tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.comments2023-10-27T15:05:50.775-04:00ArchivesInfoarchivesinfohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comBlogger364125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-71509851842187061012015-05-16T11:48:59.666-04:002015-05-16T11:48:59.666-04:00Here is a related article I stumbled upon today. V...Here is a related article I stumbled upon today. Very cool opening narrative! https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2015/05/16/another-role-for-colleges-archivist/gUjO3YLzk68hvY5rNBiJAO/story.htmlarchivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-61878071856977947192015-04-17T07:08:05.913-04:002015-04-17T07:08:05.913-04:00You are right our personality never choose our car...You are right our personality never choose our career. Thanks for sharing most valuable information. <a href="http://amcsquare.com/amc-square-learning.html" rel="nofollow"><b>AMC Square Learning</b></a>asitbangalorereviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15631999367296117077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-39718875309932249802015-03-31T14:24:03.140-04:002015-03-31T14:24:03.140-04:00Thank you to Mr. Guinta's office for respondin...Thank you to Mr. Guinta's office for responding by phone to an email I sent him on this matter. His office expressed Mr. Guinta's support for libraries during the call. I hope to see an expression of that support on the house floor at some point.archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-8994285140135833152015-03-13T21:04:40.107-04:002015-03-13T21:04:40.107-04:00Good point! I was just quoting Diane Rehm's gu...Good point! I was just quoting Diane Rehm's guest and thinking about people contesting experts in a variety of subjects. i.e. "Maybe Ms. Mannon isn't lying to me after all!"archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-83749404764293476152015-03-10T02:59:55.055-04:002015-03-10T02:59:55.055-04:00Shouldnt the title be 'uncontested knowledge&#...Shouldnt the title be 'uncontested knowledge' if people are accepting the first thing that Google tells them?Paul Matthewshttp://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/~pmatthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-28281491851284348362015-03-08T08:45:01.500-04:002015-03-08T08:45:01.500-04:00Thank you for your comment and question. We are sp...Thank you for your comment and question. We are space planning now to prepare a large scale makerspace for next year. We have a small "mini makerspace" at the moment, which mostly includes crafts. We are working with a local science museum to bring teleconferencing equipment to both our institutions so that students may work with experts on projects. I see this as a high-tech way to eventaully connect with all kinds of experts who can help us or educate us about a variety of topics, maybe including archives.<br /> <br />We are moving ahead with highlighting our archives through a 50th anniversary celebration. Our local historical society is teaming up with us on this. Our major kickoff project for this event is an oral history program, which launches in May. We will have current students interview alum and current teachers interview former teachers. Interviews will be recorded and placed with "The Voice Library" http://www.thevoicelibrary.net/ and in our school archives. I am encouraging interviewees to bring archival materials to launch discussion and hope that we may get donations at that time. Teens will then have an opportunity to see their interviews and accompanying donations placed in the school archives and may wish to help process them because of their connection.<br /><br />Our Learning Lab has evolved into something we call "The Pulse Program." For more information you may wish to see my video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0HpokJ01P8 archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-89503083630701223332015-03-06T12:37:13.602-05:002015-03-06T12:37:13.602-05:00Thank you for such a wonderful post! 2 years afte...Thank you for such a wonderful post! 2 years after you posted it I was wondering if you have found a way to execute any of these ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-24636660537905193862014-07-20T08:12:56.025-04:002014-07-20T08:12:56.025-04:00Unfortunately, it is not mine but is all over the ...Unfortunately, it is not mine but is all over the Internet. I did a Google search for this image and was unable to find the original. In fact, this image has gotten much attention on my blog and I am going to take it down since I am unable to cite the original source. My current posts use only my own images or cited image, but I must not have been as careful 4 years ago...as an information professional, citing the source should be a priority. archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-14302885221201194262014-07-15T16:42:46.644-04:002014-07-15T16:42:46.644-04:00Hi Melissa,
