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Looking Forward To Look Back: Digital Preservation Planning, Jennifer Brancato, Kayla Harris
Looking Forward To Look Back: Digital Preservation Planning, Jennifer Brancato, Kayla Harris
Jennifer Brancato
Digital information resources are a vitally important and increasingly large component of academic libraries’ collection and preservation responsibilities. This includes content converted to and originating from digital form (born-digital). Preserving digital material, such as social media and websites, is essential for ensuring that future generations know everyone’s story, especially those groups which have been historically underrepresented in official records. This presentation will detail the steps undertaken by a digital preservation task force to first assess the weaknesses in current practice, and then develop a plan to implement a digital preservation policy and workflow. As part of the project, the task …
Archives, Artwork, And A Garden: The John Stokes And Mary’S Gardens Collection At The University Of Dayton, Kayla Harris
Archives, Artwork, And A Garden: The John Stokes And Mary’S Gardens Collection At The University Of Dayton, Kayla Harris
Kayla Harris
The University of Dayton hosted a unique exhibit in the spring of 2017 highlighting the John Stokes and Mary’s Gardens archival collection. In addition to materials from the collection, the exhibit also featured a live garden with flowers named for the Blessed Virgin Mary inside the library, and specially commissioned artwork by artist Holly Schapker. The library was able to reach different audiences and hopes this will serve as an example in thinking of more interactive ways for visitors to experience an archival exhibit.
Looking Forward To Look Back: Digital Preservation Planning, Jennifer Brancato, Kayla Harris
Looking Forward To Look Back: Digital Preservation Planning, Jennifer Brancato, Kayla Harris
Kayla Harris
Digital information resources are a vitally important and increasingly large component of academic libraries’ collection and preservation responsibilities. This includes content converted to and originating from digital form (born-digital). Preserving digital material, such as social media and websites, is essential for ensuring that future generations know everyone’s story, especially those groups which have been historically underrepresented in official records. This presentation will detail the steps undertaken by a digital preservation task force to first assess the weaknesses in current practice, and then develop a plan to implement a digital preservation policy and workflow. As part of the project, the task …
Preserving Culture Through Library Collections: The Example Of Paul Et Virginie, Kristin Hoffmann
Preserving Culture Through Library Collections: The Example Of Paul Et Virginie, Kristin Hoffmann
Kristin Hoffmann
Kristin Hoffmann, librarian of the French collections at the Weldon Library (The University of Western Ontario) discusses the goals and tasks involved by the preparation of a library display contributing to a 18th Century literature course about Paul et Virginie.
Digital Resources For Teaching With Primary Sources, Amy Chen
Digital Resources For Teaching With Primary Sources, Amy Chen
Amy H. Chen
Over My Dead Body: When Your Local Music Archive Meets Donor Resistance, Elizabeth E. Reilly
Over My Dead Body: When Your Local Music Archive Meets Donor Resistance, Elizabeth E. Reilly
Elizabeth Reilly
University Of Massachusetts Medical School Publications Collection, 1976 - Ongoing: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
University Of Massachusetts Medical School Publications Collection, 1976 - Ongoing: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
Kristine M. Sjostedt
The University of Massachusetts Medical School located in Worcester, Massachusetts was founded in 1962 and is the first and only public medical school in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Established to provide affordable, high-quality medical education to state residents and to increase the number of primary care physicians practicing in the state, the school is comprised of the School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Graduate School of Nursing. Its clinical partner, UMass Memorial Health Care, is the largest health care provider in central and western Massachusetts. This collection is composed of publications created by the University …
James P. Loughlin Papers, 1965-1979: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
James P. Loughlin Papers, 1965-1979: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
Kristine M. Sjostedt
The James P. Loughlin Papers chronicles Loughlin’s career as a labor union leader in Massachusetts and the role he had in locating the University of Massachusetts Medical School and its affiliated hospital in Worcester.
