The Verge: The Library of Congress will no longer archive every tweet

The Library of Congress just announced some changes to its long-running plan to archive all of Twitter. On December 31st, 2017, it will stop archiving all tweets and instead choose certain tweets to archive on a “very selective basis,” Gizmodo reports. The … Weiterlesen →

DerStandard: Internet Archive eröffnet Online-Bibliothek für verwaiste Bücher

Portal nutzt Sonderregelung um alte Werke online zu veröffentlichen Zehntausende Bücher, die allesamt in den Jahren 1923 bis 1941 in den USA erschienen und verwaist sind, sollen in Bälde im Internet Archive zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Die Bücher weisen laut … Weiterlesen →

Treasures of the Harvard Law School Library | Medieval Manuscripts

The Harvard Law School Library has over 200 handwritten medieval manuscripts, including the largest collection of early English legal manuscripts outside the United Kingdom. This video offers a brief glimpse of these beautiful volumes and the work that goes into … Weiterlesen →

Law’s Picture Books: The Yale Law Library Collection (Ausstellung New York, 13.9.-18.11.2017)

“Law’s Picture Books: The Yale Law Library Collection,” opening September 13 at the Grolier Club(link is external) in New York City, features 140 books and manuscripts containing a surprising and beguiling range of images that symbolize, describe, teach, argue, or criticize the … Weiterlesen →

theguardian: Ex Libris: New York Public Library review – the restless mind of the city

A treasured US institution opens itself to the painstaking view of fly-on-the-wall master Frederick Wiseman, who finds enlightenment, humour, compassion and soul within its walls. Federick Wiseman, who can reasonably be called one of the most groundbreaking film-makers still working, … Weiterlesen →