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Tilde Lowengrimm<p><span>I’ve been thinking lately (always a mistake) about all the </span><a href="https://infosec.town/notes/9yq5evnupxu5kimp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span>cultural works to which we don't have access</span></a><span>. Everything removed from streaming; everything locked behind DRM so that most libraries and archives won't have copies which can redundantly survive disruption. Sometimes I get real sad about the future readers and historians and others who just won't be able to find copies of the incredible things made during the current digital dark age.<br><br>As ever, I try to let this radicalize me rather than lead me into despair. I know that there are lots of horrors worth raging against, but this is one I feel well-positioned to work against. It's low-stakes enough that I won't feel self-loathing if I burn out or need to take a break. It's no secret that </span><a href="https://bookwyrm.social/user/tilde" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span>I</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/notes/9va6bfhaztq44230" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span>like</span></a><span> to </span><a href="https://bookwyrm.social/user/tilde/goal/2025" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span>read</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://infosec.town/notes/9zxd4kwjkfcqehz3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span>organize</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://bookwyrm.social/user/tilde/books" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span>books</span></a><span> so this is a topic close to my heart and one which can bring me joy and allow me to share it with those around me too. There is a fair bit of tech nerd stuff to it, enough that I have an opportunity to learn &amp; practice new things, but not so much that I’m totally out of my depth. And there are plenty of </span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span>communities</span></a><span> out there to help and share strategies.<br><br>But the big thing I see missing from my understanding and many of the conversations about shadow libraries and unauthorized archivism is the social and professional practice of </span><i><span>librarianship</span></i><span> rather than mechanical practice of data storage. I don't have space to go to library school, but I could definitely stand to read (and archive) introductory books on the topic, or take an online class. Friends who know: what are some of the better places to get started with an introduction to library &amp; information science and archive science?<br><br></span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/libraries" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraries</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/librarian" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#librarian</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/archivist" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archivist</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/archives" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archives</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/archivism" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archivism</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/archivist" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archivist</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/libraryScience" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraryScience</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/informationScience" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#informationScience</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/archiveScience" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archiveScience</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/culture" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#culture</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/repositories" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repositories</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/dataHoard" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataHoard</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/archiving" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archiving</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/piracy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#piracy</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/unauthorizedArchives" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unauthorizedArchives</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/guerillaArchives" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guerillaArchives</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/shadowLibraries" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shadowLibraries</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/digiPres" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digiPres</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/digitalPreservation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalPreservation</a></p>
Sy ︲ 🌷🍁<p>Games preservation continues to be under threat because archived games "might be used for recreational purposes".</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/MXWegyIuGD4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/MXWegyIuGD4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archivism</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>“Why is Google Books removing access to out-of-copyright books that it once hosted as open access? There is a good chance that the mass-deaccession policy of libraries, on the ground that "it's available for free online", will be one of the most stupid acts of modern curatorship.”</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/AntigoneJournal/status/1853160640073838664" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/AntigoneJournal/st</span><span class="invisible">atus/1853160640073838664</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archivist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archivist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/googlebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>googlebooks</span></a></p>
Sy ︲ 🌷🍁<p>Only <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frisian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frisian</span></a> linguists from the 1800s will get this.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frysk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frysk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archivism</span></a></p>
Sy ︲ 🌷🍁<p>I'm translating a book in the Dutch language which is a dictionary of the Frisian language. I don't speak either.</p><p>TIL that orerdrachteljjk is orerdrachteljjk, and you'd have to be a linguist from the 1800s to get it.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frisian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frisian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archivism</span></a></p>
Donar<p>"At Anna’s Archive, we are often asked how we can claim to preserve our collections in perpetuity, when the total size is already approaching 1 Petabyte (1000 TB), and is still growing. In this article we’ll look at our philosophy, and see why the next decade is critical for our mission of preserving humanity’s knowledge and culture."</p><p><a href="https://annas-archive.org/blog/critical-window.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">annas-archive.org/blog/critica</span><span class="invisible">l-window.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://f.cz/tags/dataretention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataretention</span></a> <a href="https://f.cz/tags/archivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archivism</span></a> <a href="https://f.cz/tags/piracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>piracy</span></a></p>
Sy ︲ 🌷🍁<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Daojoan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://me.dm/@medium" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>medium</span></a></span> <br>Consider reaching out to Medium to see if there's any way they can restore it. Given that it was very large, who knows.</p><p>Also, as another person mentioned, check the Wayback Machine.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medium</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/waybackmachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waybackmachine</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>The Web and the Internet are largely ephemeral — documents, images, and videos disappear all the time.</p><p>If you find something on the Web or the Internet and you value it — download it and save it.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archivists</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>2/</p><p>In some ways, ActivityPub &amp; the Fediverse matches an archivist's dream —</p><p>Done right, ActivityPub &amp; the Fediverse can make saving information, history, and culture easier.</p><p>How‽ — Boosting something is saving it, because a copy of what you boosted is stored on your server.</p><p>And if you are on your own server — you are saving it to your own (server) computer.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archivists</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>1/</p><p>There are people who worry about information, history, and culture being lost.</p><p>They want to preserve it — preserve it for themselves and future generations.</p><p>They try to save it — save files, save books, save articles, save photos, ... save anything they feel is important.</p><p>These people are called archivists.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archivists</span></a></p>
George Ho<p>Inspired by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>simon</span></a></span> I'll talk about one of my favorite data <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a> - <a href="https://cryptics.georgeho.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cryptics.georgeho.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>It's a dataset of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crossword" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crossword</span></a> clues, scraped from various blogs and publications.</p><p>Allowing myself to brag a bit, it represents the largest and most comprehensive work of cryptic crossword <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archivism</span></a> that I'm aware of.</p><p>I know some people in the crossword community simply call it "the database", and is unironically the most impactful data project I've ever worked on!</p>
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