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on Jun 11 in Books, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Digital Library, Favorite Posts, Librarianship, Library tourism by



Binders of field notes sit in the common area of the Macaulay library, the audio/video library where I spent three years working as a software interface designer.

These are all digitized now, but the collection goes back to the 1950′s so these books are the last line of defense in case of a digital preservation catastrophe.

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Author: Erica Firment

Erica Olsen Firment is an omnivorous mammal of the genus Ailurus, having an endothermic physiology and a long, furry tail. Erica's range extends to both deciduous and coniferous forests, and can often be found at Linden Lab, working on the user interface for Second Life.

This author's website address is http://librarianavengers.org

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