The Secret History of Libraries
summary
Argues that libraries are not just repositories but place-builders for community and that open data needs the same: cataloging plus communal activity; cites the Great Library of Alexandria holding 700,000–1,000,000 texts as precedent; notes production choices—filmed in a local bookshop using Sony A7 and Atomos Ninja gear—and a pandemic experiment that runs librarian-led Discord readings which prove digital access plus active programming works.
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chapters (27)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:06What is a library
- 2:15What is your library
- 2:50Agenda
- 4:10What are Libraries
- 5:00Why Libraries are Important
- 5:31The Information Age
- 6:16The Archive
- 6:38TransactionDriven Libraries
- 7:05Ptolemaic Library
- 8:24Library of Alexandria
- 9:10Christianity
- 9:26Treasures
- 10:10Keeping Organized
- 10:34Printing
- 12:04Library Activities
- 14:57Social Libraries
- 16:01Public Libraries
- 20:24Open Data
- 23:39Libraries strengthen the community
- 25:02Do you like people
- 26:25Production value
- 27:44Future of information cult
- 30:27How to categorize information
- 32:18Taxonomy
- 33:33Documentation
- 35:15Next Big Change
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