#gallerieslibrariesarchivesmuseumsglam_ — Public Fediverse posts
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BK Reader: Brooklyn’s Fight Against Book Bans Reaches National Milestone. “Books Unbanned, the Brooklyn Public Library initiative launched in 2022 to give young people access to books affected by censorship, has hit a major milestone: cardholders have borrowed over one million e-books.”
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Digital Preservation Coalition: Digital Preservation at the National Museum of Australia: Introducing the Changeable and Digital Team. “This month marks the first-year anniversary for the Changeable and Digital team at the National Museum of Australia (NMA). The team are now embedded in the Collections Platform Business Unit within the Growth and Engagement Division. Digital collections […]
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SF Gate: Hungary’s oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation. “Restoration workers are removing about 100,000 handbound books from their shelves and carefully placing them in crates, the start of a disinfection process that aims to kill the tiny beetles burrowed into them. The drugstore beetle, also known as the bread beetle, is often found among dried […]
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Your Story: The role of digital museums in rediscovering Indian craftsmanship . “Due to low demand and limited market access, 70% of traditional artists are searching for alternative sources of income, according to a 2018 survey conducted by the Crafts Council of India. Digital museums—online institutions that use technology to preserve and present cultural material—are a useful tool to […]
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Laughing Squid: 18th Century Portuguese Library Employs Bats to Protect Their Priceless Manuscripts From Insects. “The famous Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra in Portugal employs bats to provide a natural pest repellent service to protect their priceless books and manuscripts from insect damage. The library, which is a gorgeous example of Baroque architecture, was built in 1717 […]