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Build It—And Advocate For It—And They Will Come: Lessons From A Collaborative Project In Archives Advocacy And Program Development, Jodi Allison-Bunnell, Linda Morton-Keithley, Elizabeth Knight
Build It—And Advocate For It—And They Will Come: Lessons From A Collaborative Project In Archives Advocacy And Program Development, Jodi Allison-Bunnell, Linda Morton-Keithley, Elizabeth Knight
Journal of Western Archives
Libraries at small- and mid-sized academic institutions continue to re-define themselves as journal and monograph collections go online, budgets and staffing remain flat or reduced, and value to student learning and the institutional mission needs to be apparent. This all spells opportunity for archival programs which, with a strong focus on advocacy and daylighting formerly hidden collections of unique content, can re-invigorate the library and spotlight the active role today's service- and user-oriented archives can play in supporting student research, fostering ties with constituents, and ensuring the preservation of an institution's stories and history. A recently-completed National Historical Publications and …
The Social Map: Leveraging Historypin For Community Outreach, Kevin C. Miller
The Social Map: Leveraging Historypin For Community Outreach, Kevin C. Miller
Pepperdine University Libraries
Kevin Miller, Librarian for Digital Curation and Publication, discusses the steps that Pepperdine University has taken to leverage the free social mapping site Historypin.com to expand awareness of its digital collections and reach out to members of the Malibu community. The presentation was part of a panel discussion (Session 11) featuring LA as Subject members.
The Social Map: Leveraging Historypin For Community Outreach, Kevin C. Miller
The Social Map: Leveraging Historypin For Community Outreach, Kevin C. Miller
Kevin C. Miller
Kevin Miller, Librarian for Digital Curation and Publication, discusses the steps that Pepperdine University has taken to leverage the free social mapping site Historypin.com to expand awareness of its digital collections and reach out to members of the Malibu community. The presentation was part of a panel discussion (Session 11) featuring LA as Subject members.
Born Digital: Event-Driven Archives, Vincent Capone
Born Digital: Event-Driven Archives, Vincent Capone
Graduate History Conference, UMass Boston
The growth of the internet has brought numerous tools and opportunities for archivists to both enhance their collections and reach out to potential patrons. Archives across the globe have begun immense digitization efforts to bring collections into the digital age and make them accessible to a broader audience. But what challenges face new archives whose collections are born-digital? How do these archives prove that they are indeed an archival facility and not simply a memory institution? These questions have risen around numerous digital archives born in the past decade to document and commemorate social events and tragic disasters, including the …