Who Titles an Owlry?: Some days, I do wish we were fully closed to the public.
There are times when I am pleased that I’m not required to be helpful beyond directing someone to a particular section of the Archives.
Most requests are bothersome if only for the reason that most people looking tend to only know modern standard English titles and much of is archived is not in…Guys. This is an account for a Ravenclaw archivist at the Ministry of Magic. Dream job? Dream job.
This is amazing. Now I need the Hufflepuff archives equivalent. If they’re good particularly good finders, then their finding aids must be aces.
"There is no good copyright reason for the law to interfere with archives or universities that seek to digitize and make available our creative past."
Lawrence Lessig, Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy (via thefriendlyarchivist)
