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Representing Minority Groups And Their Heritage Across Access And Preservation Of Unique Audio Recordings A Grant Overview, Veronica Gonzalez, Ximena Valdivia
Representing Minority Groups And Their Heritage Across Access And Preservation Of Unique Audio Recordings A Grant Overview, Veronica Gonzalez, Ximena Valdivia
Athenaeum: Scholarly Works of the FIU Libraries Faculty and Staff
In 2021, the Florida International University (FIU) Libraries received the Recordings at Risks (R&R) grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The funds allowed us to digitize, create metadata, and provide online access to hundreds of unique Caribbean and Latin American songs produced between 1900 and 1935 that are included in the Diaz Ayala Cuban and Latin American Popular Music Collection (DAC) Cassette Series. The digitized materials comprise more than 1,000 cassettes with approximately 1,200 songs, recorded originally in 78rpms by Columbia, Victor, and other historical record companies. The music represents a variety of genres and is …
Special Collections Unbound: The Opportunity For Collecting Visual Arts As Primary Source Materials, Rhia Rae, Annia Gonzalez
Special Collections Unbound: The Opportunity For Collecting Visual Arts As Primary Source Materials, Rhia Rae, Annia Gonzalez
Athenaeum: Scholarly Works of the FIU Libraries Faculty and Staff
During the summer of 2015, Florida International University (FIU) Special Collections Department acquired a large fine art collection by Cuban artists that included rare and unique paintings. While the collection offers enormous potential for teaching and research, it also presented some challenges. This poster presentation exemplifies how the Special Collections Department at FIU is collecting new primary resource materials that years ago were considered part of museums rather than Special Collections. Following the acquisition of this collection, the Special Collections staff confronted three major challenges: security, space, and access. The poster focuses on the process of providing open access to …
New Pathways To Access: The Institution Repository And University Archives As Partners In Advancing Access To Materials, Rhia Rae, Jill V. Krefft
New Pathways To Access: The Institution Repository And University Archives As Partners In Advancing Access To Materials, Rhia Rae, Jill V. Krefft
Athenaeum: Scholarly Works of the FIU Libraries Faculty and Staff
This poster shares the coordinated efforts between the Institutional Repository and the University Archives’ to work closely with university departments to enhance access to materials and support student learning. The presentation highlights several unique collections including a complete photographic and ephemera collection from the Department of Theatre, digitized Art Catalogs and Lecture Series from the University’s Stephen and Dorothea Frost Art Museum and others. We share how access to these collections have supported student learning at the University and within the South Florida community. Specifically, the Frost Art Museum Collections (https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/frostartmuseum/) showcase the University’s ongoing commitment to supporting the arts …