Shout-out for Brandy Briggs

Brandy Briggs

Our "trashcan" Mac Pro, which we affectionately call the Dark Tower, was our go-to machine for processing born-digital special collections. One day, it just stopped working. (It almost made it to its refresh date!) Once we submitted a ticket, Brandy was quickly on it and verified that the Dark Tower needed to be replaced. She tracked down a temporary replacement, which she delivered the very next day.

We appreciate Brandy for always being responsive, willing to answer our many questions, and accommodating our specific hardware needs. This also includes advocating for an appropriate level of computing for the Dark Tower's temporary and permanent replacements. Thanks to Brandy, our digital archives graduate assistants can continue working not only without interruption, but on a faster machine!

- Shelly Black, Brian Dietz, Feb 22, 2023