Jess B @readitjess
UNC Greensboro MLIS student I love music, movies, and archives :) Joined August 2021-
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Remembering R.L. Burnside, born 95 years ago this week in Lafayette County, Mississippi. Here he is playing "See My Jumper Hanging on the Line" in 1978. Filmed by Alan Lomax @LomaxArchive
Following Baudelaire through 19th-century Paris, Matthew Beaumont discovers a parallel archetype to the flaneur — the convalescent hero of modernity — who emerges from the sickbed into city streets with a feverish curiosity: buff.ly/3dOO9AF
November is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, and today we're showcasing a Cherokee-language Bible from our rare book collection. Developed by Sequoyah in the early 1800s, the Cherokee syllabary was one of the first writing systems for a Native American language. #NCHistory.
A very happy birthday to the ever-beguiling and brilliant William Blake, born #onthisday in 1757. Pictured here, his depiction of the biblical story of Jacob's Dream. One of several Blake prints for sale in our online shop: buff.ly/3fPKWBB #otd
In 1942, the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) was completed, however, only mostly large, military grade trucks were able to use the roads until 1943. Read more in our historic newspaper archive. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn9507913… #ChronAm
Sign up now for our final Area 49 trainings and workshops of the semester! 💻📚💡Learn how to operate the laser cutter, CNC router, 3D printers, and Visualization Lab, or create 3D models with TinkerCad! To find dates and register, go to library.charlotte.edu/visit-study/wo…
In today’s #rarebookoftheweek we’rehighlighting the Princess Augusta Sophia Collection, composed of 110 different volumes and over 800 plays. Princess Augusta Sophia was the daughter of Queen Charlotte and King George III.
Shrimp On The Barbie
People are talking about Web3. Is it the Internet of the future or just a buzzword? npr.org/2021/11/21/105…
Blu-ray collectors, Eat. Your. Heart. Out. 🤩 Lets see your mega collections - what's the standout title in yours? #MyArrowVideo 📸 - John Watson
Some of the many wonderful shapeshifting "monsters" from Japanese folklore featured on a painted scroll known as the Bakemono zukushi (18th or 19th century). See more here of its ghoulish delights here: buff.ly/31HZxsS
Get hands-on experience with carving linoleum and inking to create illustrations in a workshop on 11/3 with local illustrator Gail Haley. bit.ly/31fOSbJ
Today we are excited to announce a year long project at DigitalNC - millions of pages of NC newspapers will be flooding onto our site as we add NDNP and newspapers.com content. The first 33 titles are now live and can be found via our blog today digitalnc.org/blog/33-titles…
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On #NationalCatDay we bring you Mike, the Wireless Cat – beloved feline companion of inventor and radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden. N.83.1.12 From the General Negative Collection (original photos in the Fessenden Papers, PC.1140) flic.kr/p/4H5gEg
Today’s #NationalCatDay, which means it’s time for another visit with our favorite #CltHistory cat Pepsi! Pepsi the cat lived in Charlotte in the mid 1950s with their owner William Sumner. Sumner was a prolific freelance photographer here from the late 1930s through the 1960s.
#OpenAccess represents an incredibly powerful tool for achieving the #library goal of #AccessToKnowledge for all. But more progress is needed! For our 70th #10MinuteInternationalLibrarian, be able to explain why #OpenAccess matters #OpenAccessWeek2021 bit.ly/3mlIXKe
If you've ever had the challenge of searching for records cataloged in different places, we're working on making it easier! Microfilmed county records are now being added to the online catalog so you can search all in one place. More here: ncarchives.wpcomstaging.com/2021/10/29/mor…
Book from 1911 showing that taking photos of cats and furnishing them with an amusing caption is far from being a phenomenon born with the internet. More here: buff.ly/2ZzSC76 #NationalCatDay
#Libraries in Germany have made major progress in building agreement about the need to legislate to enable #eLending Yet there is also still opposition to this from some quarters, which risks undermining compliance with EU law Read IFLA's statement here: bit.ly/3E8G2um
Sarah Burton she/her/... @SarahBurtonMLIS
117 Followers 360 Following MLIS degree in progress @UNCG * President for @UNCGLISSA '22*
Stacey Krim @StaceyKrim
162 Followers 374 Following Curator of the Cello Music Collection at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. https://t.co/z1HNnhzvQB
