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Librarian. Angelino. Father of 2. Optimist.
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Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
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A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
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Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
The project, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
laist.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
laist.com/news/arts-an...
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
laist.com/news/arts-an...
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A treasure trove of rare and historic American music—including songs by Memphis Minnie, the Carter Family, Blind Willie Johnson, and more—is now freely available to the public thanks to a new collaboration between the UC Santa Barbara Library and Dust-to-Digital Foundation https://ow.ly/J8Bg50Xpuf2
Vast collection of historic American music released via UCSB Library partnership with Dust-to-Digital Foundation
Thousands of rare and uniquely American songs from the Jazz Age and the Great Depression are available for free listening thanks to a partnership between UCSB and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A treasure trove of rare and historic American music—including songs by Memphis Minnie, the Carter Family, Blind Willie Johnson, and more—is now freely available to the public thanks to a new collaboration between the UC Santa Barbara Library and Dust-to-Digital Foundation https://ow.ly/J8Bg50Xpuf2
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The Dust-to-Digital Foundation and the University of California, Santa Barbara have partnered to make thousands of historic recordings freely accessible to the public.
Preserving the Past & Sharing It Today: A New Partnership with the University of California
The Dust-to-Digital Foundation and the University of California, Santa Barbara have partnered to make thousands of historic recordings freely accessible to the public.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Dust-to-Digital Foundation and the University of California, Santa Barbara have partnered to make thousands of historic recordings freely accessible to the public.
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This summer, junior high and high school teachers collaborated with UCSB grad students and staff from the IHC, UCSB Library, and Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation to conduct research on the history of community celebrations surrounding Fiesta and develop lesson plans for their students.
Finding Fiesta partners UCSB with local teachers for new perspectives on a century-old celebration
UCSB partners with community institutions to provide teachers troves of Fiesta history as K-12 students reexamine and interpret the annual celebration through fresh eyes.
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September 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This summer, junior high and high school teachers collaborated with UCSB grad students and staff from the IHC, UCSB Library, and Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation to conduct research on the history of community celebrations surrounding Fiesta and develop lesson plans for their students.
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UC Santa Barbara Research Data Services Infographiced us and it is EVERYTHING. #DataRescue
Somebody tell whomever created this Heyyyy from DRP.
We 🫶 you. 🛟
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Somebody tell whomever created this Heyyyy from DRP.
We 🫶 you. 🛟
rcd.ucsb.edu/sites/defaul...
rcd.ucsb.edu
August 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
UC Santa Barbara Research Data Services Infographiced us and it is EVERYTHING. #DataRescue
Somebody tell whomever created this Heyyyy from DRP.
We 🫶 you. 🛟
rcd.ucsb.edu/sites/defaul...
Somebody tell whomever created this Heyyyy from DRP.
We 🫶 you. 🛟
rcd.ucsb.edu/sites/defaul...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o... what we lose when we defund research
Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.
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August 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o... what we lose when we defund research
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Santa Barbara County Coast Included in Tsunami Watch After Huge Russian Quake #tsunami
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Santa Barbara County Coast Included in Tsunami Watch After Huge Russian Quake | Local News | Noozhawk
A massive earthquake off the east coast of Russia has prompted a tsunami watch for Santa Barbara County and the rest of the California coast. The
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July 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Santa Barbara County Coast Included in Tsunami Watch After Huge Russian Quake #tsunami
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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Former register of copyrights Shira Perlmutter filed suit in federal court on May 22, challenging her removal from office and seeking reinstatement to her position at the U.S. Copyright Office.
Fired Copyright Chief Sues in Federal Court to Get Job Back
Former Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter, who was fired on May 10, filed suit in federal court on Thursday, challenging her removal from office and seeking reinstatement, while voiding any…
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May 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Former register of copyrights Shira Perlmutter filed suit in federal court on May 22, challenging her removal from office and seeking reinstatement to her position at the U.S. Copyright Office.
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It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
May 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
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Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
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May 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
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🚨 #BreakingNews | What Trump's Proposed Budget Cuts Mean for Education, Research Programs
Science research funding and programs that help students access college are on the chopping block as Trump aims to cut at least $163 billion. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4iIDd7i
Science research funding and programs that help students access college are on the chopping block as Trump aims to cut at least $163 billion. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4iIDd7i
May 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🚨 #BreakingNews | What Trump's Proposed Budget Cuts Mean for Education, Research Programs
Science research funding and programs that help students access college are on the chopping block as Trump aims to cut at least $163 billion. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4iIDd7i
Science research funding and programs that help students access college are on the chopping block as Trump aims to cut at least $163 billion. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4iIDd7i
New business idea. Loosies but for eggs
April 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
New business idea. Loosies but for eggs
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The National Institutes of Health, the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, has fired 1,300 employees and cancelled more than $2 billion in federal research grants. https://cbsn.ws/4daiCrv
How cuts at the National Institutes of Health could impact Americans' health
Cuts and layoffs to the National Institutes of Health threaten medical research around the U.S., agency insiders warn.
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April 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The National Institutes of Health, the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, has fired 1,300 employees and cancelled more than $2 billion in federal research grants. https://cbsn.ws/4daiCrv
April 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Sources: White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO case
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Sources: White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO case
Adam Schleifer, a longtime financial fraud prosecutor, was dismissed from the U.S. Attorney's office in L.A. on Friday. He was pursuing charges against the former CEO of Fatburger, a Trump supporter, ...
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March 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Sources: White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO case
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www.latimes.com/california/s...
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American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
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March 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY
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Education is under attack. All who stand for the freedom and flourishing of the US postsecondary education system can sign on to a statement affirming and committing to core values that shape education. Read: bit.ly/DemocracyAnd...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #DisabilityStudies #DisabledInAcademia
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #DisabilityStudies #DisabledInAcademia
Speaking Out for Democracy and US Higher Education
Speaking Out for Democracy and US Higher Education To add your name to this statement, go to https://bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEdSign We publicly affirm our commitment to the enterprise of higher educ...
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March 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Education is under attack. All who stand for the freedom and flourishing of the US postsecondary education system can sign on to a statement affirming and committing to core values that shape education. Read: bit.ly/DemocracyAnd...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #DisabilityStudies #DisabledInAcademia
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #DisabilityStudies #DisabledInAcademia
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
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March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025
SEND AN EMAIL: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacking Federal Funding for Libraries
We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!
action.everylibrary.org
March 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025
Trump signed an Executive Order attacking Federal Funding for Libraries.
Please send an email to your legislators and governors before it's too late!
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Please send an email to your legislators and governors before it's too late!
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
SEND AN EMAIL: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacking Federal Funding for Libraries
We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!
action.everylibrary.org
March 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Trump signed an Executive Order attacking Federal Funding for Libraries.
Please send an email to your legislators and governors before it's too late!
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Please send an email to your legislators and governors before it's too late!
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
As the recipient of several IMLS grants, this just breaks my heart. These are so important for the library field
March 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
As the recipient of several IMLS grants, this just breaks my heart. These are so important for the library field
March 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM