Well I can't pass up a moment to mention one of the greatest minds in science. Today would have marked his 200th birthday (a concept that always makes me chuckle, as no one lives 200 yrs! A Victorian would have a conniption in times like these). Check out this special section at New Scientist for more reading pleasure.
This week saw two postings about digital preservation. Turns out they were about this story from the New York Times which highlight the position of digital preservation officer (or some combination of the words 'digital' 'archives' 'preservation' etc). One of the people profiled feels that barring some gargantuan economic slowdown, there should be huge increases in the numbers of people working in the field. Sounds promising, barring economic slowdowns....
On a similar vein, the BBC is going to try and digitize all publicly held paintings and make them available online for all to see. This would be a real coup for art historians, but more importantly for people who cannot get to England and see them in person. This is truly a herculean uptaking, but this collaboration with the Public Catalogue Foundation would create a fantastic resource.
Just a quick post this week, as I am off to see LAC next week with students from U of T. We should learn a lot.
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