Kyle Hearns @KWesleylan
24 Followers 60 Following Librarian, bibliophile and advocate for access to information
Samantha Lashley @SamanthaLashle7
17 Followers 23 Following (Almost) Librarian, MLIS Student, lover of books, cats, and chai lattes.
MetrolinaLibrary @MLA_Library
567 Followers 1K Following Metrolina Library Association - affordable networking and professional development opportunities for librarians in the Carolinas. #librarians #nclibrarians
Jessica Cottle @JessicaCottle7
40 Followers 63 Following UNCG MLS Program. Davidson, NC. Food, Archives, and Pop Culture!
Courtney Tucker @aisforbeautiful
333 Followers 584 Following wife, mother, teacher, runner, technology lover
Marissa Stinson @StinsonMarissa
17 Followers 22 Following YA Librarian at Willingboro Public Library
Marissa Fowler @marissa_fow
19 Followers 24 Following eternal student (currently at UNCG), introvert, and occasional traveler
Amoeba Music @amoebamusic
237K Followers 6K Following The world's largest independent record store with locations in Hollywood, San Francisco (@AmoebaSF), and Berkeley (@AmoebaBerkeley).
Museum of the Moving ... @MovingImageNYC
68K Followers 10K Following Museum of the Moving Image is the only U.S. museum devoted to film, television, and digital media. Now open Thu–Sun, admission tickets available online.
Academy Museum of Mot... @AcademyMuseum
20K Followers 280 Following Explore the past, present, and future of cinema. #AcademyMuseum
Soc Amer Archivists @archivists_org
16K Followers 563 Following Archived account of the Society of American Archivists. Follow us on Bsky (saa-official), Instagram (saarchivists), and elsewhere.
Smithsonian Archives @SmithsonianArch
39K Followers 1K Following The @Smithsonian Institution Archives, part of Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, collects, preserves, and shares Smithsonian history. Legal: https://t.co/3p8iMuJmM7
UNC Charlotte Special... @CLTSpecColl
2K Followers 437 Following UNC Charlotte's Special Collections and University Archives: Working to preserve and share the history and culture of @unccharlotte and the Charlotte region.
ArcGIS Online @ArcGISOnline
22K Followers 272 Following Create and share interactive web maps and apps with ArcGIS Online, Esri's cloud-based mapping software.
Chronicling America H... @ChronAmLOC
4K Followers 44 Following Official account of the Chronicling America historic newspapers collection from @LibraryCongress & @NEHgov. All Library accounts: https://t.co/IOiFXv1w0J
Internet Archive @internetarchive
442K Followers 1K Following Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the @waybackmachine.
Journal of Southern H... @JourSouHist
5K Followers 2K Following The Journal of Southern History is published quarterly by @theSouthernSHA.
Walt Disney Archives @TWDCArchives
58K Followers 54 Following The Walt Disney Archives collects, preserves, and shares the history of The Walt Disney Company.
Journal of Contempora... @JCASonline
2K Followers 714 Following The Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies is a peer-reviewed, #openaccess journal sponsored by Yale University Library and New England Archivists.
Asheville History @avlhistory
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ArcGIS StoryMaps @ArcGISStoryMaps
30K Followers 922 Following ArcGIS StoryMaps empowers you to tell stories, collections, and briefings with maps and multimedia. Join our growing global storytelling community.
NHPRC @NHPRC
2K Followers 282 Following Grants program of the U.S. National Archives, administered by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
The African American ... @AAFNewspaper
709 Followers 810 Following The African American Folklorist is a #Magazine #Podcast and #docuseries sharing the #ethnographic #blackfolknarrative of every #black experience in #America
DuckDuckGo @DuckDuckGo
2.7M Followers 4 Following Independent online protection company. Get our mobile & desktop browser with protections built-in, including our search engine that doesn't track you.
Libby, by OverDrive @LibbyApp
22K Followers 282 Following Libby is the award-winning and much-loved app for your local library. Borrow ebooks and listen to audiobooks, and support your library!
US Copyright Office @CopyrightOffice
33K Followers 75 Following Official account of the U.S. Copyright Office, part of the @LibraryCongress. Promoting creativity & free expression via U.S. copyright law: https://t.co/hlpd68Mi3N
LOC Crowdsourcing @Crowd_LOC
8K Followers 13 Following Official account for By the People @LibraryCongress virtual volunteer program for transcribing digital collections. All Library accounts: https://t.co/It5tNZb4mP
Nat'l Endow f/t Arts @NEAarts
95K Followers 1K Following The NEA is an independent federal government agency that supports artistic excellence, creativity & innovation for the benefit of individuals & communities.
