This document discusses building and sustaining communities. It notes that community is important for software development, release, and sustaining software over time. It stresses how critical users are to the community. It suggests that communication, inclusiveness, consideration, a sense of ownership, participation, enthusiasm, pride in contributions, and adoption are all important for building and sustaining a thriving community. The document aims to start a discussion on communities.
Technology and Service Trends in Libraries: The Library of Congress and the B...lljohnston
The document discusses several trends in libraries and technology, including libraries collecting and providing access to digital collections and open data, the importance of authenticity and social media components, and a recognition that libraries now focus on inclusiveness. Many of the discussed trends reflect changes in how libraries operate and the resources they provide to patrons in the digital era.
Leslie Johnston Keynote, Best Practices Exchange 2011lljohnston
This document discusses how digital collections are now considered data rather than just records or content. It notes that researchers want to analyze entire collections as data sets rather than individual records. Large digital collections like web archives, historic newspapers, and Twitter archives contain billions of records that researchers want to query, analyze, and visualize as data. Institutions are collaborating through groups like the National Digital Stewardship Alliance and developing open source tools like ViewShare to support access to and preservation of these "big data" collections.
Leslie Johnston: Big Data at Libraries, Georgetown University Law School Symp...lljohnston
This document discusses the challenges of collecting and preserving large scale digital collections and datasets, known as "Big Data", and making them accessible and usable. It provides examples of big data collections at the Library of Congress, including digitized newspapers, audio/visual content, web archives, tweets, ebooks, and research datasets. Managing these collections at scale requires rethinking infrastructure for storage, processing, discovery, and access. Libraries must also consider new service models and researcher expectations around self-service access, analytical tools, and data analysis. While big data brings new challenges, it also enables new opportunities for research if libraries can address issues of infrastructure, policies, and public services.
Leslie Johnston on Citizen Archiving, iPres 2011lljohnston
This document discusses the importance of personal digital archiving and citizen archiving efforts. It notes that individuals are increasingly creating digital records and archives as part of their personal histories and online activities. It encourages the archiving community to support grassroots preservation efforts and collaborate with citizen archivists. Collecting institutions should provide resources and guidance to help individuals and communities develop digital archiving strategies.
The Trolley Museum in Kingston, NY is constructing a new trolley shelter/guide house to provide waiting areas for riders and house information about the museum. The shelter will be made of aluminum framing clad with wavy strips of white translucent Corian, allowing it to glow in sunlight. It is designed to be assembled on-site by volunteers without heavy equipment. The shelter aims to make the museum universally accessible.
Cultural Heritage Insitutions and Big Data Collectionslljohnston
Data is not just generated by satellites, identified during experiments, or collected during surveys. Datasets are not just scientific and business tables and spreadsheets. We have Big Data in our Libraries, Archives and Museums, and we and managing and preserving those collections for research use. Preservation given at the 2013 Wolfram Data Summit.
This document discusses building and sustaining communities. It notes that community is important for software development, release, and sustaining software over time. It stresses how critical users are to the community. It suggests that communication, inclusiveness, consideration, a sense of ownership, participation, enthusiasm, pride in contributions, and adoption are all important for building and sustaining a thriving community. The document aims to start a discussion on communities.
Technology and Service Trends in Libraries: The Library of Congress and the B...lljohnston
The document discusses several trends in libraries and technology, including libraries collecting and providing access to digital collections and open data, the importance of authenticity and social media components, and a recognition that libraries now focus on inclusiveness. Many of the discussed trends reflect changes in how libraries operate and the resources they provide to patrons in the digital era.
Leslie Johnston Keynote, Best Practices Exchange 2011lljohnston
This document discusses how digital collections are now considered data rather than just records or content. It notes that researchers want to analyze entire collections as data sets rather than individual records. Large digital collections like web archives, historic newspapers, and Twitter archives contain billions of records that researchers want to query, analyze, and visualize as data. Institutions are collaborating through groups like the National Digital Stewardship Alliance and developing open source tools like ViewShare to support access to and preservation of these "big data" collections.
Leslie Johnston: Big Data at Libraries, Georgetown University Law School Symp...lljohnston
This document discusses the challenges of collecting and preserving large scale digital collections and datasets, known as "Big Data", and making them accessible and usable. It provides examples of big data collections at the Library of Congress, including digitized newspapers, audio/visual content, web archives, tweets, ebooks, and research datasets. Managing these collections at scale requires rethinking infrastructure for storage, processing, discovery, and access. Libraries must also consider new service models and researcher expectations around self-service access, analytical tools, and data analysis. While big data brings new challenges, it also enables new opportunities for research if libraries can address issues of infrastructure, policies, and public services.
Leslie Johnston on Citizen Archiving, iPres 2011lljohnston
This document discusses the importance of personal digital archiving and citizen archiving efforts. It notes that individuals are increasingly creating digital records and archives as part of their personal histories and online activities. It encourages the archiving community to support grassroots preservation efforts and collaborate with citizen archivists. Collecting institutions should provide resources and guidance to help individuals and communities develop digital archiving strategies.
The Trolley Museum in Kingston, NY is constructing a new trolley shelter/guide house to provide waiting areas for riders and house information about the museum. The shelter will be made of aluminum framing clad with wavy strips of white translucent Corian, allowing it to glow in sunlight. It is designed to be assembled on-site by volunteers without heavy equipment. The shelter aims to make the museum universally accessible.
Cultural Heritage Insitutions and Big Data Collectionslljohnston
Data is not just generated by satellites, identified during experiments, or collected during surveys. Datasets are not just scientific and business tables and spreadsheets. We have Big Data in our Libraries, Archives and Museums, and we and managing and preserving those collections for research use. Preservation given at the 2013 Wolfram Data Summit.
Miquel introduces himself and identifies with three adjectives: extroverted, generous, and lazy. He identifies with an image of koalas because they are very lazy, and with paella, because many friends call him lazy due to his name. He says that paella is made with good ingredients but can turn out poorly if you spend too much time cooking it, and he has good ingredients but sometimes spends too much time joking around.
Miquel introduces himself and identifies with three adjectives: extroverted, generous, and lazy. He identifies with an image of koalas because they are very lazy, and with paella, because many friends call him lazy due to his name. He says that paella is made with good ingredients but can turn out poorly if you spend too much time cooking it, and he has good ingredients but sometimes spends too much time joking around.