Comments on: All the news that’s fit to lose? http://www.librations.us/2009/07/21/all-the-news-thats-fit-to-lose/ Get here fast and then we'll take it slow. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:08:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: raya http://www.librations.us/2009/07/21/all-the-news-thats-fit-to-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-17 raya Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:44:48 +0000 http://www.librations.us/?p=208#comment-17 It has just been announced that the AA News photo archive (with negatives) is being given to the Ann Arbor District Library. So, while AADL may not be indexing current content, they will be busy digitizing and organizing a collection of over 800,000 items in the next few years. :-) It has just been announced that the AA News photo archive (with negatives) is being given to the Ann Arbor District Library. So, while AADL may not be indexing current content, they will be busy digitizing and organizing a collection of over 800,000 items in the next few years. :-)

]]> By: anand jay http://www.librations.us/2009/07/21/all-the-news-thats-fit-to-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-8 anand jay Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:51:49 +0000 http://www.librations.us/?p=208#comment-8 Brilliant analysis! I wonder if Proquest does born-digital stuff like that as a method of standardizing the processing, um, process? They add their own metadata to each file, and they index everything, too, so I imagine it's helpful to have a set process that accounts for variations in file-style from different publishers & journals. But that's just a theory. Any digi-lib people know? Brilliant analysis!

I wonder if Proquest does born-digital stuff like that as a method of standardizing the processing, um, process? They add their own metadata to each file, and they index everything, too, so I imagine it’s helpful to have a set process that accounts for variations in file-style from different publishers & journals. But that’s just a theory. Any digi-lib people know?

]]> By: Alexander S http://www.librations.us/2009/07/21/all-the-news-thats-fit-to-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Alexander S Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:13:12 +0000 http://www.librations.us/?p=208#comment-7 very thought provoking and well written post! very thought provoking and well written post!

]]> By: Mark Van Patten http://www.librations.us/2009/07/21/all-the-news-thats-fit-to-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Mark Van Patten Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:42:45 +0000 http://www.librations.us/?p=208#comment-6 Hi Jamie, Google! Google is currently digitizing newspapers. Plans are to have them fully searchable. When? Dunno. Google is working with Proquest to use their microfilm for the project. OTOH, in Kentucky, the newspapers were all sent to the UK library for archiving (at their request decades ago) and they are not cooperating with Google. And as with some book publishers, some newspaper publishers are resisting giving away access to this information. Negotiations are ongoing. Need more info? Try this link: http://lmgtfy.com/ :) Hi Jamie,

Google!

Google is currently digitizing newspapers. Plans are to have them fully searchable. When? Dunno.

Google is working with Proquest to use their microfilm for the project.

OTOH, in Kentucky, the newspapers were all sent to the UK library for archiving (at their request decades ago) and they are not cooperating with Google.

And as with some book publishers, some newspaper publishers are resisting giving away access to this information. Negotiations are ongoing.

Need more info? Try this link: http://lmgtfy.com/
:)

]]> By: Jamie http://www.librations.us/2009/07/21/all-the-news-thats-fit-to-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Jamie Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:18:52 +0000 http://www.librations.us/?p=208#comment-5 Hi kdt! As far as I'm aware (I left AADL a year ago when I returned to school), the indexing of the Ann Arbor news stopped when the News became available through the database I mentioned in my post. Though it wasn't indexed by a librarian, it was keyword searchable. Prior to 2004, librarians at AADL physically clipped articles from the News, indexed them on cards and arranged them categorically in binders (which are still behind the periodicals on the second floor--very useful for historical research!) Since I'm no longer there, I'm not sure what their plans are or what the reaction is to the new site. Any AADLers care to comment? Hi kdt!
As far as I’m aware (I left AADL a year ago when I returned to school), the indexing of the Ann Arbor news stopped when the News became available through the database I mentioned in my post. Though it wasn’t indexed by a librarian, it was keyword searchable. Prior to 2004, librarians at AADL physically clipped articles from the News, indexed them on cards and arranged them categorically in binders (which are still behind the periodicals on the second floor–very useful for historical research!)

Since I’m no longer there, I’m not sure what their plans are or what the reaction is to the new site. Any AADLers care to comment?

]]> By: kdt http://www.librations.us/2009/07/21/all-the-news-thats-fit-to-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-4 kdt Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:54:37 +0000 http://www.librations.us/?p=208#comment-4 Jamie, I'm curious if DW or another librarian at the AADL will be indexing Annarbor.com content for the community? Do you have a sense of what the continuity of the library's metadata will be as the format of local information changes? Jamie, I’m curious if DW or another librarian at the AADL will be indexing Annarbor.com content for the community? Do you have a sense of what the continuity of the library’s metadata will be as the format of local information changes?

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