I am so sorry. Fobazi your clear words had such an impact on me. I will not forget you.
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I am so sorry. Fobazi your clear words had such an impact on me. I will not forget you.
Department of Justice memo - use AI instead of human translation to support non-English audiences. www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
Now that these works have entered the public domain, put them to good use in our annual Public Domain Film Remix Contest: blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2...
Submit your short film by 11:59pm PST on January 7.
Original 1930 illustrated cover of The Little Engine That Could: a small blue steam engine pulls a curved train uphill through snowy mountains, hauling brightly colored red and yellow cars filled with toys and animals—including a giraffe, elephant, and teddy bear—under the bold title text “THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD” at the top.
⏰ 12 HOURS TO GO 👀
When the new year begins, so does #PublicDomainDay2026.
At 12:00 a.m. ET, iconic books, films, and music move into the public domain—and we’ll be sharing highlights #here all night long.
🔔 Set your reminder ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
A preview of coming attractions! In addition to our January 1 countdown, look out for our Public Domain Day celebration, in person and virtually!
I am on the committee for the SAA Brenda S. Banks Travel Award given annually to archivists of color who would like to become active in SAA. It provides generous travel support and a years membership in SAA.
Please share in your networks and with those that might be our next recipient!
In case you missed it live, a full recording of my rapid-response livestream regarding news surrounding the proposed imminent and sudden dismantling of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is now available.
Poster for the Internet Archive's 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest, featuring the "Lockette," a cartoon character with an open lock, seated in a director's chair, legs crossed, and holding a megaphone. Projected on a screen to her right is a frame from the 1930 film "King of Jazz". Illustrated by Freya Morgan.
🎬 The 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest is on!
Celebrate Public Domain Day by remixing the past—using at least one item entering the #publicdomain on Jan 1, 2026, in your 2–3 minute film submission.
📅 Deadline: Jan. 7, 2026
💰 First prize: $1,500
ℹ️ Details: blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2...
🕎 This year it seems more important than ever to light a candle in the dark. 🕎
People in military uniforms and suits gather around a menorah, with flags in the background. The uniformed man in the center is lighting the third candle of the menorah while other men and one woman are gathered around him, part of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA. Photo by Bernard M. Cohn.
On the 3rd night of Hanukkah, we share this 1950s photo of Jewish American war veterans gathered around a menorah. 🕎
The preservation of images like this links the past to our present & shows how traditions endure across generations.
📸 archive.org/details/cala...
#Preservation #Holidays #Veterans
An example of Democracy's Library in action, thanks to the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) UC Berkeley. Over 6,000 municipal documents digitized and available in @archive.org - "essential sources for understanding California’s civic past and present."
igs.berkeley.edu/news/library...
This seems like a particularly cruel time. I treasure people like you who keep focussed on humanity, and burn your own bright candle. It is easy to get overwhelmed by it all.
You are so kind and smart and lovely! I hope we can continue to work together, Dorothy!
I feel the same way! I didn't have much choice in the matter of my name.
Oh hey it's me! Happy to be at @archive.org !
New job alert! Thank you @archive.org @brewster.kahle.org and @chrisfreeland.com for this nice write up!
blog.archive.org/2025/11/18/m...
@sheilamasson.bsky.social I hope you can connect with Amazing Dorothy!
Happy Halloween!
Kate James has a round up of werewolf resources that will leave you howling for more—all available in WorldCat, of course!
I learned a new word! Lycanthropy.
hangingtogether.org/werewolves-i...
#libraries #spooky #werewolves #lycanthrope
It was a great privilege to work with this group, and also with my colleagues! Rebecca Bryant / @rabryant.bsky.social , Annette Dortmund, Kate James, Brian Lavoie / @libranomics.bsky.social, Mercy Procaccini, and Chela Scott Weber.
Final post with findings from the OCLC RLP AI and Metadata Workflows Working group.
It recaps what we learned over months of discussions. Our findings? AI can enhance metadata work—but only with care. Learn how libraries (and OCLC) think about balancing innovation with quality and ethical practice.
The third blog post in our AI and metadata workflows series is here.
Read and find out -- can AI help to manage institutional repository metadata? From improving deposit workflows to cleaning up legacy data, explore how AI might support IRs while keeping human expertise front and center.
I'm so very proud that the OCLC RLP is able to do a small part to support our UKI partners to share knowledge and develop a community of practice!
Pleased to share the recording from the first of three webinars in our Reimagining Descriptive Workflows series, featuring @ellycope.bsky.social, Ceilan Hunter-Green and @kats23.bsky.social
speaking to building institutional capacity for reparative description through collaborative approaches.
First in a new blog post series from OCLC summarising the discussions of Metadata Managers as we explored the challenges and opportunities of AI in metadata creation and management.
Amazing recap of today's webinar. Two more sessions upcoming in this series! Thanks to all our presenters and to @emmabooth.bsky.social for the reportage in real time!
📢New blog post! Backlogs and beyond: AI in primary cataloging workflows
Facing cataloging backlogs, legacy metadata issues, and language challenges, libraries are exploring how AI may offer practical support—while keeping human expertise central.
(🎉Me, celebrating the OCLC RLP!)
#AIandLibraries
Nicely said. This was a central theme of my course on collaboration and the value of consortia > Time and again, connections to trusted peers have proven to be every bit as essential as all the other types of infrastructure we depend upon to do our jobs. buff.ly/ru6fpPR
Global shipping chaos? No problem. When international ILL faced an unprecedented disruption, the SHARES community turned confusion into collaboration, crafting creative solutions to keep library materials moving across borders. 🌍📚
New blog post tells the tale! #ResourceSharing #Libraries #OCLCRLP
Global shipping chaos? No problem. When international ILL faced unprecedented disruption, the SHARES community turned confusion into collaboration, crafting creative solutions to keep library materials moving across borders. 🌍📚
Find out more in a new blog post
#ResourceSharing #Libraries #OCLCRLP
Over the last 50 years, Chicana transformed the way we analyze and write history as well as who is included in U.S. history. @umichlibrary.bsky.social hosts a digital collection of oral histories you can view in The First 100: Chicanas Changing History archival project. quod.lib.umich.edu/f/first100