. It’s simply not something archivists are trained or have been expected to do. Continue reading →

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Folksonomies: Not a Song by Bob Dylan

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

But while we stand around dialoguing, users have solved their own problem. And by “users” I mean the Archive of Own Own fanfiction archive. Continue reading →

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What’s in an (information science professional) name?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

…or we could just circumvent all the fuss and call ourselves Brown Coats! Continue reading →

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Weeding Theory

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

The question of weeding is and should be addressed as both a practical solution and as a philosophical quandary. Continue reading →

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