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Veridian Software

@VeridianDigiLib

We help libraries and cultural heritage institutions bring their digital collections online and build communities around them.

 Hamilton, New Zealand
veridiansoftware.com
Joined August 2010
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@Spotify13 Oct 2020
PSA: @DukeLibraries just released the greatest library-focused track ever made and you should check it out 📚 link.tospotify.com/jiflwKrmy…
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For Te Wiki o te reo Māori, explore Papers Past's rich collection of niupepa in te reo. A wonderful resource of nineteenth and twentieth century events and history. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/pe… #TeWikioTeReoMāori
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We've made the data from 78 NZ newspapers from Papers Past freely available online. This is our first experiment with making Papers Past data available in bulk, so if you use the data let us know how you get on. We’d love to hear about it. Have a look. 👇 ow.ly/Bzwy50B6WkI
Papers Past newspaper open data

Papers Past newspaper open data

Find out about the Papers Past newspaper open data pilot. Use the Papers Past historic newspaper data (1839-1899) dataset for your research.

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Library of Virginia@LibraryofVA16 Jul 2020
Don't forget - #Virginia Chronicle searching improves with your help! Click the NEW Text Correction tab to learn how you can make this collection more accurate. Powered by @VeridianDigiLib. #crowdsourcing #volunteer #newspapers
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WA State Library@WAStateLib22 Jun 2020
Looking for a safe and socially distant way to cool off this summer? Why not grab some inspiration from a 1916 issue the Tacoma Times? with a headline that screams: "Lawn-Swimming The Latest" washingtondigitalnewspapers.…
the headline reads "Lawn-Swimming the Latest" and it features a cartoon of a person being sprayed by a hose in a lawn

ALT the headline reads "Lawn-Swimming the Latest" and it features a cartoon of a person being sprayed by a hose in a lawn

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We are open for business. See you soon.
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Library Journal@LibraryJournal1 Jun 2020
An Essential Reading Guide For Fighting Racism (via Buzzfeed) ow.ly/ouDM50zVMbM
An Essential Reading Guide For Fighting Racism

An Essential Reading Guide For Fighting Racism

From Audre Lorde's groundbreaking essays to Ibram X. Kendi's guide to being antiracist, these books are a great resource for understanding why people are protesting right now.

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DPC Chatter@dpc_chat1 Jun 2020
The Digital Preservation Awards are BACK for 2020!!! And what's more there is a new category, which means there's now even greater chance to win. Read up on all the details and get nominating: dpconline.org/events/digital… #DPA2020 #digipres
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CO State Library@COStateLibrary19 May 2020
In April, CHNC ran a text correction contest that resulted in 66 people correcting over 120K lines of text in 14 days! Not only is it fun, but it makes historic details easier to find. Learn more with @VeridianDigiLib handy new guide to text correction: s.lrs.org/162i
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Library of Virginia@LibraryofVA16 May 2020
Our 3 #crowdsoucing projects include #LVAtranscribe using @omeka, #WWI Questionnaires on @_FromThePage_, and historic newspapers on @VeridianDigiLib. Find all 3 on the #Virginia Memory homepage: virginiamemory.com/ #TechnologyMW #MuseumWeek
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Fagan Finder@faganfinder13 May 2020
Speaking of newspaper archives, I also learned about Elephind.com by @VeridianDigiLib . It's probably the largest such search engine as it includes several large collections from the US, Australia, New Zealand, and more. Amazing that it isn't more well-known.
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For anyone studying modern #Afghanistan and the US security engagements in the region 𝗔𝗳𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 is just the resource you need eastview.com/resources/journ…
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Bookstr@BookstrOfficial16 Apr 2020
This shelf story is beyond genius! Source: philshaw775
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IIIF@iiif_io30 Mar 2020
What are your favorite #IIIF images that make for good Zoom backgrounds? Reply to this thread w/ a link and we’ll pull together a list! (H/t to @JosephRhoads for asking this important question on the #IIIF Slack 😊)
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DPC Chatter@dpc_chat30 Mar 2020
#DPCjobs Vacancy for Digital Preservation Manager at The National Library of Ireland ift.tt/2ULbOIL #digipres #archives
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Trap those germs friends. natlib.govt.nz/records/31985… #tbreaktweets
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Library of Virginia@LibraryofVA19 Mar 2020
Are you ready to make history or are you just ready to get off twitter? Check out our three digital crowd-sourcing projects! Help us make historical materials available while learning something new. uncommonwealth.virginiamemor… #SocialDistancingNow #ThisIsLVA
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Library of Virginia@LibraryofVA13 Mar 2020
If you are a VA resident wondering what you will do the next two weeks check out what your public libraries have to offer without leaving your home! uncommonwealth.virginiamemor…
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Reveal Digital@RevealDigital12 Mar 2020
Did you know that the New York Times said that The East Village Other (often abbreviated as EVO), was "a New York newspaper so countercultural that it made The Village Voice look like a church circular." Explore this underground paper today: bit.ly/31R1XEx
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INP interviews James P. Danky, editor of African-American Newspapers and Periodicals: A National Bibliography Danky speaks about the research value of newspapers and how preserving diverse print leads to telling better history: bit.ly/INP_Danky  #blackhistorymonth
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