Richenda Brim
@richendabrim.bsky.social
Erratic posting about art, crafting, travel, libraries, cultural heritage preservation and general 21st
century angst.
century angst.
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Dear Archival Gods.
They are insane. Magnetic tapes are the most stable way to preserve data. There's a reason why they're still around. That doesn't make them an old technology.
The cloud is not the answer.
They are insane. Magnetic tapes are the most stable way to preserve data. There's a reason why they're still around. That doesn't make them an old technology.
The cloud is not the answer.
April 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Dear Archival Gods.
They are insane. Magnetic tapes are the most stable way to preserve data. There's a reason why they're still around. That doesn't make them an old technology.
The cloud is not the answer.
They are insane. Magnetic tapes are the most stable way to preserve data. There's a reason why they're still around. That doesn't make them an old technology.
The cloud is not the answer.
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You know how much you love the "magic" of ILL?
Defend it by defending IMLS.
Defend it by defending IMLS.
🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
March 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
You know how much you love the "magic" of ILL?
Defend it by defending IMLS.
Defend it by defending IMLS.
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
January 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
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The family of David Lynch invites us all around the world to come together at noon Monday for a worldwide group meditation for 10 minutes- I will definitely be there to help raise the vibration on an otherwise dark day. #davidlynch
January 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The family of David Lynch invites us all around the world to come together at noon Monday for a worldwide group meditation for 10 minutes- I will definitely be there to help raise the vibration on an otherwise dark day. #davidlynch
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
January 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
Nice work by my friends in Stanford University Archive. news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
Students help Stanford archivists preserve the past
Each year, a handful of undergrads support Stanford Archives as processing assistants. “It quenches your intellectual curiosity, and you get to work with a lot of really interesting, and sometimes wei...
news.stanford.edu
January 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Nice work by my friends in Stanford University Archive. news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
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Who controls which archives matter? What gets preserved? What gets digitized? Who gets access?
A 300-year story @rbuurma.bsky.social @asheeshksi.bsky.social @lclaberge.bsky.social @ajdouglas.bsky.social and many more!
A 300-year story @rbuurma.bsky.social @asheeshksi.bsky.social @lclaberge.bsky.social @ajdouglas.bsky.social and many more!
Fake Work, Fucking Models, & The Archive of Empire (A Tale of Today, Episode #10)
Fighting for what information gets archived, preserved, digitized, and historicized.
marktwainstudies.com
December 23, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Who controls which archives matter? What gets preserved? What gets digitized? Who gets access?
A 300-year story @rbuurma.bsky.social @asheeshksi.bsky.social @lclaberge.bsky.social @ajdouglas.bsky.social and many more!
A 300-year story @rbuurma.bsky.social @asheeshksi.bsky.social @lclaberge.bsky.social @ajdouglas.bsky.social and many more!
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If I had AI-backer VC money instead of making a new LLM I would hire an elite team of librarians to find Actual Information
December 4, 2024 at 8:11 PM
If I had AI-backer VC money instead of making a new LLM I would hire an elite team of librarians to find Actual Information
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Thinking about rare books and manuscripts in online catalog(ue)s. Special Collections materials often get buried in institutional online search systems. Do you have any favorite online portals for rare materials that really work well (easy to use, accurate, intuitive)? Models that we can learn from?
December 3, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Thinking about rare books and manuscripts in online catalog(ue)s. Special Collections materials often get buried in institutional online search systems. Do you have any favorite online portals for rare materials that really work well (easy to use, accurate, intuitive)? Models that we can learn from?
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Taking some time off work next week? Archiving the internet things you care about can be fast, easy, and reduce feelings of helplessness and despair. We can show you how on Monday.
Worried about the future of your favorite websites, digital art, or data? You can do something about it. SUCHO is partnering with @ach.bsky.social & @webrecorder.net to host a DIY archiving workshop 11/25 at 1 Eastern / 10 Pacific: www.sucho.org/diy-archiving
November 22, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Taking some time off work next week? Archiving the internet things you care about can be fast, easy, and reduce feelings of helplessness and despair. We can show you how on Monday.
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Let’s see if BlueSky can work as well as the other site for weird book history trivia: has anyone found evidence of metal rings being used for 16th or 17th century record keeping? I’ve seen evidence of metal hooks and feel like I’ve seen ring-like binders— I just can’t find a reference.
