Archive for August, 2006

ArchivesBlogs news: Disappearing Blogspot Blogs

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

ArchivesBlogs has been going strong for over a week now. If you use Blogspot and had a blog previously syndicated by ArchivesBlogs, your content may be temporarily unsyndicated. The specific problem is HTTP 502 error, which seems to indicate a problem with a proxy server at Blogspot. In any rate, they should return soon enough [...]

ArchivesBlogs update: service links

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

I’ve upgraded Plagger (the software behind ArchivesBlogs) to the latest version and it’s allowed me to add service links to del.icio.us, unalog, digg, Reddit, and Technorati. I suppose I could add more (ma.gnolia, Furl, etc.), but I’ll hold off doing that for the sake of cluttering the interface for the time being. If you have [...]

Announcing ArchivesBlogs

Monday, August 21st, 2006

Since my last post about syndicating blogs about archives, I’ve played around with the idea and different software packages to do it, including Planet and Plagger. I’m happy to announce that after a few days work I was able to put something together.
ArchivesBlogs is an aggregator for blogs about archives. It runs Plagger and updates [...]

Syndicating archives blogs

Monday, August 14th, 2006

I still haven’t had enough time to process everything I took in or ideas I came up with as a result of the SAA conference. Many were more diligent than I and I’m sorry to say I didn’t meet them, but some highlights follow:

Geof Huth took notes on the SAA Awards Ceremony,
Christie Peterson pitted Archon [...]

Report from SAA: Archival Solidarity and International Cooperation

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

This report is coming to you from the cool, air-conditioned comfort of the Nevin Kelly Gallery, where Julia works. I met up with her for lunch and now I’m taking advantage of the connectivity here to catch up on e-mail, my RSS subscriptions, and other stuff.
The Archival Solidarity Session was really great and generated a [...]

Report from SAA: Give Me Free WiFi

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

I’m at the Hilton Washington, the site of the SAA conference. I’ve registered and picked up my free totebag. I, and others, have bemoaned the lack of connectivity in the conference area. Wireless is only available in the lobby, so it seems, and it’s rather pricy ($5.95 for 4 hours or $9.95 for 24 hours). [...]

Conference Time

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

I’m one of several bloggers attending the SAA conference the rest of this week. Nothing against CoSA or NAGARA, but I’m attending the conference for the organization to which I belong. My schedule is pretty packed, and if you’re one of us be sure to attend the Description Section meeting since I’m running for Vice-Chair.

Mark A. Matienzo on archives, music, and more.