Why Zip drives dominated the 90s, then vanished almost overnight A major flaw brought this promising format to its end

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Revising Cowichan history: How Thomas Quamtany actually lost his arm – The Discourse. Historian Kelly Black gets to the bottom of a persistent myth about a one-armed Hudson’s Bay Company employee.

“During a time when most people have a search engine in their pocket, one might think boxes of records are now irrelevant. But, an internet search or chatbot prompt cannot replace making a trip to the archives, simply because not everything is digitized” #cdnHist

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Engineering history is global. We are seeking international women engineers to share their career journey from 1975 to today. Submit your story: Women in Engineering. forms.gle/dnYc1zPex8Gf...

The Artemis II mission seems good because it is.

People seem excited by it because they are.

It looks like a testament to the value of teamwork because it needs many people working together to succeed, and it’s succeeding.

One of the best things about this is how straightforward it is. Authentic.

📢 Calling all special collections oomfs!

I’m doing a very informal survey of how different American universities staff their special collections reading rooms. If you’re willing to answer a few questions, please DM me!

(You don’t need to work in the RR, you just need to know how the RR is run)

Michigan Hockey…Woooo!!!!

:Edna Mode voice: NO GLOVES

Are you an archivist, librarian, or museum worker who does outreach/advocacy work? And would you be willing to be interviewed by a student?

I have a student struggling to find someone to interview (because we are all up to our necks in it!). So if you have the time/space/interest, lmk

Delighted to give an invited talk about the history of public media policy in the symposium "Canceling the State: Legal and Political Backlash Against Public Institutions," at Wayne State this Friday.

Libraries, archives, and museums could be impacted by increased prices or limited supply of key preservation supplies, including Tyvek, Marvel Seal, Volara, Ethafoam, Colibri book covers, poly strapping, Coroplast, and ziploc bags.

Placed my order today!

A figure stands on a ladder in a library, text reads: Getty is funding 102 paid internship opportunities at organizations across Los Angeles.

Share this opportunity with an undergrad! Apply now for a paid summer internship in the arts!

Getty is funding 102 paid internship opportunities at organizations across Los Angeles.

Learn more about eligibility, what orgs are accepting applications, and how to apply: gty.art/getty-marrow...

The Historic Comic Books That Introduced Superman and Captain America Just Entered the Smithsonian in a Landmark Acquisition The National Museum of American History adds 'Action Comics No. 1' and 'Captain America Comics No. 1' to its vast pop culture and entertainment library

The Historic Comic Books That Introduced Superman and Captain America Just Entered the Smithsonian in a Landmark Acquisition 📜
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Graphic listing book event schedule for "The House Archives Built" book tour. There are stops in Chapel Hill, Baltimore, Atlanta, Bethlehem PA New Haven CT, Baltimore again, Chicago, and Charleston

Thanks to @wehere.bsky.social I have this pretty graphic to show my scheduled book events. I will post specifics on each when I have them, and thanks to everyone who has sent me an invite! I'm open to other possibilities so feel free to reach out (more info on how to do that dorothy-berry.com/thab)

Everyone should be following the digitization and posting of the Adam Jacobs Collection. A 10,000 live concert chronicle of rocknroll-live-in-Chicago between the mid-1980s and today. archive.org/details/aada...

THIRD PRINTING ALERT: This is my first book and @wehere.bsky.social's first book. The response has been overwhelming (two small printing selling out in a matter of days), but also has meant a bit of lead time in-between. If you've read and enjoyed, please share this out so more folks can explore!

MFA Boston Layoffs Thrust the Museum into a Credibility Crisis As names and positions of eliminated staff at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston begin to roll in, here’s what we know so far.

SEVEN Curators?

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Image of someone holding a copy of Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow.

A most excellent delivery to come home to. Thanks and congrats @tomtomorrow.bsky.social!!

If you live outside the United States, I'm sure the senator's office would love to hear how much more you respect the United States now that Donald Trump is president again.

Here's his number: (202) 224-5251

Breaking news: After activists and local Democrats organized a rapid response campaign, the Department of Homeland Security has been removed from an upcoming career fair at Western Michigan University.

Screenshot of a TikTok video with error message at top saying “your video is under review and can’t be shared right now.”

This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.

Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.

Well, here’s a link:

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Stand with the people, Senator Peters. Ask for a criminal investigation into the ICE murders. Defund and abolish ICE. Take a stand.

This article celebrates the Walter P. Reuther Library, its unique collection, and the collaborative and creative programming that keeps the legacy alive. Read about it here: bit.ly/4mrqCHA

Good archives content. The @reutherlibrary.bsky.social doesn’t have a lot of dinosaurs/prehistoric creatures related materials, but I think our @afscme-archivist.bsky.social oversees records of a union local for natural history museum workers.

Stand With Minnesota A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation

Feeling unable to help sucks. This helped me do something concrete today. www.standwithminnesota.com

I co-wrote an article that just came out! 📜
Thomas, Nikki Lynn, Colleen Theisen, Juli McLoone, and Sean Heyliger. "“I Despise It, But It Works”: Social Media Outreach in Special Collections." The American Archivist 88, no. 2 (2025): 404–440. Link:
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Trump pulls US out of international cultural property preservation centre and coalition of arts agencies In a memo announcing the withdrawals, the president said the organisations ran “contrary to the interests of the United States”

Trump pulls US out of international cultural property preservation centre and coalition of arts agencies (via @theartnewspaper.bsky.social) www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/08/t...

View of aisle of shelves holding archival storage boxes at The Henry Ford.

Summer 2026 Internship in the Archives at The Henry Ford. Opportunity for a current or recent graduate student to gain hands-on experience in processing a recently acquired archival collection. Details: the-henry-ford.breezy.hr/p/0eb4346bd97f

Single black running shoe sitting on pavement next to steel bollard and wall of building.

If you’ve lost your running shoe it’s at the entrance to Casey’s parking lot.