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No Muss, No Fuss: Ead Finding Aids Without Xml, Rose Fortier Nov 2010

No Muss, No Fuss: Ead Finding Aids Without Xml, Rose Fortier

Rose Fortier

Digital finding aids increase use and visibility of special collections materials, but many programs or services require knowledge of coding languages to create and maintain them. Using CONTENTdm and a word processing program, finding aids using EAD principles and formatting can be easily created without the needing knowledge of coding or programming languages.


Exposing Ourselves: A Case Study In Collection Management Software Implementation, Suellyn Lathrop, Sue Lynn Mcdaniel, Nancy Richey Apr 2010

Exposing Ourselves: A Case Study In Collection Management Software Implementation, Suellyn Lathrop, Sue Lynn Mcdaniel, Nancy Richey

The Southeastern Librarian

In the 21st century, libraries are well aware of the problem of hidden collections and so must seek by computer technology to make these “virtually” hidden collections available to our clients in a single, easy-to-use database. The Kentucky Library & Museum (KYLM), which opened in 1939, houses the special collections department of Western Kentucky University Libraries, and holds materials collected from 1919 to the present. Special collection libraries and archives such as the KYLM are known for their diversity of materials including manuscripts, ephemera, institutional records, maps, images, objects, audio and video recordings. These collections are of great research value …


Connecting To Marginalized Groups Through Web 2.0, Tomaro I. Taylor Jan 2010

Connecting To Marginalized Groups Through Web 2.0, Tomaro I. Taylor

Academic Services Faculty and Staff Publications

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Basic Archives Processing Manual For Student Employees And Volunteers, Tomaro I. Taylor Jan 2010

Basic Archives Processing Manual For Student Employees And Volunteers, Tomaro I. Taylor

Academic Services Faculty and Staff Publications

A step-by-step guide for the arrangement and description of archival collections. Developed for individuals new to archival processing in a special library setting.


Basic Archives Processing Manual For Student Employees And Volunteers, Tomaro I. Taylor Jan 2010

Basic Archives Processing Manual For Student Employees And Volunteers, Tomaro I. Taylor

Tomaro I. Taylor

A step-by-step guide for the arrangement and description of archival collections. Developed for individuals new to archival processing in a special library setting.


Connecting To Marginalized Groups Through Web 2.0, Tomaro I. Taylor Jan 2010

Connecting To Marginalized Groups Through Web 2.0, Tomaro I. Taylor

Tomaro I. Taylor

No abstract provided.