And I thought audiovisual archivists were the only ones who got that heated up about choosing formats!

One person can be an inspiration and symbolize much that is beyond his or her original reach, but history is built by the millions. Hopefully that singular inspiration will also create a desire to dig deeper and discover more that history has to offer. Happy researching, and Happy MLK Day!

It’s an old one, but the upcoming holiday made me think of it. Many people are incredulous at how tightly the King estate controls use of MLK’s works and image. This commercial makes me feel like maybe that’s not such a bad thing:

I mean, Abe Lincoln and George Washington selling sheets and towels, that just [...]

History and memory, however, take a slower, more constant rate that looks at the bigger picture. History may or may not be concerned with the trends in communication and information sharing in the early 21st century, but it certainly will not care about who was the fastest to Tweet the news about Michael Jackson’s death.

But then again, it had a good beat and I could dance to it…

— Joshua Ranger

How can I say “Happy Holidays” with this song around? Orrin Hatch, what have you wrought?

Tablet Magazine has Orrin Hatch write Hanukkah song…
— Joshua Ranger

(Henchmen in an Elevator! Grabs of Forgiveness by a Cowboy! Scenes of Twinkies and Acceptance!). Looks like a busy weekend…

Born Digital File-Based Video recording is pervasive. Tape is not even an option on many new cameras being sold today. This shift has made accessioning and management of file based content and the associated challenges a new reality to archives. This presentation offers insights into the challenges that born digital file-based video brings to your [...]

AudioVisual Preservation Solutions, www.avpreserve.com , a New York City Based AV preservation consulting firm has today officially released software called “DV Analyzer” which will assist audiovisual preservationists and archivists to automatically monitor data integrity during the reformatting of DV tapes.The primary function of DV Analyzer is to report on the quality of migration from DV tape [...]

We could perhaps, then, almost consider Tarantino the more austere Archivist as compared to Burns.