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Black Elk's Legacy, Mark G. Thiel

Library Faculty Research and Publications

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Changin' In The Dlc: Implications For Space Planning, Scott Mandernack

Library Faculty Research and Publications

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Leadership Lessons In A Climate Of Social Transformation, Janice Welburn, William C. Welburn

Library Faculty Research and Publications

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An Anniversary Opportunity: Digitization Of Student Yearbooks, James Lowrey, Matt Blessing

Library Faculty Research and Publications

Anniversary celebrations provide archivists and librarians with many unique opportunities to build public support for their programs. Archivists, in particular, are expected to be a resource for such events. Handled adroitly, anniversary programming can offset the “dusty shelf” stereotype that frustrates many professionals. Moreover, resource allocators planning an anniversary are likely to look to their archives for ideas and special projects, initiatives that may result in additional financial and staffing resources. Describing the positive public relations value of anniversaries, archivist Tim Ericson has gone so far as to suggest “The Archivist's First Law of Outreach”:

Human beings are unable to …

Digitization, Donor Relations, And Undergraduate Instruction, Matt Blessing

Library Faculty Research and Publications

Collection development archivists know that building a partnership with a potential donor may take years, occasionally decades. From the perspective of a donor, contributing unique materials to an archival repository – a local historical society, academic archives, or a research library – can be an emotionally complicated process. A donor must have acquired a degree of separation from the material, but also have a deep sense of trust in the repository soliciting the records. Often, the initial contribution to a repository consists of records void of sentimental or financial value. As the relationship between a donor and a repository strengthens, …

Peace Medals And The Great Father, Mark G. Thiel

Library Faculty Research and Publications

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