Accessing Ubu: A (Cautionary) Fairy Tale

1. Accessing Ubu: A (Cautionary) Fairy Tale Margaret Smith, 28 May 2010 International Symposium: Media Libraries and Archives For the 21st Century

2. Accessing UbuWeb <ul><ul><li>What makes UbuWeb different? </li></ul></ul><ul><li> </li></ul><ul><ul><li>What are its strengths/weaknesses regarding access? </li></ul></ul><ul><li> </li></ul><ul><ul><li>How can we address these in the future? </li></ul></ul><ul><li> </li></ul><ul><ul><li>What lessons are applicable beyond UbuWeb? </li></ul></ul>

3. What is UbuWeb?

4. Once upon a time... "You reach a point where you don't work for money" - Walt Disney

5. "Ever just the same, ever a surprise..." What is UbuWeb, really?

6. "When hearts are high, the time will fly, so whistle while you work" Ethos, pt. 1

7. "It's our problem-free philosophy!" Ethos, pt. 2

8. "A whole new world! A new fantastic point of view" Strengths

9. "Look at this stuff, isn't it neat? Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?" Weaknesses

10. "You got troubles, and I got them too" To infinity and beyond?

11. Many thanks to: LABoral UbuWeb Disney(?) Margaret Smith @megvmeg Gmail/Twitter/FriendFeed "When you wish upon a star..."