SLNC Government & Her... @ForEverythingNC
3K Followers 2K Following For #everythingNC. Twitter account for the SLNC Government & Heritage Library. Tweets may be subject to Public Records Law. GHL staff tweeting!
UNC Charlotte Alumni ... @49erAlumni
4K Followers 496 Following Niners: then, now, and always. 🤙⛏ Use #49erAlumni to share your pictures with us.
UNC Asheville Alumni @uncaalumni
2K Followers 642 Following Keeping more than 21,000 graduates around the world connected with UNC Asheville.
American Folklore Soc... @afsfolklorists
4K Followers 1K Following An association of people who study and communicate knowledge about folklore: scholars, teachers, arts and cultural professionals, and community members.
Democracy Now! @democracynow
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MintPress News @MintPressNews
263K Followers 389 Following Independent watchdog journalism | Check out The Watchdog with @lowkey0nline & MintCast with @AlanRMacLeod & @MnarMuh.
Levine Museum @LevineMuseum
9K Followers 3K Following Using history to build community and spark important conversations. Powerful Exhibits | Programs | Dialogue #HistoryMatters
The Mint Museum @TheMintMuseum
16K Followers 1K Following North Carolina’s first art museum proudly showcasing fine art, craft, and design at two locations. #TheMintMuseum
Smithsonian @smithsonian
2.4M Followers 306 Following We're not a museum. We're 21 of them! (Plus a zoo & 9 research centers.) Find visiting info at https://t.co/DUhPwllAU8 | Legal: https://t.co/m1RRg3okOi
Southern Folklife Col... @SFolklife
2K Followers 2K Following Southern Folklife Collection @WilsonLibUNC @UNClibrary collecting, preserving, and disseminating the music, art, and culture of the American South
SLNC Accessible Books... @SLNC_ABLS
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DPLA @dpla
38K Followers 954 Following Digital Public Library of America empowers people to learn, grow, and contribute to a diverse and better-functioning society by maximizing access to knowledge.
NCDIT @NCDIT
2K Followers 569 Following NC Department of Information Technology's official X account. @NCSCIO for our Sec. & State CIO. @NCBroadband for broadband. Subject to NC Public Records law.
NC Historic Sites @NCHistoricSites
1K Followers 268 Following North Carolina Historic Sites invites you to see our state as it was, to open doors to the past. A Division of @ncculture within @NCdotGov.
PBS North Carolina @MyPBSNC
15K Followers 722 Following Powered by the @UNC_System. North Carolina's statewide @PBS, providing quality public media since 1955.
Smithsonian’s NMAAH... @NMAAHC
217K Followers 923 Following Journey through the lens of the African American experience. #APeoplesJourney, #ANationsStory Legal: https://t.co/3sIRJi7PRE • @NMAAHCdirector
PBS Black Culture @PBSBlackCulture
8K Followers 310 Following Donna Summer. Chaka Khan. Gloria Gaynor. IYKYK.
UNC Library @UNCLibrary
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North Carolina Museum... @TheNCMC
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N.C. Wildlife @NCWildlife
16K Followers 469 Following Since 1947, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has been dedicated to the conservation and sustainability of the state’s fish and wildlife resources.
NC Division of Parks ... @NCparks
17K Followers 223 Following We manage 41+ state parks and natural areas, state trails, and more. We use our Twitter account primarily to post status alerts about parks.
NC Arts Council @NCArtsCouncil
9K Followers 1K Following The arts spark vitality, fellowship, and healing across North Carolina. Together we are the spark keeping the arts thriving. #SparkTheArtsNC
MetrolinaLibrary @MLA_Library
567 Followers 1K Following Metrolina Library Association - affordable networking and professional development opportunities for librarians in the Carolinas. #librarians #nclibrarians
UNC School of Informa... @uncsils
3K Followers 833 Following One of the top information schools in the world, leading research in digital curation, health informatics, librarianship, and information interaction & impact.
Smithsonian Transcrip... @TranscribeSI
13K Followers 2K Following We nurture collaborative engagement, empower discovery, and enhance accessibility of Smithsonian collections alongside digital #volunpeers. Legal https://t.co/kTqZsf5qzPTrends for United States
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