#DNAChat, archives, and MLIS
A Twitter chat and the archives/library profession
Hello all! So, as you may or may not know, I’m hosting a #DNAChat this week on Twitter, where I’m trying to get 10,000 interactions for a class project and every day I’m posting new questions. Today’s questions will be about DNA from a genealogy site (GEDMatch) being used for murder case and the privacy implications of DNA tests. On Sunday I’ll have a question aimed at the library and archives peoples (“How should libraries, archives, and other institutions join in the discussion over #DNA? What can they contribute?”) so feel free to contribute to that, once its posted.
And with that, here are some wonderful posts from this week.
A fellow librarian asks if the I in MLIS stands for internship and talks about the role of such experiences in library careers, while saying that people should not despair. So, that part is uplifting!
Brian Watson writes about the Digital Transgender Archive and the role of “Homosaurus,” a wide-spanning vocabulary in the thousands of words. Very interesting, to say the least!
Allison Jennings-Roche, my fellow classmate, writes about how you have more time in life and library school than you think. Very interesting, to say the least!
The British Library talks about their new exhibit on Leonardo da Vinci, showcasing his manuscripts, which include some of his most important observations, specifically focusing on his “fascination with motion.”
Rauner Special Collections Library writes about the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, and the various records they have available.
This article, which was shared by the co-host of Black Pro-Genealogists, True Lewis, talks about how the U.S. got its first Black radio station. Although the station (WDIA) is still around, my question is: where would the records for this radio station go? The Tennessee State Archives? That is a question this article does not answer.
Another fellow librarian delves into the difference between an “academic” and “public” institution, deciding that the library she is working in is a mix of both
Emily Wros writes about the historiography of library history and other related subjects. Another interesting article!
Audrey M. Provenzano writes about what photos from 1948 can tell us about patients, doctors, and screens. Strangely, archives are not mentioned at all. Why?
In Shreveport, Louisiana, the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum is finally getting its new $1.6 million Archives Building, so that’s good news.
That’s all for this week! Until next week!
- Burkely