Encountering Bigfoot in Children's Nonfiction, or, a Crisis of Taxonomy
Not much from 001 makes it into the children’s non-fiction. Intellectual life, research, etc., are a bit dry for that set. So right up front? 001.9, “controversial knowledge.” A choice, for sure. Bigfoot and Nessie and some kind of devil which lived just over the Jersey border!
My (partial) 2018 reading list
A summary of books I read in 2018. Subjects include the anthropocene, race, white supremacy, nuclear war, pacifism, and more.
How (and why) I Redacted 488 PDFs Using Image Magick and Paint
A step-by-step on PDF redaction using Imagemagick and Paint as tools for a foolproof process. Also a look at the Goddard News historical project.
Tutorial: Setting Up a Traject Project on Your Windows Machine
A tutorial intended for folks whose institutions may be using traject to index their MARC records and want to be able to test fields/subfields locally. It’s also another way you can engage with and understand your MARC data.
On the Unironic Singing of 'This Land is Your Land' at Rallies/Protests/Demonstrations
A reflection on the powerful history of Woody Guthrie’s ‘This Land is Your Land’ along with concerns about how its use may unintentionally reinforce settler colonialism.
On Getting and Using Contraceptive Insurance at Notre Dame
Reflections on the process of obtaining contraceptive healthcare when working at the University of Notre Dame.
Bai Jia Bei: the One Hundred Families Quilt
A beautiful Chinese quilt found in a Connecticut thrift store. The colorful pattern echoes traditional textile work, though the quilt was made for tourists.
2018-04-22
I am an information scientist. Wolfram Alpha, tell me how many days my mother lived. I am the young woman in a fairy tale. Wolfram Alpha, tell me the day I’ll die.
Angle Bracket Fetish: Reflecting on EADiva 5 Years Later
5 years ago, on May 18, 2013, I introduced EADiva to the world. I’d been working on the project since the previous fall. I bought the domain name in September 2012. Looking back now, I’m still on board with the objectives I stated in that first post
How to Register a New XSLT Operation in MarcEdit 7
A walkthrough, with screenshots, of how to register a new batch processing operation in MarcEdit 7. By using the tool to handle your MARC, you can focus on writing XSL transformations that will manipulate the actual metadata.