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Peter E. Murray

Library technologist, open source advocate, striving to think globally while acting locally

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  • Digital Repository Software: How Far Have We Come? How Far Do We Have to Go?

    Bryan Brown's tweet led me to Ruth Kitchin Tillman's Repository Ouroboros post about the treadmill of software development/deployment. And wow do I have thoughts and feelings.

    Featuring an ouroboros, a snake or dragon biting its own tail, a digital representation of a copy of a 1478 drawing by Theodoros Pelecanos of an alchemical tract attributed to Synesius.
    Ouroboros: an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail. Or—in this context—constantly chasing what you can never …

     Posted on  June 23, 2021
     and last updated June 23, 2021
     ·  6 minutes reading time