Hidden Archives

The Hidden Archives, Book Five, the continuation of Into the Rabbit Hole: Fresh off their last adventure that nearly took Graham’s newly wedded wife from him, they are thrown once again into a mystery as old as most religions. The Library of Alexandria has not been burned down but moved to a secret location. A hacked computer ropes Graham into this new adventure and once he located the Library, he can finally finish his book series proving that the Bible is nothing more than a veiled Astrology book. If he survives his own demons.

From the Frank Stanford archives: unpublished poems, drafts, letters, and audio.

The question of the (photographic) construction and representation of national identity is not limited to the ‘long 19th century’, but is a current issue in the post-colonial, post-global, digital world. The essays by international contributors aim at studying the relationship between photographic archives and the idea of nation, yet without focusing on single symbolic icons and instead considering the wider archival and sedimental dimension.

Get an inside view of producing digital information projects Digital technology has provided great opportunities as well as colossal challenges for information professionals at Slavic libraries, collections, and archives. Virtual Slavica: Digital Libraries, Digital Archives presents leading information experts exploring the monumental task of converting Slavic manuscripts and books for presentation in the digital realm. Readers get a clear inside view of how to conquer the various challenges that arise within digital library and archive projects through detailed descriptions of specific projects discussed in easy-to-understand language. Slavic studies present innate problems when attempts are made to allow access to the material over the Internet. The Cyrillic alphabet is just one of the huge stumbling blocks standing in the way of universal access to this important material. Virtual Slavica: Digital Libraries, Digital Archives provides practical strategies for anyone looking for answers to problems within their own virtual information project. Copyright issues, digital reference, text encoding, online translation, presentation issues, and use of grant funding are some the topics comprehensively discussed to give information professionals clear solutions to the issues they may be facing. The book is carefully referenced. Virtual Slavica: Digital Libraries, Digital Archives examines: the persistence of multiple standards for digitally handling the Cyrillic alphabet presenting the Comintern archives online FEB-web—its structure, the creation of digital editions, its plans for the future copyright issues in the twenty-first century Meeting of Frontiers—the reorganization of the text content of the international collaborative digital library project at the Library of Congress standardized encoding practical and theoretical programming issues the unforeseen difficulties—and solutions—to complete a grant-funded digital Slavic project and more Virtual Slavica: Digital Libraries, Digital Archives is of keen interest to librarians, archivists, Slavic studies academics, and library and information science educators and students.

The Sony RX-100 V is the world's best point-and-shoot camera, and Gary Friedman's book provides the most detail and insights. In this 561-page, full-color e-book you will learn: * What every mode, button and function does - in plain, easy-to-understand language. * Gary's personal camera configuration * Unique features of the camera, including the ability to shoot the equivalent of 5.5K video for short bursts. * How to decypher the alphabet soup that are the video standards; what each variable means and how to choose the best mode for YOU. * NFC, Wi-Fi, and step-by-step instructions on using them. * Which of the new downloadable ""apps"" are actually useful. * The most common digital jargon and what it all means to you. * A tutorial to get the benefits of shooting RAW, and a condensed guide to the basics. * A set of ""Cliffs Notes"" cards you can print showing the recipes for common shooting situations, and Gary's Personal Camera Settings.

Perspectives from educators, archivists, and students involved in efforts to deconstruct and transform the institutional authority of archives