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Liberating Information: December 2014
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Tuesday, 23 December 2014. Four rules for creating effective (and beautiful) PowerPoint Presentations. How good are your presentation and PowerPoint skills? Ned Potter shares some hints and tips on how to make yours pitch perfect. This is easy to address when you know what matters and where all the useful resources are. One of our Academic Liaison Librarians has created this guide to the four most important rules for creating effective prese...
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Liberating Information: October 2014
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Thursday, 30 October 2014. By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes. Our Special Collections Librarian, Sarah Griffin. Introduces you to some of the witches who fly through our collections. The Wonder book of Fairy Tales. By A J Johnson 1903. To get us all in the Halloween mood. World turned upside down. C 1800 - click on image to enlarge. Saducismus triumphatus, or a full and. Of Mr Edward Fairfax of Fuystone. The plays of ...
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Liberating Information: Art from across the globe
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Tuesday, 21 July 2015. Art from across the globe. As our Art literature collection continues to expand, Stephen Town adds a splash of diversity to the selection. This week's donations contain an eclectic mix. Of art and illustration. Beach and Koch: King of the World: the Padshahnama. Neil MacGregor: Seeing salvation: images of Christ in Art. Pinkney: William Morris in Oxford. Like Morris, my mother was an Oxford student. Also like Morris, s...
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futureArch, or the future of archives...: January 2013
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Thursday, 31 January 2013. Digital Preservation: What I wish I knew before I started. The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) and Archives and Records Association event ‘Digital Preservation: What I wish I knew before I started, 2013’ took place at Birkbeck College, London on 24 January 2013. A half-day conference, it brought together a group of leading specialists in the filed to discuss the challenges of digital collection. 1 We must be willing to embrace change. 5 Continued training is essential so w...
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futureArch, or the future of archives...: Atlas of digital damages
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Friday, 19 October 2012. Atlas of digital damages. An Atlas of digital damage has been created on Flickr, which will provide a handy resource for illustrating where digital preservation has failed. Perhaps 'failed' is a little strong. In some cases the imperfection may be an acceptable trade off. A nice, and useful, idea. Contribute here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). What's the futureArch blog? A place for sharing items of interest to those curating hybrid archives and manuscripts. Why I voted yes.
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futureArch, or the future of archives...: Media Recognition: DV part 2
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Monday, 26 March 2012. Media Recognition: DV part 2. Digital videotape cassette encoding. Yes, but tapeless formats such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 are becoming more popular. MiniDV cassettes can hold up to 80/120 minutes SP/LP. Medium cassette size can hold up to 3.0/4.6 hrs SP/LP. Files sizes can be up to 1GB per 4 minutes of recording. DV format is widely adopted. DV is aimed at a consumer market – may also be used by ‘prosumer’ film makers. Digital videotape cassette encoding. Cassettes recorded in...
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futureArch, or the future of archives...: Digital Preservation: What I Wish I Knew Before I Started
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Monday, 30 January 2012. Digital Preservation: What I Wish I Knew Before I Started. Tuesday 24th January, 2012. Last week I attended a student conference, hosted by the Digital Preservation Coalition, on what digital preservation professionals wished they had known before they started. The event covered a great deal of the challenges faced by those involved in digital preservation, and the skills required to deal with these challenges. The importance of collaboration was another theme which was repeated ...
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Liberating Information: Home: A time traveller's tales from Britain's prehistory
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Wednesday, 24 June 2015. Home: A time traveller's tales from Britain's prehistory. Digging around the back of his nightshelf, Stephen Town. Has found another couple of great reads to donate to the Library. Pryor, F., Home: A Time Traveller's Tales from Britain's Prehistory. In the University Library at EA 2.942 PRY. We already have most of Pryor’s more academic contributions. Our view of what makes a home has changed over time. Pryor’s bas...
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Liberating Information: The buried giant
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Friday, 19 June 2015. Taking a step away from academic literature, Stephen Town adds a lighter, but no less compelling read to his Nightshelf donations. Ishiguro, K., The buried giant. Coming soon to the University Library. Disclaimer: the book isn't actually about a buried giant. The Awakening by Jeff Kubina. Used under a Creative Commons licence. Arthurian history is hazy and contradictory. Licensed under Public Domain. Anybody can comment on ...
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Liberating Information: The Magna Carta manifesto : liberties and commons for all
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Monday, 15 June 2015. The Magna Carta manifesto : liberties and commons for all. Marking 800 years since the Magna Carta, Stephen Town adds another compelling read to his Nightshelf donations. Linebaugh, P., The Magna Carta manifesto. In the University Library at H 2.1 LIN. It may not share the spotlight, but the. Forest Charter was much more significant. The Library also has a number of e-resources on the Magna Carta. Anybody can comment on thi...
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