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Buying A Rat Trap ... And More (Natural History Essays), Michele Patenaude

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Michele read her natural-history essay to us, about the rat in her backyard. She recorded its movements and actions, educated us about "rat the animal," as well as her thoughts about having "one of her own."

Creating A Multi-Media Dvd Of A Small Town's Historical Images, Fred C. Pond

UVM Libraries Conference Day

The poster presents the process undertaken to create a DVD documentary of still and moving images, reflecting the history of a small community from the volunteer creator perspective. Sample visual elements include illustrations the DVD menu of five selections; footage of three moving image clips and two still photo collections.

The challenges, opportunities, rewards are presented, as well as a section on practical ‘how-we-done-it’ and ‘how we-mighta-done-it-differently’. For example, one of the biggest challenges was identifying home movies that included town events, in addition in being in good shape for digital transfer.

Furthermore, the creation of this DVD offered an …

New Torch, Same Flame, Joanne Montanye

UVM Libraries Conference Day

This project is a work-in-progress exploring collaborative preservation opportunities for libraries and current digital-content creators in Vermont. Legacy retention partnerships are waning with the print industry, and new independent creators are discovering the need to self-archive, develop new alliances, or risk eventual loss of their work. Cooperation is in everyone's best interests, in that libraries can advise on best curation practices for access and interoperability; creators can keep libraries up-to-date technologically; the public benefits from access to more digital-only work; and the bridges between print and digital records are maintained. This presentation is a narrative of the project's origins up …

Wizarding World Of Harry Potter And Medical Librarianship, Nancy A. Bianchi

UVM Libraries Conference Day

How are Harry Potter and medical librarianship related? Come answer the questions (all pulled from the various books of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series) that my poster poses, and I'll tell you!

The Vermont Broadside Collection: No Longer Hidden, Prudence J. Doherty, Sharon Thayer

UVM Libraries Conference Day

The Wilbur Collection of Vermontiana contains hundreds of unique broadsides that document community activities and concerns from the 1770s through the 20th century. Until recently, only a very small percentage of the rich broadside collection was catalogued. Two years ago, Special Collections and the Resource Description and Analysis departments joined forces to make all of the Vermont broadsides accessible to researchers. This poster session will describe the collaborative effort and share some newly accessible examples from the collection.

Brain In A Jar: Writing About Alzheimer's Disease, Nancy Stearns Bercaw

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Living with, and writing about, Alzheimer's disease.

Incorporating Information Literacy And Site Specific Dance, Selene Colburn, Paul H. Besaw

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Selene and Paul explained their collaboration by first giving the history of the Dance major here at UVM and then discussing how they incorporated information literacy skills into their class "Site Dance & Performance." They discussed the final projects' locations, parameters, what actually transpired, and finally, the students' thoughts on the whole experience.

Poster: Old Vermont Films: Opportunities For Research, New Films & Community Events, Fred C. Pond

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Fred's poster shows that there can be new life for old Vermont films.

Old Vermont Films: Opportunities For Research, New Films & Community Events, Fred C. Pond

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Fred discussed the process and challenges of locating old Vermont films and digitizing them. These "new films" were then shown at various community events to publicize and promote them. Fred ended with listing "next steps" to take to keep this digitization initiative moving forward.