November 20, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Let’s see if BlueSky can work as well as the other site for weird book history trivia: has anyone found evidence of metal rings being used for 16th or 17th century record keeping? I’ve seen evidence of metal hooks and feel like I’ve seen ring-like binders— I just can’t find a reference.
Lurked outside Arion Press yesterday. 🤩
November 20, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Lurked outside Arion Press yesterday. 🤩
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A short piece about my passion project at work: surfacing & making historical biodiversity & oceanographic datasets actionable. Librarians call this "collections-as-data" and it's my jam! 🦑🌊
Digitization efforts reveal the Pacific’s past
A Stanford librarian brings decades of ocean observations to today’s scientists with advanced tools and a dedication to information accessibility.
news.stanford.edu
November 15, 2024 at 9:04 PM
A short piece about my passion project at work: surfacing & making historical biodiversity & oceanographic datasets actionable. Librarians call this "collections-as-data" and it's my jam! 🦑🌊
I’m unpacking boxes and my favorite moving box label by far has been:
Board Games
Piñatas (small)
Board Games
Piñatas (small)
November 14, 2024 at 6:26 AM
I’m unpacking boxes and my favorite moving box label by far has been:
Board Games
Piñatas (small)
Board Games
Piñatas (small)
My honey snapped this excellent holiday scene at our local hardware store. Bravo GrandLake Ace. Bravo.
November 13, 2024 at 11:47 PM
My honey snapped this excellent holiday scene at our local hardware store. Bravo GrandLake Ace. Bravo.
Reader, it might gave been a sugary mistake. 😂
Jumping myself into a holiday mood with my first (and maybe only?) eggnog latte of the season.
November 13, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Reader, it might gave been a sugary mistake. 😂
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'Access 1,000 of our digitised manuscripts, available again for the first time since a cyber-attack in October 2023.'
https://www.bl.uk/research/digitised-manuscripts/
https://www.bl.uk/research/digitised-manuscripts/
October 3, 2024 at 2:55 PM
'Access 1,000 of our digitised manuscripts, available again for the first time since a cyber-attack in October 2023.'
https://www.bl.uk/research/digitised-manuscripts/
https://www.bl.uk/research/digitised-manuscripts/
Jumping myself into a holiday mood with my first (and maybe only?) eggnog latte of the season.
November 13, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Jumping myself into a holiday mood with my first (and maybe only?) eggnog latte of the season.
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For a change of pace, here is a scene from Japanese paper making in the late 18th century, from Kamisuki Taigai (紙漉大概 Outline of Paper Making) printed in 1784. This is from the National Archives of Japan Digital Archive Collection. www.digital.archives.go.jp/item/708705....
November 12, 2024 at 4:39 AM
For a change of pace, here is a scene from Japanese paper making in the late 18th century, from Kamisuki Taigai (紙漉大概 Outline of Paper Making) printed in 1784. This is from the National Archives of Japan Digital Archive Collection. www.digital.archives.go.jp/item/708705....
“Those of us who can vote, must vote, and those of us who like to bake should consider making a cake to celebrate!” #cakehistory
From #AHAPerspectives in 2016: The first published recipe for election cake (1796) "called for 30 quarts of flour, 10 pounds of butter, 14 pounds of sugar, 12 pounds of raisins, a dozen eggs," explained Maia Surdam on the election cake tradition. 🗃️
Election Cake – AHA
Had we been colonists in New England or denizens of the new republic, cake would likely have been on our minds and in our bodies during election season.
www.historians.org
November 5, 2024 at 8:02 PM
“Those of us who can vote, must vote, and those of us who like to bake should consider making a cake to celebrate!” #cakehistory
If you need a break over the next few days/weeks for any reason I recommend this 7 minute video about making Chinese ceramic type youtu.be/eS9MgBzRxu0?...
活字印刷，中国古代的四大发明之一 Movable type printing, one of the four great inventions of ancient China
YouTube video by 归乡人山白
youtu.be
November 5, 2024 at 4:56 PM
If you need a break over the next few days/weeks for any reason I recommend this 7 minute video about making Chinese ceramic type youtu.be/eS9MgBzRxu0?...
活字印刷，中国古代的四大发明之一 Movable type printing, one of the four great inventions of ancient China
YouTube video by 归乡人山白
youtu.be
November 5, 2024 at 4:13 PM
If you need a break over the next few days/weeks for any reason I recommend this 7 minute video about making Chinese ceramic type youtu.be/eS9MgBzRxu0?...
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September 14, 2024 at 2:05 AM