Scholars discover rare 16th-century tome with handwritten notes by John Milton ~books libraries Article 961 words, published May 15 2024 17 votes
GlobalUsefulNativeTrees, a database documenting 14,014 tree species, supports synergies between biodiversity recovery and local livelihoods in landscape restoration ~enviro Article 31 votes
Wasabi could help preserve ancient Egyptian papyrus artefacts ~science archaeology biology Article 377 words 9 votes
The VHS-Decode project is an effort to improve the archiving of old analog video tapes ~tech Article 300 words, published Dec 14 2022 4 votes
Charles Darwin's young children painted pictures and wrote stories on the back of draft manuscripts of Darwin's books and notes, and therefore a few original copies of his important works survived ~arts Link 6 votes
The Boston Public Library needs help transcribing anti-slavery letters ~books libraries Article 248 words, published Jun 17 2020 5 votes
How to help librarians and archivists from your living room ~hobbies Article 873 words, published Mar 23 2020 8 votes
"Pyke notte thy nostrellys." A 15th-century guide on children's manners has been digitized for first time ~books libraries.deposit Article 570 words, published Feb 21 2020 10 votes
Libraries and archivists are scanning and uploading books that are secretly in the public domain ~books libraries Article 833 words 8 votes