Book Talk: Moving Theory Into Practice

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Join Internet Archive’s Chris Freeland for a discussion with Oya Y. Rieger about ‘Moving Theory Into Practice,’ the landmark digitization guide & workshop that sparked a revolution in digital libraries. Register now

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Book Talk: Memory, Edited IN-PERSON

Internet Archive 300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join archivist Rick Prelinger & author Abby Smith Rumsey for an IN-PERSON discussion about Abby's latest book, "Memory, Edited: Taking Liberties with History." A recording of this talk can be found here: https://archive.org/details/abby-smith-rumsey-memory-edited-book-talk-with-rick-prelinger This event will be held IN-PERSON at the Internet Archive, 300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco. Register now

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Book Talk: Sparks IN-PERSON

Internet Archive 300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join author Ian Johnson for an IN-PERSON discussion about his book, "Sparks: China's Underground Historians and their Battle for the Future." This event will be held IN-PERSON at the Internet Archive, 300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco. A recording of this event can be found here: https://archive.org/details/ian-johnson-sparks-book-talk Register now

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Book Talk: The Internet Con

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Join us for a virtual book talk with author Cory Doctorow about THE INTERNET CON, the disassembly manual we need to take back our internet. Register now

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Book Talk: Memory, Edited ONLINE

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Join historian Ted Widmer & author Abby Smith Rumsey for a virtual discussion about "Memory, Edited: Taking Liberties with History." Register Now

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Book Talk: Key Changes with Bill Rosenblatt & Howie Singer

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Join music librarian Kathleen DeLaurenti for a discussion with authors Bill Rosenblatt & Howie Singer about their new book, Key Changes, covering the top ten technological advances that have disrupted the music industry. Register now!

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Book Talk: Pixels & Paintings

Internet Archive 300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join us for an IN-PERSON book talk with MARTIN RAUCHBAUER and author DAVID G. STORK about PIXELS & PAINTINGS, the pioneering presentation of computer-based image analysis of fine art, forging a dialog between art scholars and the computer vision community. Here is our recording of the talk: https://archive.org/details/david-stork-pixels-and-paintings-booktalk

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Book Talk: Wrong Way by Joanne McNeil

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Join us for a VIRTUAL book talk with author Joanne McNeil about her latest book, WRONG WAY, which examines the treacherous gaps between the working and middle classes wrought by the age of AI. McNeil will be in conversation with author Sarah Jaffe. WRONG WAY was named one of the best books of 2023 by the New Yorker and Esquire. It was the […]

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Book Talk: REPLAY

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From Prince of Persia to Replay: A video game creator's family odyssey Jordan Mechner (creator of “Prince of Persia”) shares his story as a pioneer in the fast-growing video game industry from the 1980s to today, and how his family’s back story as refugees from war-torn Europe led to his own multifaceted 4-decade creative career. […]

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Book Talk: Unlocking the Digital Age: The Musician’s Guide to Research, Copyright, and Publishing

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Join us for a book talk with ANDREA I. COPLAND & KATHLEEN DeLAURENTI about UNLOCKING THE DIGITAL AGE: The Musician’s Guide to Research, Copyright, and Publishing, a crucial resource for early career musicians navigating the complexities of the digital era. Copland and DeLaurenti will be in conversation with musician and educator, KYOKO KITAMURA. Our discussion […]

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Book Talk: The Secret Life of Data

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Join technology scholar LAURA DENARDIS for a conversation with authors ARAM SINNREICH & JESSE GILBERT about data surveillance, digital forensics, and generative AI. REGISTER NOW

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Book Talk: Big Fiction

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Join us for a VIRTUAL book talk with author DAN SINYKIN about BIG FICTION, exploring how changes in the publishing industry have affected fiction, literary form, and what it means to be an author. Sinykin will be in conversation with humanities scholar and professor, TED UNDERWOOD. REGISTER NOW

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