- I'm a digital archivist at the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) in the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the Library of Congress and a doctoral student at GMU. I'm interested in online communities, digital history, and video games. I blog on this site, and at playthepast.org. Views expressed are not those of any current or former employer.
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On typos
I blog because I want to. I don't get paid to do this. It isn't fancy like that. I am also not a particularly careful editor. I just wasn't wired that way. Every once and a while I get an email from someone who points out typos in my text. Sometimes they apologize for sending me those comments. I am always deeply grateful to them. If you see a typo, misspelling, or otherwise grammatically incorrect issue on my site and send me an email I will be thrilled. I will thank you. My email is trevor dot johnowens at gmail do com.
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Children's Books By The Numbers: Or Two Things I Learned From Franco Moretti
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of reading Franco Moretti’s Graphs Maps and Trees. If you haven’t read it I highly recommend it as a truly compelling exploration of what individuals interested in the history of literature can … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Tools, Education, History
Tagged albert einstein, charles darwin, children's books, data, Franco Moretti, marie curie, Science, swivel, worldcat, zotero
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Sidenote: RIAA, DMCA, Comic From xkcd
I thought this would add to our discussions of DRM. From xkcd
Another day, Another blog,
File this under shameless plug. My fiance and I, in part inspired by this course have started a new blog. Posts at Firstpast.org, will explore the history of children’s non-fiction literature. You can see the first few posts. The first … Continue reading
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How Research Databases Changed My Life!
Does anyone else remember the joy of the first moment when you realized what Proquest’s Historical New York Times does? Sitting in a library resource presentation, the librarian clicked in the little search box and in a few seconds was … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Tools, History
Tagged databases, historical newspapers, research platforms, Science, worldcat
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How Much Will It Cost!
As I have thought about this project it has become apparent that there are several different levels on which it would be possible to proceed. I decided to post them here to bounce them off an audience. Below I have … Continue reading
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