“Infants under age 21, freelance journalists, certified lunatics, American tourists…shall in no case be permitted to take photographs.”

“Archivists like Verne Harris have argued that archival science is haunted by the specter of 19th century Positivism” thedeskset.org/the-reluctant-…

“Do you think, in our training, we are taught to think critically…about our role in not only recording but also shaping culture?”

NYC Archivists on the front page of NYTimes.com. No biggie. nytimes.com/2013/04/29/nyr…

Writers! Makers! Readers! The next two issues of Contents Magazine have been announced, and our calls for articles are up: is.gd/v4qTGR

@lucidplot One is great!

Code-switching: "the practice of shifting the languages you use or the way you express yourself in conversations." nie.mn/17XuuWv

“Wi-Fi will be enabled in all galleries, and [the mobile site], designed for in-gallery use, will allow access to a wealth of information…”

“…and interpretation about the works on view in the museum.”

“Looking ahead, blogging will be considered part of the working practice of most departments. The museum will have many voices.”

“Most people don’t look forward to [moving]. In some ways, we can gain something from them…”

“…we get the chance to consider what we keep and we get the chance to remember what we are keeping.” robertogreco.tumblr.com/post/512363600…

A video walkthrough of the new Digital Public Library of America interface: thedigitalshift.com/2013/05/digita…

Did you know: the Archive Team has been actively archiving feed cache data from Google Reader? archiveteam.org/index.php?titl…

Life lessons & archiving by Ian MacKaye at Library of Congress, KambingAir. youtu.be/AvqtY_7Q7hI Pls invite him to yr library to talk/play.

Amazing reader annotation on the only known copy of 1787 novel "By a young Lady. [who I hope will never write again]" twitpic.com/cxpzj1

Data science in GDS: bit.ly/12ZKO9N - Dan Collins writes about tools to make better use of data

Style Manual, a great reference document for style guides and documentation: stylemanual.org

“The introduction of born-digital records into the archives offers an opportunity to examine how the practical methodologies…”

“…of arrangement + description are shifting & how changing practices lead to a reconsideration of respect des fonds.” archivejournal.net/issue/3/archiv…