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British Film Institute to launch streaming video service on October 9th | Engadget

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The British Film Institute promised that it would put 10,000 movies online as part of the Film Forever initiative, and it’s now making good on its word — if slowly. The Institute will launch the first phase of its BFI Player streaming service on October 9th with a library of more than 1,000 videos, including movies, behind-the-scenes clips and archival footage. About 60 percent of the content will be free, with the rest available as pay-per-view. As for those remaining 9,000 videos? The BFI expects those to appear in the months ahead, and it’s launching BFI Player’s second phase in early 2014.

via British Film Institute to launch streaming video service on October 9th | Engadget.

How will our country operate without the LOC? | MobyLives

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The country is bracing for a temporary shutdown of the Library of Congress, beginning today. The twenty-five library system will be closed to the public and researchers, according to an announcement on the site you can’t see, and all public events are canceled. The digital collections, online catalog, and “Ask A Librarian” services are temporarily suspended.

Read: How will our country operate without the LOC? | MobyLives

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Archival Technologies Presentation | Cliff Landis

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Library of three million books at centre of Baghdad culture hub | The Art Newspaper

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A vast public library planned for Baghdad will be the centerpiece of a new culture hub under an ambitious new masterplan driven by the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sport. The drop-shaped building, designed by AMBS architects in London, will house up to three million books, including rare manuscripts.

“The library will be at the heart of the Youth City; a masterplan of 1.2 million sq. m, with over 30 new buildings, including residential, cultural, official and sports venues,” says a press statement from AMBS architects.

Baghdad Library

See the full story: Library of three million books at centre of Baghdad culture hub | The Art Newspaper.

Plainfield library archivists dig up personal letter from John Quincy Adams | MyCentralJersey.com | mycentraljersey.com

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Plainfield library archivists dig up personal letter from John Quincy Adams | MyCentralJersey.com | mycentraljersey.com.

17 Amazing Stories of Lost and Found Films | Flavorwire

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Exciting news for silent comedy fans, movie buffs, and people who generally like things that are awesome: film historian Fernando Pena has discovered an alternate version of the classic Buster Keaton short The Blacksmith, featuring numerous never-before-seen gags and a new ending. The film, buried in a large purchase of European prints from eBay, is the kind of discovery that makes movie lovers’ hearts dance; there are so many great old films either lost entirely or no longer in their original form that these kind of finds in archives, collections, and odd spots make the impossible seem possible.

via 17 Amazing Stories of Lost and Found Films | Flavorwire.