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Special Collections And The Community: Strategies For Collecting Local History, Melissa Nykanen Jun 2011

Special Collections And The Community: Strategies For Collecting Local History, Melissa Nykanen

Melissa Nykanen

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Collecting Campus Culture: Collaborations And Collisions, Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Meg Miner Mar 2011

Collecting Campus Culture: Collaborations And Collisions, Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Meg Miner

Meg Miner

This presentation will discuss the catalyst, development and implementation of The Ames Library's institutional repository and records management programs after strategic planning in the library. The presenters will share their perspectives on the advantage of the parallel programs, and comment on the strengths, knowledge and work style each person brings to the table to make the partnership and programs work. Interwoven throughout the presentation will be examples of how "collisions" were navigated for specific collections. Both librarians will also provide their best practices for outreach and education to campus leaders, offices and departments to create buy-in, commitment to and excitement …

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Collecting Campus Culture: Collaborations And Collisions, Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Meg Miner Mar 2011

Collecting Campus Culture: Collaborations And Collisions, Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Meg Miner

Stephanie Davis-Kahl

This presentation will discuss the catalyst, development and implementation of The Ames Library's institutional repository and records management programs after strategic planning in the library. The presenters will share their perspectives on the advantage of the parallel programs, and comment on the strengths, knowledge and work style each person brings to the table to make the partnership and programs work. Interwoven throughout the presentation will be examples of how "collisions" were navigated for specific collections. Both librarians will also provide their best practices for outreach and education to campus leaders, offices and departments to create buy-in, commitment to and excitement …

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Swem Archives: Riggs Discusses Access And Judgement, Joanne Braxton Feb 2011

Swem Archives: Riggs Discusses Access And Judgement, Joanne Braxton

Joanne Braxton

W&M professor Joanne Braxton interviews W&M librarian Susan Riggs, who was instrumental in helping students conduct archival research for Braxton's articulating ancestry course.

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A Librarian Reacts To Wikileaks, Bill Sleeman Jan 2011

A Librarian Reacts To Wikileaks, Bill Sleeman

Bill Sleeman

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Processing Racism: African American Memorabilia And The Threat Of Infinity, John Venecek Dec 2010

Processing Racism: African American Memorabilia And The Threat Of Infinity, John Venecek

John Venecek

For a better part of the past year, I have been responsible for processing the Carol Mundy collection of African American Memorabiliaat the University of Central Florida (UCF). Ms. Mundy has been an avid collector of African Americana since the early 1990swhen she purchased a copy of the 1901 edition of The Complete Life of William McKinley and Story of His Assassination thatincluded a rare correspondence from the U.S. army to the 10th Cavalry of “Buffalo Soldiers.” This discovery was just the first stepin a journey that would take her around the country in her quest to preserve African American …

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