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Cameras in the Archives

OCLC is recommending allowing patrons to use cameras in archives. While some institutions adopted such a policy already, others resist. I have faith that the library community as a whole will, for the most part, continue to embrace innovation. But can we do it fast enough, and not get left behind? [...]

Jesus, dodos, and Jack the Ripper: absurd requests from the Getty Hulton Archive

Filmmaker Laurie Hill has made a spectacular short film about absurd requests received by the Getty Hulton Archive. [...]

Vampires just keep sucking us back in

Vampires just keep pulling us back in, and NPR’s Margot Adler takes a look at why — as well as sharing her vampire reading list with us. [...]

Why buy the cow when you can read the milk for free?

I can’t help but feel that publishing companies are going to have to come to grips with the new digital model whether they want to or not. [...]

The reference librarian is watching you

The reference librarian is watching you [...]

Book review: The Hour I First Believed

Review of Wally Lamb’s “The Hour I First Believed”. [...]

Lost in books

I admit to being obsessed with Lost. But there’s a literary component to the show worth checking out. [...]

Love in the stacks

Love in the stacks: 10 great songs about librarians and their libraries. [...]