Would like to use the picture you pos...Hi Melissa,<br /><br />Would like to use the picture you posted with this blog about community. Is it yours? If not can you point me to the person who can give me permission? Please reply to blackwellmare@frontier.com<br />Thanks,<br />MarilynAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569343162506432729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-16509003692520293912014-05-18T10:03:17.186-04:002014-05-18T10:03:17.186-04:00Hi Terry, Thanks for writing. I obviously didn'...Hi Terry, Thanks for writing. I obviously didn't talk about permissions in my next blog post as I promised. But I will get to it soon. I promise (again!) I want to give the subject more attention than I have right now. There is a lot to think about and I suspect it may generate many questions as my orphan photos posts did a couple of years back. We are all so fascinated by photographs :)archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-82562370602747468312014-05-14T18:06:09.822-04:002014-05-14T18:06:09.822-04:00Hi Melissa, I hope you will write on the subject o...Hi Melissa, I hope you will write on the subject of vintage photo permissions soon. Glad you had fun in the archives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-26792822591659118402014-03-26T20:48:28.827-04:002014-03-26T20:48:28.827-04:00Kari, that is one of my favorite found photos. It ...Kari, that is one of my favorite found photos. It speaks toward literacy, friendship, strong women and so much more. The women are so happy and obviously close. I always wonder what is in those letters they are reading. I wish I had those letters to go with the image, but I can only imagine... archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-64637512334116713762014-03-25T20:45:01.313-04:002014-03-25T20:45:01.313-04:00The photograph of the women reading letters is stu...The photograph of the women reading letters is stunning! It made me think of the letters in my possession and the women who came before me. Great post!Kari Rouechehttp://archives.roueche.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-18418392608411482712014-03-10T07:02:37.036-04:002014-03-10T07:02:37.036-04:00All I can say is that you rock for posting this! I...All I can say is that you rock for posting this! I love it! Caitie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054807096733772596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-84271825395708342942013-12-07T17:13:57.910-05:002013-12-07T17:13:57.910-05:00Melissa, I have always appreciated your underlying...Melissa, I have always appreciated your underlying theme of building community, and you have certainly showcased that here!<br /><br />In addition, these same efforts to build community can extend to the many organizations to which we belong. I think some non-profits and religious organizations are so busy with the overwhelming tasks of today's to-do list that they lose the sense of the need for <i>retro</i>spection.<br /><br />Every organization needs a historian--even the new ones and those who pride themselves on their "modern" mission. Each organization undergoes a process, and in the long run, that process becomes a history. We gift ourselves with organizational insight when we find ways to preserve our own history.<br /><br />Your post reminds me of the value of doing so for every organization.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-53365611397369414882013-09-23T10:20:49.597-04:002013-09-23T10:20:49.597-04:00Nice post, I totally agree with your point about l...Nice post, I totally agree with your point about learning individuals' personal stories as a vital way to remember a culture. I hope your speech went well! There are a ton of great <a href="http://www.ellisstrategies.com/" rel="nofollow">Boston public speaking</a> events these days - I should try to go to more. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348275662934992847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-15296032365566330532013-09-21T19:29:01.248-04:002013-09-21T19:29:01.248-04:00Melissa, it's delightful to see how you are co...Melissa, it's delightful to see how you are converting these students into information detectives through your work at the high school.<br /><br />Last week, I've been mulling over a section of Chris Brogan's book, <i>Trust Agents</i>, and realizing all sorts of new ways to see the information trail. Brogan reviewed Marshall McLuhan's definition of media. If a medium is actually any extension of the human body as McLuhan asserts then, Brogan concludes, online social networks, for instance, qualify as media because they "extend human relationships."<br /><br />I am beginning to see how that would apply to all tangible forms of information--even "old" stuff like what you'd find in archives, or the fascinating example of the diary you found. That stuff becomes media to connect us with our past--to "extend human relationships," even if those people from the past are now long gone.