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Mail Order Archives: Starting The Archives At Utah Valley University, Catherine Mcintyre Nov 2009

Mail Order Archives: Starting The Archives At Utah Valley University, Catherine Mcintyre

Catherine McIntyre

This humorous presentation traces the history of Utah Valley University from a vocational school to a university, and tells how the school's first centralized archives was started by an inexperienced librarian who learned a lot about archives from the mail-order catalogs from which she ordered materials.


Investigating Primary Source Literacy, Joanne Archer, Ann Hanlon, Jennie A. Levine Sep 2009

Investigating Primary Source Literacy, Joanne Archer, Ann Hanlon, Jennie A. Levine

Library Faculty Research and Publications

Primary source research requires students to acquire specialized research skills. This paper presents results from a user study testing the effectiveness of a Web guide designed to convey the concepts behind “primary source literacy”. The study also evaluated students’ strengths and weaknesses when conducting primary source research.


The Indonesian Revolution: Archives And Emotions, Robert Cribb Jan 2009

The Indonesian Revolution: Archives And Emotions, Robert Cribb

Robert Cribb

Discusses the possibility that archival materials can be used to create a sense of emoptional commonality between current generations and earlier ones.


Maine General Hospital/Maine Medical Center Significant Events (Partial Listing), Maine Medical Center Jan 2009

Maine General Hospital/Maine Medical Center Significant Events (Partial Listing), Maine Medical Center

Histories

A series of photographs depicting some of the changes in Maine General Hospital/Maine Medical Center, as well as a brief timeline of important events in the development of the hospital.