ISO PDF spec is getting Brotli – ~20 % smaller documents with no quality loss
https://pdfa.org/want-to-make-your-pdfs-20-smaller-for-free/
#HackerNews #ISO #PDF #Brotli #Compression #PDF #Optimization #Document #Size #Reduction #Quality #Preservation
The grab list: how museums decide what to save in a disaster
#HackerNews #museums #disaster #preservation #art #history #cultural #heritage #emergency #response
Does anyone have a recommendation for a resource like Minimum Viable Station (ie. something with equipment options for a range of budgets) but for book and still image digitization? There's the Memory Lab Network Baseline Equipment list, but wondering if there are any resources that are more specifically book and still-image oriented.
#digipres #preservation
Does anyone have a recommendation for a resource like Minimum Viable Station (ie. something with equipment options for a range of budgets) but for book and still image digitization? There's the Memory Lab Network Baseline Equipment list, but wondering if there are any resources that are more specifically book and still-image oriented.
#digipres #preservation
🎉Thrilled to share the publication of our #OpenAccess book 'Opening up our Heritage: Opportunities in Digitising and Promoting Cultural and Research #Collections', a collection of 19 chapters written by librarians and researchers on the #digitisation and promotion of cultural and scientific #heritage.
👉 HTML: https://e-publish.uliege.be/opening-up-our-heritage
👉 PDF and ePub: https://e-publish.uliege.be/opening-up-our-heritage/front-matter/free-download-buy/
#DigitalArchives #DigitalCollections #Preservation #Libraries #Metadata #Discoverability #OpenScience #Pressbooks
The vote by the #KennedyCenter board to add #Trump’s name to the institution marked the most overt effort to date by the president & his allies to remold the storied #PerformingArts center in his image.
In the days since his name was added to the building, several lawmakers have vowed to fight the change.
#SevenMountainMandate #law #history #landmark #preservation #memorial #JFK
#KennedyCenter changed board rules months before vote to add #Trump name
The new rules say only trustees appointed by the president can vote, barring other members, including Democrats who hold seats, from decisions. The center said the change reflects “longstanding precedent” [or, you know, the opposite of that].
It still doesn’t matter though since it is an actual #LAW that only #Congress can change the name.
#history #landmark #preservation #memorial #JFK
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/12/31/kennedy-center-board-trustees-bylaws/
The vote by the #KennedyCenter board to add #Trump’s name to the institution marked the most overt effort to date by the president & his allies to remold the storied #PerformingArts center in his image.
In the days since his name was added to the building, several lawmakers have vowed to fight the change.
#SevenMountainMandate #law #history #landmark #preservation #memorial #JFK
…Sen. #SheldonWhitehouse (D-Rhode Island) told The Post that he became an ex officio member this year after he became the lead #Democrat on the #Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works — another ex officio seat designated by #Congress — but was not ever invited to board meetings until his committee began investigating the #KennedyCenter last month.
#Trump #law #history #landmark #preservation #memorial #JFK #SevenMountainMandate
The center’s original bylaws didn’t distinguish voting powers, either. But its most recent tax filings list 59 “voting members” of its governing body — a total that includes both general & ex officio members.
[The #KennedyCenter currently lists 34 presidentially appointed board members, including #Trump himself as chair, & 23 ex officio seats. The center’s president, Richard Grenell, is also an officer of the board.]
#law #history #landmark #preservation #memorial #JFK #SevenMountainMandate
The #law identifies them as part of the board of trustees, which it directs to maintain & administer the facility as a living #memorial. But it does NOT distinguish between voting & nonvoting members, which has been a point of ambiguity in the days following the vote to rename the #KennedyCenter.
At least one ex officio member, Rep Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), was muted when she attempted to speak out during the Dec 18 vote.
#Trump #history #landmark #preservation #JFK #SevenMountainMandate
#KennedyCenter changed board rules months before vote to add #Trump name
The new rules say only trustees appointed by the president can vote, barring other members, including Democrats who hold seats, from decisions. The center said the change reflects “longstanding precedent” [or, you know, the opposite of that].
It still doesn’t matter though since it is an actual #LAW that only #Congress can change the name.
#history #landmark #preservation #memorial #JFK
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/12/31/kennedy-center-board-trustees-bylaws/
WTF??
Homeland “Security” seeks “emergency” demolition of #historic buildings in #DC.
#DHS Secretary #KristiNoem, in a memo obtained by WaPo, said the buildings “constitute a present risk to life & property.” Preservationists contend no evidence of an emergency exists.
Who wants to bet there are buildings bearing the name #Trump being planned for those sites?
This is an obvious work around to #landmark #preservation #law.
#law #history #architecture #NHPA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/12/30/homeland-security-plan-demolish-buildings-st-elizabeths/
WTF??
Homeland “Security” seeks “emergency” demolition of #historic buildings in #DC.
#DHS Secretary #KristiNoem, in a memo obtained by WaPo, said the buildings “constitute a present risk to life & property.” Preservationists contend no evidence of an emergency exists.
Who wants to bet there are buildings bearing the name #Trump being planned for those sites?
This is an obvious work around to #landmark #preservation #law.
#law #history #architecture #NHPA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/12/30/homeland-security-plan-demolish-buildings-st-elizabeths/
One million (small web) screenshots
https://nry.me/posts/2025-10-09/small-web-screenshots/
#HackerNews #one #million #screenshots #small #web #web #development #digital #preservation
Festive 1950s holidays 🎄 From decorating the home & wrapping the gifts to Christmas morning delights for the kids 🎁🚂
🎞️ Carefully preserved #homemovies like this capture cozy fall & winter family moments, safeguarding these holiday memories for future generations.
👀 Full film ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/202553_Home_Movie_096556
Internet Archive
Festive 1950s holidays 🎄 From decorating the home & wrapping the gifts to Christmas morning delights for the kids 🎁🚂
🎞️ Carefully preserved #homemovies like this capture cozy fall & winter family moments, safeguarding these holiday memories for future generations.
👀 Full film ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/202553_Home_Movie_096556
Internet Archive
On the 3rd night of Hanukkah, we share this 1950s photo of Jewish American war veterans gathered around a menorah. 🕎
The preservation of images like this links the past to our present & shows how traditions endure across generations.
