Library Tech Confidential

Construction of Archives of Ontario building begins at York University’s Keele campus [York University (Press Release)]

A rendering of the proposed building is available from PCL’s site.

“…the [Society of American Archivists has] decided to dump 14 years of listserv archives after an assessment that the cost of keeping the bits is less than their ‘evidential or informational value.’ I couldn’t disagree more. What irony — an archival organization deciding its own records aren’t worth preserving.” [Prelinger Library Blog via BoingBoing]

Update: They’ve changed their mind, for now.