Curious Cat Walks Over Medieval Manuscript 

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fuckyeahvintage-retro:


John Lennon’s word association list, 1976

fuckyeahvintage-retro:

John Lennon’s word association list, 1976

this is just fascinating   why is george lost?   i love this shit   archives  

Who Titles an Owlry?: Some days, I do wish we were fully closed to the public. 

awesomearchives:

calleo-bricriu:

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.

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"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)
yeeeeees   things no one will care about   but seriously: yeeeeees   archives  
librarianista:


EADipus Complex… fun with metadata

librarianista:

EADipus Complex… fun with metadata

wah wah waaaaah   hee   EAD humor!   nerds!   libraries   archives  
bestmatedonnanoble:


I love you Star Wars, but…this is truth.

bestmatedonnanoble:

I love you Star Wars, but…this is truth.

this is the greatest thing ever   archives   libraries  

What does an archivist do? 

(Source: archivalia)

this is so beautiful   archives  
I'M SORRY ARCHIVISTS ARE SUCH DORKS   But seriously: that shit is hilarious.   gosling   archives   libraries