Graduate School Of Nursing Papers, 1982 – 2010: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
Graduate School Of Nursing Papers, 1982 – 2010: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
Kristine M. Sjostedt
The Graduate School of Nursing Papers documents the establishment of the Graduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and chronicles its early history and development.
Robert E. Tranquada Papers, 1979-2009: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
Robert E. Tranquada Papers, 1979-2009: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
Kristine M. Sjostedt
The Robert E. Tranquada Papers chronicle Tranquada’s role as Chancellor and Dean of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Memorial Hospital Collection, 1873 – 1990: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
Memorial Hospital Collection, 1873 – 1990: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
Kristine M. Sjostedt
The Memorial Hospital Collection comprises annual reports and other material by or about The Memorial Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts.
H. Brownell Wheeler Papers, 1961 – 2009: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
H. Brownell Wheeler Papers, 1961 – 2009: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
Kristine M. Sjostedt
The H. Brownell Wheeler Papers document the early history of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) and University Hospital, collectively known as University of Massachusetts Medical Center (UMMC). This collection also chronicles Dr. Wheeler’s career as a vascular surgeon, educator, administrator, end-of-life care advocate, and inventor. Also included in this collection are materials related to Dr. Wheeler’s personal life including his interest in travel and wood sculpting.
John F. Stockwell Papers, 1966-2006: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
John F. Stockwell Papers, 1966-2006: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
Kristine M. Sjostedt
The John F. Stockwell Papers chronicles Stockwell’s career as the first director of University Hospital, Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs, and Associate Professor of Hospital Administration at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). This collection also documents the early history of UMMS and University Hospital, collectively known as University of Massachusetts Medical Center (UMMC).
Samuel Thompson Papers, 1974 – 1982: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
Samuel Thompson Papers, 1974 – 1982: A Finding Aid, Kristine M. Reinhard
Kristine M. Sjostedt
The Samuel Thompson Papers chronicle the career of Samuel Thompson, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Community Relations, Planning and Development and Associate Dean for Administration and Finance at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Preserving The Louisville Sound: Outreach And Donor Relations, Elizabeth E. Reilly, Heather Fox
Preserving The Louisville Sound: Outreach And Donor Relations, Elizabeth E. Reilly, Heather Fox
Elizabeth Reilly
You Can Do It: Tips For Creating A Stylesheet For Your Ead Records, Justin Snow
You Can Do It: Tips For Creating A Stylesheet For Your Ead Records, Justin Snow
Justin Snow
Preserving Photographs: Ideals Vs. Realities, Elizabeth E. Reilly
Preserving Photographs: Ideals Vs. Realities, Elizabeth E. Reilly
Elizabeth Reilly
Historypin.Com: Connecting Users, Transforming Photographs, Elizabeth E. Reilly
Historypin.Com: Connecting Users, Transforming Photographs, Elizabeth E. Reilly
Elizabeth Reilly
Mail Order Archives: Starting The Archives At Utah Valley University, Catherine Mcintyre
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.
American Broadsides And Ephemera Series I, 1760-1990, Bill Sleeman
American Broadsides And Ephemera Series I, 1760-1990, Bill Sleeman
Bill Sleeman
Review of an electronic database of rare broadsides and ephemera from the colonial period through the end of the 19th Century.
Surfing The Internet: Electronic Library And Archival Resources For Historians, Michael K. Organ, Catriona Mcgurk
Surfing The Internet: Electronic Library And Archival Resources For Historians, Michael K. Organ, Catriona Mcgurk
Michael Organ
The Internet is a phenomenon which has gained widespread recognition in a relatively short period of time, whilst the term `Surfing the Internet' is a popular one with the media and computer buffs. It is also an appropriate way of describing a decidedly non-physical activity which, like its more strenuous counterpart, takes us on a journey - nay, an adventure! - in which we are at the mercy of the elements, be they natural or electronic. `Surfers', whether on board, ski, or as body-surfer, catch waves certain of one thing only, namely that they will ultimately end up on the …