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Tensions Between Archivists and 'Occupy' Protesters Over Preserving the Movement

Posted by samzenpus on from the high-water-mark dept.

An anonymous reader writes "At one point an NYU librarian literally got into a shouting match with a protester at an Occupy protest, trying to make the case for why a digital record should be kept of photos, videos, audio recordings, posters, and other materials, so future scholars and activists can recount what happened. Academics are taking unusual steps to preserve the protesters' stuff, including 'distributing postcards promoting archiving at protests, developing automated systems to download photos posted online, and asking participants to vote on which images are most important for the historic record.'"

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  1. Lol by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    A bunch of leftists create a movement using the tried and tested method of saying "whatever your cause, you are in some way part of our movement" (unless you are Ron Paul).

    They deserve to be inundated with every boring and irrelevant group that wants their turn in the spotlight.

  2. Seriously? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How much future scholarship can you get out of a bunch of whiny losers looking for handouts?

  3. Sockpuppet AC Agent Provacateur? by EnergyScholar · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I call AC sock puppet on you.

    Wikipedia definition of Agent Provacateur

    I think Slashdot needs a new tag, something to demarcate probable sock puppet post. Extra points for the name and address of the real poster.