<br /><br />In your handling of the topic of archival material for your students, you are providing them with exercises which make real the concept of converting that media--those forms found on the information trail--into connectors that extend human relationships via a bridge across time.<br /><br />How exciting for your students. And how exciting that your presentation is evolving as it resonates with those students. What a spark it's generating for future exploration!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-28131267522159794392013-09-21T09:30:04.843-04:002013-09-21T09:30:04.843-04:00Excellent job! Kids (and many adults) learn better...Excellent job! Kids (and many adults) learn better when they can make a connection to what is being taught. The teacher you were working with was right -- you have to get them interested. Sounds like you did a great job with that!Amy Johnson Crowhttp://www.nostorytoosmall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-38311639475687654372013-09-02T21:23:50.962-04:002013-09-02T21:23:50.962-04:00I am a strong believer in the importance of divers...I am a strong believer in the importance of diversity in the classroom. I am pursuing teacher certification for secondary mathematics, but find multiculturalism and diversity some of the most relevant topics to real life. Every subject can promote and teach diversity in some way or another - it's great to see others in the education field who also appreciate it!...https://www.blogger.com/profile/00321840439873559779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-46510632385466336342013-07-09T18:01:07.694-04:002013-07-09T18:01:07.694-04:00Thanks for posting Linda. The MFA is a very specia...Thanks for posting Linda. The MFA is a very special place for many reasons, but there are lots of museums that have fabulous activities for kids. For example, my local Currier Museum of Art in Manchester NH has some great events and some continual activities for children. Museums are trying more and more to cater to children, but even if they don't I think it is never too early for a parent to introduce a child to fine art. Bring a toddler to show them colors. Bring a child who is a little older and ask them to find things in the pictures. Show kids different brush strokes and media and then go home and try it out on your own with them...the possibilities for using art in museums to educate are endless! Here is something that I posted awhile ago on the subject that you may like to read http://archivesinfo.blogspot.com/2011/04/teach-young-create-connections-binding.html.<br />Have a great day!archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-25545741596489480492013-07-08T23:39:00.198-04:002013-07-08T23:39:00.198-04:00I have heard only good things about the Museum of ...I have heard only good things about the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston! Typically I wouldn't imagine bringing kids to a place like this, but apparently they have tons of activities for the little ones. Lindahttp://www.xvbeacon.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-19332190181332876802013-07-08T19:26:42.043-04:002013-07-08T19:26:42.043-04:00Thanks so much Jacqi for all of your support... al...Thanks so much Jacqi for all of your support... always! I am sure that I will post. In fact, I was working at school today on a 50th anniversary project we have coming up. I have a lot to say about it, and I will. Once I get over my freshman jitters, I'm sure I'll be able to think straight and write something worthwhile. ;)archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-56272585174981990042013-07-08T01:45:17.704-04:002013-07-08T01:45:17.704-04:00While I'm sure you've posed a rhetorical q...While I'm sure you've posed a rhetorical question, I'm going to answer it anyhow: no, you are not too old for this! (And what a great role model for your daughter, with this next-step example of lifelong learning.)<br /><br />While I'll miss your blog posts (if you really do get too tied up in studies to let the blogging do its therapeutic work), we readers can still glean from your blog archives. In fact, I'm including links to some of your year-old posts in my own blog for an article tomorrow.<br /><br />In the meantime, enjoy those online learning discussions for your class...perhaps there is wifi at the beach also ;)Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-6157696444259848242013-07-07T22:09:46.263-04:002013-07-07T22:09:46.263-04:00Ah Judith! How I miss you... Happy summer to you t...Ah Judith! How I miss you... Happy summer to you too :)archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-87491647236279905972013-07-07T21:43:15.865-04:002013-07-07T21:43:15.865-04:00"My mother is magnificent." Your daughte..."My mother is magnificent." Your daughter is one smart cookie. And she's not the only one learning from you.<br /><br />Happy summer!Judith A. Rosshttp://judithaross.com/noreply@blogger.com