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Music fans: From boingboing.net: Every issue (from 1985 to late 2009) of SPIN magazine is available on Google Books. Next to Rolling Stone, SPIN is one of the most recognized music magazines. SPIN is known for placing up-and-coming artists on their covers (i.e., REM, Run-DMC, and Prince), covering a wide base of music (from hardcore [...]
Back in March of 2009, Google Images added archives (1860′s through the 70′s) from the Life photography collection; now they’ve added the archives from the magazine to its vast collection. If you like all things vintage, take a look — the magazines are readable from cover to cover — you can see all the old-school [...]
I have a new discovery to share, thanks to a classmate in today’s LIS 5661 class: Florida Memory – State Archives of Florida. I just love stuff like this! From their website: Florida Memory presents a selection of historical records that illustrate significant moments in Florida history, educational resources for students of all ages and [...]
By way of The Wired Campus from The Chronicle of Higher Education: Oregon State U. Releases Photo Collections to Flickr Commons. Go Beavs! What I found most interesting from this article – beyond the fact that OSU is the first University to join The Commons – is a quote from OSU Archives Librarian Tiah Edmunson-Morton: [...]
