@SmartyFiles

Maybe if I leave the office a mess I can cultivate a professorial mystique where no one knows what I do but everyone thinks I'm brilliant.

 Madison, WI
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Joined February 2009
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Splashdown of #Apollo11 occurred 54 years ago today. Our descent back through the heat of Earth’s atmosphere was appropriately capped with a cool dip in the Pacific, and our recovery by our dedicated military services solidified a safe and successful return from the Moon. The splashdown operation marked the start of after-action work ahead following our quarantine. In many ways, the end of Apollo XI was really just the beginning.
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I like that everyone on Twitter gets to experience what its like to work at a university: youre struggling to make the thing do what its traditionally meant/valued to do while a bunch of finance guys “innovate” all function & trust away; occasionally embarrassing rebrands happen.
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Maude Frome@frome_maude2 Apr 2023
Ellen Terry’s famous Lady Macbeth “beetle wing” dress was designed for her by Alice Comyns Carr & was first worn on stage in Dec 1888. Meant to invoke fear, the addition of 1000 beetle wing cases created the effect of scales. Recently restored. #ShakespeareSunday #FolkloreSunday
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This was January 6th. This is not “legitimate political discourse.”
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With Trump back on Twitter, it’s a good time to watch this Jan 6 hearing. It covers each of Trump’s tweets that day, including those that have been deleted, and features multiple Trump WH staff describing his inexcusable conduct during the violence. january6th.house.gov/legisla…
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A little over 200 years ago, this ichthyosaur was found in Lyme Regis, almost certainly by Mary Anning. It was described in 1819 & named ‘Proteosaurus’. Sadly, it was destroyed in London in 1941, during WWII. This illustration (top) was the only evidence we had, until now...
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"Ecocodicology" by @bruceholsinger . Postmedieval (2022). doi.org/10.1057/s41280-022-0… @postmedieval "a term embracing the study of books, documents, and other forms of writing for their interrelation over time and space with the flora and fauna that constitute them"
Head of a rental roll. Kent, Boxley Abbey, 1317-18. Kew, National Archives, SC 6/893/24. Photograph by Bruce Holsinger

ALT Head of a rental roll. Kent, Boxley Abbey, 1317-18. Kew, National Archives, SC 6/893/24. Photograph by Bruce Holsinger

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This month we're plugging teaching-ready items from our digital archive. Take a look through our Bestiary of the Book: a student-curated blog series on animals and book history. loom.ly/QcrNS5M
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Out now: Season 1 of the Holding History Podcast, a series of fast-paced, bookish conversations about the fascinating and, sometimes puzzling, ways we record, share, and preserve cultural knowledge. #academictwitter #books #specialcollections Listen now: loom.ly/x_c6TwI
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Under the Biden-Harris Administration’s student loan debt plan, up to 27 million Pell Grant recipients earning less than $125,000 a year will be eligible for $20,000 in relief – helping those who need it the most.
A graph showing that nearly all Pell Grant recipients come from families with incomes of $60,000 or less. 66% come from families earning $30,000 or less. 28% come from families earning $30,000 – $60,000. 7% come from families earning $60,000 or more.

ALT A graph showing that nearly all Pell Grant recipients come from families with incomes of $60,000 or less. 66% come from families earning $30,000 or less. 28% come from families earning $30,000 – $60,000. 7% come from families earning $60,000 or more.

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Ballooning student loan balances make it harder for working and middle-class borrowers to buy a home or save for retirement. The Administration’s proposal would cover borrowers’ unpaid monthly interest so their balance does not grow as long as they make their monthly payments.
Question: What about the growing interest on my student loans? Answer: The Biden-Harris Administration's proposal for student borrowers means borrowers do not have to worry about ballooning balances. No borrower's loan balance will grow as long as they make their monthly payments – even when that monthly payment is $0 because their income is low.

ALT Question: What about the growing interest on my student loans? Answer: The Biden-Harris Administration's proposal for student borrowers means borrowers do not have to worry about ballooning balances. No borrower's loan balance will grow as long as they make their monthly payments – even when that monthly payment is $0 because their income is low.

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This proposed income-driven repayment plan will save the typical borrower more than $1,000 each year. And the temporary changes to PSLF are changing lives right now. Apply here: PSLF.gov
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The full COMPUTER TOURS series is live now. Follow Caroline McCraw into the digital archives of artists and teachers. holdinghistory.org/blog/cate…

Computer Tours

Artists and scholars give tours of their personal computers in this interview project by Caroline McCraw.

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And now for a completely different convo about #Shakespeare’s #FirstFolio & its relationship to Emperor Penguins, #OscarWilde, #forgeries, & #queerarchives. Greg Mackie's got stories you'll wanna hear in the latest @HoldingHistory Podcast: holdinghistory.org/podcast @ubclibrary
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Highly rec this brilliant blog series in which @HoldingHistory Curator @c_c_m_c_c & her 1st interviewee, @woodygolucky, lean into uncomfortable questions about digital archives, digital habits, personal privacy, & knowledge production. holdinghistory.org/blog/cate…
Decorative black and white woodcut image of a laptop computer in background; the title "Computer Tours" and "Introduction" are superimposed in the foreground.

ALT Decorative black and white woodcut image of a laptop computer in background; the title "Computer Tours" and "Introduction" are superimposed in the foreground.

Decorative image. An open Mac laptop sits on what appears to be a cafe table. A headshot of interviewee Daniel Woody fills the screen. In the foreground the following text appears: "Computer Tours" at top; "Featuring Daniel Woody" at bottom.

ALT Decorative image. An open Mac laptop sits on what appears to be a cafe table. A headshot of interviewee Daniel Woody fills the screen. In the foreground the following text appears: "Computer Tours" at top; "Featuring Daniel Woody" at bottom.

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The world is full of noise. Don't let your voice be downed out by your competitors. How to create an authentic connection with your customers. @bbuday #Marketing #ThoughtLeadership #ContentMarketing #Advertising #GrowthMarketing eiexchange.com/content/10-en…
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Supreme Court my ass
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What makes a Research Archive Special? In ep. 6, Fenella France, @librarycongress Chief of Preservation Research & Testing, talks w/ Sarah & Josh abt destructive & predictive testing, digital preservation, & the future of archives. Listen here: holdinghistory.org/post/fene…
Promotional/decorative image shows the Holding History Podcast logo along the top along with episode title ("What Makes a Research Archive Special"). Along the bottom, there is a picture of Fenella France and the caption "The Holding History Podcast welcomes Fenella France, Chief of Research and Testing at the Library of Congress. Listen now in your favorite podcast app!"

ALT Promotional/decorative image shows the Holding History Podcast logo along the top along with episode title ("What Makes a Research Archive Special"). Along the bottom, there is a picture of Fenella France and the caption "The Holding History Podcast welcomes Fenella France, Chief of Research and Testing at the Library of Congress. Listen now in your favorite podcast app!"

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Bess Kalb
@bessbell25 May 2022
$258,514 from the NRA
Richard Shelby@SenShelby24 May 2022
The news of the violent loss of 15 innocent lives in Uvalde, Texas, is devastating and unimaginable. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims, the children, the school, and the local law enforcement and officials.
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Bess Kalb
@bessbell25 May 2022
$13,647,676 from the NRA
Mitt Romney
@MittRomney24 May 2022
Grief overwhelms the soul. Children slaughtered. Lives extinguished. Parents’ hearts wrenched. Incomprehensible. I offer prayer and condolence but know that it is grossly inadequate. We must find answers.
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