The Liberal Arts Meet the Data Revolution

i got this in the list serv today:

"This is the first in a series of articles about how digital tools are
changing scholarship in history, literature and the arts.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/arts/17digital.html?_r=1

"In Mr. Scheinfeldt’s view academia has moved into “a post-theoretical
age.” This “methodological moment,” he said, is similar to the late
19th and early 20th centuries, when scholars were preoccupied with
collating and cataloging the flood of information brought about by
revolutions in communication, transportation and science."

If the NY Times is right, the future for our profession should be bright."

RIGHT ON.
Also, the other day in Book Arts, we talked about how Kelmscott Manor was flooded this past summer and how they need Conservators. Sweetest job ever!
I love getting this Masters because it allows you to be focused and broad in your intellectual and career ambitions AT THE SAME TIME.

A-to the - MAZING, people!

Photo Archive

Interesting project by a dude outta Chicago.

Pairs art w/ archives....one of my fave combos.

Slowly but Surely (w/ a sprinkle of inspiration)

Hey there,


Haven't written, mostly b/c grad school is like this.


but besides the Valium, gin and spite - i still love what i am learning about!!! as sleep deprived as it may be at times.

Here is a great article about Fashion and Archivists. Beautiful.
The second article deals w/ the Warner Music Archives. Fascinating.

I finished processing my very first Archival collection today, which i started this past September!!! What a great feeling....

Next semester I am taking Audio Preservation and Reformatting.  VERY excited to have the opportunity to take this class. 

My final  exhibition for Rare books is focusing on books about rogues, vagrants, buccaneers and the marginal types of 16th-19th century England and America. Pretty excited about it, will keep you updated on final outcome.  The marginal people of society are always the most interesting and mysterious.

My literature review I am writing is about Digital Music Libraries.  I wanna get it published. we shall see...


I went to a very informative and inspirational Summer Internship panel at my school the other night.  Tips and advice given were invaluable.  I will be internship hunting over my long ass Christmas break. I'm gonna shoot for a prestigious DC internship, but if those prove unsuccessful I'm going to Austinite it up or possibly even MI it up again.  Never thought I'd ever use that as an option ever again.  It's my third option, but hey. 

Love y'all and see ya over Christmas!