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Diy History And Participatory Archives, Paul A. Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

DIY History is the University of Iowa Libraries' crowdsourcing initiative with five collections: Civil War Diaries and Letters, Szathmary Cookbooks and Manuscripts, Iowa Women's Lives: Letters and Diaries, Building the Transcontinental Railroad, and Nile Kinnick. This presentation describes the DIY History project for crowdsourcing transcriptions, as well as participatory archives, and citizen science and citizen scholars.

Diy History & Participatory Archives, Paul A. Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

DIY History is the University of Iowa Libraries' crowdsourcing initiative with five collections: Civil War Diaries and Letters, Szathmary Cookbooks and Manuscripts, Iowa Women's Lives: Letters and Diaries, Building the Transcontinental Railroad, and Nile Kinnick. This presentation describes the DIY History project for crowdsourcing transcriptions, as well as participatory archives, and citizen science and citizen scholars.

The Iowa Flood Of 2008: Putting The Disaster Response Plan To The Test, Paul A. Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

In the summer of 2008, the rivers in eastern Iowa rose to historic levels, prompting a major evacuation and shutdown of the University of Iowa campus and resulting in nearly $750 million in damage, particularly to the buildings that housed the fine and performing arts. The art library reopened in late 2011, and the music library will be in temporary quarters for several more years. Though the main library received only minor flooding in the basement, the building was closed for several weeks even while campus reopened and classes resumed.

The library's data center, located in the main library, needed …

Crisis, Tragedy And Recovery Network Case Study: Iowa City Flood Archive, Paul A. Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

The rapidly expanding digital library network Crisis, Tragedy and Recovery (CTR) was funded in 2009 by the National Science Foundation through a three year grant. CRT captures and stores information for spontaneous events so users can access, search, analyze, and study these collections and learn from events and tragedies that happen around the world and across cultures and languages.

The panel will discuss the need for this distributed digital library and the project’s objectives, as well as some of the challenges faced. Topics will include lessons learned, best practices, and the connections between automated text mining, storytelling technologies, expert recommendations, …

Sfx Presentation, Paul Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

Presentation for Ex Libris current and prospective customers discussing Iowa's SFX implementation

The University Of Iowa New Media Coalition: A Network Of Campus Partners, Paul Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

The New Media Coalition at the University of Iowa consists of six campus units working together in support of instructional software and digital media development. Still in its experimental first year, the coalition is made up of mid-level partners in the University's organizational structure who collaborate on campuswide new media events, share ideas and new developments, and turn to each other as a "favor clearinghouse." Existing outside the bureaucracy, this informal coalition is predicated on each partner's willingness to "play well together in the sandbox."

Using A Combination Proxy Server/Purl Server For Off-Campus Access To Restricted Databases, Paul Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

While many libraries enable off-campus users to access subscription databases through a proxy server, the University of Iowa Libraries has complemented its proxy server with a PURL, or persistent URL, server, for self-marketing and point-of-need instructions. This poster session will highlight technical aspects and the current workflow.

Beyond The Information Arcade: Next Generation Web-Based Information Services At The University Of Iowa, Paul Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

Six years after the award-winning Information Arcade at the University of Iowa Libraries opened, new campus-wide Web-based services are being developed to support learning and creative research. Assimilating the "Information Arcade" concepts of collaboration, risk taking, and expert- ise integration, these services are supporting learning innovations at the University of Iowa. Organizations advancing the integration of Web- based services will find this session interesting.

Staffing A Public Services Unit With Graduate Assistants, Paul Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

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Taking A Second Look, Joan Huntley, Greg Easley, Paul A. Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

No abstract provided.