Sherrin Frances

Professor of English. Researching libraries, book culture, & the practice of writing.

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@lahikmajoe Thanks, Ken <3

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@mandylibrary It freezes, and I know because of art: https://t.co/zwP7eCMeAu

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@rowmyboat Thank you so much! I will take you up on your kind offer, and will reach out toward the end of the fall semester.

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#SVSU ENGL 390: Libraries and Communities is being offered in Winter '22. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. More information: https://t.co/oZ50W8BySP

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Justice Read -- Bay County

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Is Cursive Handwriting Going Extinct? (From 2013) #DrF212 https://t.co/faPA8pHqSs

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Is Cursive Handwriting Going Extinct? (From 2013, reposted for #NationalHandwritingDay) #DrF212 https://t.co/B5aDVUTCze

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Why do presidents use so many pens to sign documents — and what happens to them? #DrF212 https://t.co/LpkeAFfJEj

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The Internet’s Most Incredible Collection of Food History Has Been Saved: The Food Timeline — librarian Lynne Olver’s endeavor to catalog the entire history of food — was in danger of disappearing forever, but it’s found a new home #DrF212 #DrF394 https://t.co/75lqcVFTZk

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Archivists Are Mining Parler Metadata to Pinpoint Crimes at the Capitol - VICE #DrF212 #DrF394 https://t.co/7VtwlOSNOO

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The Record Keepers’ Rave: Every month, the archival institutions of this nation unleash tiny particles of the past in a frenzy of online revelry. #DrF212 https://t.co/JNV4DLpKgl

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Paperback Cologne: A trip to your favorite library or used bookstore. Sweet & lovely with just a touch of the musty smell of aged paper, The Library of Fragrance Paperback harnesses that scent with a sprinkling of violets and a dash of potpourri. #DrF212 https://t.co/iPf9LJ7cgn

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"As we continued to modernize, many of the artifacts were being discarded...Fortunately, former Watson Librarians...decided we should preserve some of this material culture, and the Museum of Obsolete Library Science (MOLISCI) was born." #DrF212 https://t.co/HlaBfgrkg1

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"OverType: typewriter sim that re-creates the manual typewriter experience, eschewing all modern computer conveniences like deletion and editing, and providing authentic features such as overtyping and only being able to press one key at a time." #DrF212
https://t.co/B83sPouuWK

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"City roads: This website renders every single road within a city" Then you can save a png or order a mug. #DrF212 https://t.co/exiIkhp7hH

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

This amazing little tool simply draws all streets in any city you want. As examples here are the town I grew up in (20k residents) and the city I live in (5M residents). Have a play with it. The exported screenshots make great desktop backgrounds. Source: https://t.co/GmEQnq8ALj

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"At the urging of Disney and others, Congress passed the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, named for the late singer, songwriter and California representative, adding 20 years to the copyright term." #DrF394 https://t.co/MdBqFfY2iv

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"Works from 1925 were supposed to go into the public domain in 2001, after being copyrighted for 75 years. But before this could happen, Congress hit a 20-year pause button and extended their copyright term to 95 years. Now the wait is over." #DrF394 https://t.co/aOC8gixrHU

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"Speakers normally work by moving a metal coil attached to a cone back and forth around a magnet. But in the U1TA, there is no cone — the coil is attached to the soundboard of the piano itself" #DrF212 https://t.co/TqiVJlgPz2

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Epicurious Archive Repair Project: replacing words like "exotic," "ethnic," and "native" is just the start #DrF394 https://t.co/gUcyqI3ZpA