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January 19, 2017 - Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa

“The Library of the Future”

Filed Under: Conservation, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: analog, digital preservation, libraries

Helen Shenton, Librarian and College Archivist of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, presents “The Library of the Future; the Future of the Library” on Thursday, March 2, at 7 p.m. CST. This event will be livestreamed via the Harry Ransom Center’s Facebook page.

October 18, 2013 - Harry Ransom Center

Scholar: Will libraries of the future preserve cultural heritage?

Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Research + Teaching Tagged With: Exeunt Libri: Will Libraries of the Future Preserve Cultural Heritage?, libraries, Michele Cloonan, preservation

Michele V. Cloonan, Professor at Simmons College and Editor-in-Chief of Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture, presented the talk “Exeunt Libri: Will Libraries of the Future Preserve Cultural Heritage?” for the 2013 Donald G. Davis, Jr. Lecture on Thursday, October 17. Below, she shares her thoughts about preservation. Preservation is all… read more

June 15, 2012 - Jean Cannon

Letters in Knopf archive show challenges Ray Bradbury faced early in his career

Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts Tagged With: B.J. Simmons, Dandelion Wine, Dark Carnival, Eliot Elisofon, Fahrenheit 451, François Truffaut, Homecoming, Knopf, libraries, Lillian Hellman, Lloyd W. Currey, Mademoiselle, Nancy Nicholas, Ray Bradbury, Robert Gottlieb, Sanora Babb, science fiction, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Martian Chronicles, Tim O'Brien, Truman Capote, When Elephants Last in the Dooryard Bloomed, Where Robot Mice and Robot Men Run Round in Robot Towns

Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. Legendary science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, author of the classics Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, died last Wednesday at the age of 91. In his long writing career, Bradbury published hundreds of novels and short stories, becoming… read more