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• in Entertainment
  These Amazing Shadows Focuses on Culturally Relevant Films, PBS, December 29
  Explore the iconic power of American cinema and the reasons it must be preserved.
  by missbobetier / on Dec 26, 2011
• in Politics
  To Those Still in Denial: The Importance of Social Media
  With the advent of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Meetup, social media’s influence is growing, particularly in the realm of politics and campaigns.
  by eklemens / on Sep 27, 2011
• in Videos
  "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" to be Preserved at the Library of Congress
  A classic baseball song is welcome to the Library of Congress.
  by sageone73 / on Apr 6, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “library of congress”

 

• Naval Observatory Donates Maupertuis’ ‘Figura Telluris de Maupertuis’ To Library Of Congress

  
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  While serving as the American ambassador in Paris in 1789, Jefferson ordered a copy of Maupertuis’ Latin version, “Figura Telluris de Maupertuis,” which was published in Leipzig, Germany in 1742. It was one of a number of books he selected from a catalogue issued by bookseller Armand Koenig in Strasburg. ...
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• $7.5M gift to fix Washington Monument

  
  Exhibit A Baltimore — Authority: 137
  WASHINGTON — A billionaire history buff has stepped forward to donate the $7.5 million matching gift that’s needed to start repairing cracks near the top of the Washington Monument caused by last summer’s East Coast earthquake.Businessman David Rubenstein told The Associated Press he was inspired to help ...
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• Curation of Online Sources: A Rebirth for the Formality of Libraries

  
  The Phoenix Phactor — Authority: 101
  The internet needs the formal organization of libraries in order to be a relevant source of information.  Googles search engine displays results based on an algorithm hierarchy such as how much time searchers spend on a site.  Apparently, the more time spent on a page, the more relevant it is to what a person is ...
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• Some Seriously Beautiful Things I Saw Today

  
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  Today is about stopping SOPA and PIPA , which I definitely support and want to participate in. Certainly I should be marching on our senators’ offices and demanding freedom, or something. But as it happens I’m doing some research for a website today for a new company I’m helping to brand (!) and I’m seeing ...
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• Experience your digital collections with Viewshare...

  
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  Trevor Owens ( @tjowens ), a digital archivist with the Library of Congress National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program ( @ndiipp ), recently brought to my attention a very interesting digital history project called Viewshare . Viewshare is a free platform for generating and customizing ...
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• Re-Rebuildng America

  
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  Over the weekend, economics professor John Henry wrote this guest column at Naked Capitalism revisiting the circumstances and origins of one of the most successful agencies of the New Deal, the Works Progress Administration (later renamed the Works Project Administration). While conservatives hated the WPA then ...
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• THE 3-MINUTE INTERVIEW: David Mao

  
  Capital Land — Authority: 143
  Emily Babay Examiner Staff Writer | Follow her: @emilybabay Mao was appointed this month as the law librarian for the Library of Congress. He joined ...
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• City Room: Coney Island, Jan. 3, 1915

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 866
  Photo: a lovely day to go to the beach, no matter what the costume.
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• StoryCorps: MobileBooth Comes To Austin To Record The Stories Of Our Lives

  
  Ask Miss A — Authority: 432
  Not every story begins with “once upon a time,” but then again not every story is a fairy tale.  Instead, real stories are the ones that remind us that everyone has a voice and that we can learn from one another by sharing our accounts. Photo Credit: StoryCorps StoryCorps is an independent non-profit ...
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• Carnegie Free Library continues to increase its offerings

  
  Paternal Prose — Authority: 146
  The Carnegie Free Library, 299 S. Pittsburgh St., Connellsville, is Fayette County’s largest library, and offers myriad services to the community. the library has served the area since 1903. Under the leadership of director Casey Sirochman and a resurrected Friends of the Library organization, its programs for all ...
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• Belarus Bans Browsing of All Foreign Websites

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 140
  While there are many reasons why people oppose the implementation of SOPA, a common thread is that any level of censorship will simply encourage yet more. The fear is that an inch will become a mile, and before long the Internet will be a place of restrictions where innovation is stifled. Those pointing to China as ...
  3 weeks ago

• 25 Films Selected To Be Preserved By The Library Of Congress

  
  Shockya.com — Authority: 546
  A recognition that is higher than winning an Oscar is for a movie to be chosen to be preserved for future generations by the Library of Congress. According to BleedingCool.com, the library chooses 25 films a year to include in their collection, and this year’s list has been released. According to the site, the 25 ...
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• ‘Porgy and Bess’, ‘Negro Soldier’ Added to National Film Registry

  
  Electronic Urban Report / EUR — Authority: 669
  Dorothy Dandridge and Sidney Poitier in "Porgy and Bess" *“Porgy and Bess,” the 1959 musical starring Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis, Jr., Pearl Bailey, Diahann Carroll and Brock Peters, is among the 25 films chosen to be included this year in the National Film Registry. Directed by Otto ...
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• Forrest Gump, The Silence Of The Lambs Added To The National Film Registry

  
  Inside Pulse Movies — Authority: 129
  This week, the Library of Congress announced the latest twenty-five films that will enter the National Film Registry. Among those selected are film from John Cassavetes, Howard Hawks, and Billy Wilder. Also on the list of 25 films chosen to be preserved are Walt Disney’s Bambi , Charlie Chaplin’s first ...
  4 weeks ago

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