In this week’s Economist Richard Ovendon Bodley’s Librarian argues that We must fight to preserve digital information. Bodley’s Librarian is the librarian for the University of Oxford and this large library has many complex and valuable archival resources so it is to be expected that he will see the task and the responsibility as falling heavily to the role and the expertise of librarians and archivists. But he rightly points out that the project that we now face is
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Welcome to the second week of Archive Flashbacks! This week we bring you a film review from renowned magazine Sight & Sound, a selection of poems from the very first issue of PN Review and a contentious article from BBC Wildlife Magazine.
Sight & Sound — March 2019
Check out Barry Jenkins’s new film “If Beale Street Could Talk”, the first English-language feature adaptation of a James Baldwin novel, telling the tale of a young black … Keep Reading
In Volume Six of IwtL (not so catchy), we have the pleasure of speaking with Alex Wheeler of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Trivia
Last week’s question — What is the smallest book in the world?
Well, my clue last week somewhat misleading… I thought it was Old King Cole, but it turns out there is always a smaller book! Teeny Ted from Turnip Town is the smallest book in the world. Created by Nano Imaging Laboratory of Simon Fraser University, its … Keep Reading
In Volume Five we’re speaking to Lana Bittman from Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
Trivia
Last week’s question — Which library houses the Devil’s Bible?
The Codex Gigas which in English means Giant Book, is the largest medieval manuscript in the world, at a length of 92 cm (36 in). Famous for its full-page portrait of the devil the book is housed in the Swedish Royal Library in Stockholm.
This week’s question — What is the smallest book … Keep Reading
It’s Friday again! Time for Volume 4 of Interview with the Librarian. This week we have the pleasure of speaking with Loraine Forde of Glasgow Clyde College.
Trivia
(Firstly, I’ve just enabled comments on our posts… oops! So please feel free to post answers in the comments section).
Last week’s question —Name the Draconian librarian who guards Hogwarts Library.
Our office’s resident Harry Potter expert, Ellie, was quick on the draw to correctly guess Madam Irma Pince.
This week’s question … Keep Reading