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Unlikely Job Skills Series: I Know Why the AV Geek is a Smug Bastard | Panda in the Archives
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Panda in the Archives. What is that Panda doing in the Archives? It will get bamboo all over the records. Unlikely Job Skills Series. Unlikely Job Skills Series: I Know Why the AV Geek is a Smug Bastard. Unlikely Job Skills Series: I Know Why the AV Geek is a Smug Bastard. September 24, 2011. I am currently, like many archivists freshly graduated, in a gap year. I work at a college’s Technology Support Desk. But the skill I prize above all is best illustrated with the following tale:. The hotel was gorge...
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We did it! | Planning a new SAA roundtable for new archivists
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Planning a new SAA roundtable for new archivists. Let's do this. Welcome to the SNAP Roundtable! January 25, 2012. WE CAN HAZ ROUNDTABLE? Original image from Center for Jewish History on Flickr Commons. Still waiting on official word from SAA, but according to Kate. Our roundtable is approved! Until we get web space from SAA, we’ll continue to use this blog to keep you informed about what’s next for the group. Stay tuned, and feel free to start sharing ideas in the comments or by email. Get every new pos...
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thejessbeast | Panda in the Archives
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Panda in the Archives. What is that Panda doing in the Archives? It will get bamboo all over the records. October 9, 2011. Today I did not rise. The bed was too soft and the air too heavy and stale for me to resist. So I succumbed to exhaustion and stayed in bed. Today I should have found and applied to five jobs – it was Sunday and I’ve been having more good feedback recently in my quest to become a real adult – a real. Today it was not enough to reiterate that I am qualified to be a librarian or an arc...
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The gorgeous, the brutalist | The Changing Archives Sky
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The Changing Archives Sky. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), history, records, with a splash of Star Trek. An intensely human conversation. 8220;In the spirit of helping one another” →. The gorgeous, the brutalist. July 20, 2014. Benny Johnson wrote about architecture at Buzzfeed last week;. I attended last December. Then Johnson reached for hyperbole and won some readers–but lost me:. 8220;Unfortunately for us, in the ’60s and ’70s, the federal government only hired architects wit...
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What sings to you | The Changing Archives Sky
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The Changing Archives Sky. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), history, records, with a splash of Star Trek. Archives navigation →. What sings to you. May 10, 2015. Saturday evening, a re-tweet on Twitter caught my eye. The tweet. About Notorious RBG, aka Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, included a quote: “‘Opera sings to me in any venue.'” The photo of Ginsberg acknowledging fans included a hashtag: #operaconf. 8211;that results in people gathering together. I’ve bee...
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It’s highly individual | The Changing Archives Sky
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The Changing Archives Sky. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), history, records, with a splash of Star Trek. The extent of our civilization →. It’s highly individual. August 2, 2015. On Saturday, I provided contextual information on the Archives and Archivists (A&A) Listserv about some issues in the news. I observed that Fedland archives, history and records issues are more subject to demagoguery than similar issues in corporate or academic settings. The amount of misinformation abou...
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The extent of our civilization | The Changing Archives Sky
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The Changing Archives Sky. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), history, records, with a splash of Star Trek. It’s highly individual. Fully human →. The extent of our civilization. August 5, 2015. If you search for #ArchivesIn5Words. In advocacy. Kathleen is a thoughtful leader whose vibrant presence is visible on Twitter, at the “Off the Record” blog, and on the SAA website. The posting of an advocacy statement by SAA at “ Off the Record. Of the Calls for Action during the Year of Li...
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How an Archives is Like Hogwarts, or An Introduction | Panda in the Archives
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Panda in the Archives. What is that Panda doing in the Archives? It will get bamboo all over the records. How an Archives is Like Hogwarts, or An Introduction. How an Archives is Like Hogwarts, or An Introduction. September 18, 2011. You might not know this, but the Archives Profession is Hogwarts. Yes, you heard me correctly, Hogwarts. I see that this might take so elaboration, so let me begin. Christ Church hall and stair, used in the filming of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. 8220;Oh I Would ne...
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