Not sure if it’s a fun allergy, restlessness or another one of those unique personality traits, but I’m ready for break to be over, the weekend to end & to get back to my life.
In an attempt to get my brain back in working order:
- I read a very interesting article titled “Emerging technologies for the provision of access to archives: issues, challenges and ideas.”
- Also, in case you thought archivists were boring & without a sense of humor, check out Archival Haiku. Over 50 clever haikus about the profession, including gems such as:
Endowment way down
Budget cuts everywhere. Here,
A silverfish sighs
&
Little old lady with bun
Archivist stereotype
Not this wild woman
- The photos are of Kabul, Afghanistan 1969 & 2009 posted at Briefly Mused Upon are a sobering reminder of what was & what remains.
- This isn’t quite academic, but it’s Sunday, which means there’s set of postcards up on Post Secret.
- The NY Times has a really interesting graphic that shows the big stories, mavericks, verbs, nouns & such over the past 10 years:
Now I’m going to take advantage of this lazy Sunday & tailor some flannel shirts. It’s 18 degrees right now, but last night it was down to at least 7, plus windchill.
Here’s a hint of what I’ll be doing tomorrow…
Cheers!
Related posts:
- 2011 In Review
- Decade Music List: The Top 10
- Books & Archives & Things to Share!
- Serving in the Archives Together
- Experiments in crowd sourcing
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010, 2:36 pm | 
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