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Breaking Out Of The Box: Transforming Archival Collections And Workflows Through Collaborative Description Projects, Cindy Cline, Libby Hertenstein, Lindy Smith, Rachel Howard, Rebecca Pattillo, Ruth E. Bryan
Breaking Out Of The Box: Transforming Archival Collections And Workflows Through Collaborative Description Projects, Cindy Cline, Libby Hertenstein, Lindy Smith, Rachel Howard, Rebecca Pattillo, Ruth E. Bryan
Library Presentations
Archivists and archival collections can often be siloed into the “special” corner of their parent library: under described, underutilized, and often even unknown. Finding a path out of isolation may require taking a new look at collection management needs and considering new partners in the work. Collaboration with colleagues can result in positive ripple effects that extend beyond the initial project goals. This session will highlight three innovative description projects where archivists partnered with non-archivists to improve access to targeted collections and will detail how their collaborations transformed their archival collections, work structures and relationships, and, ultimately, their users. After …
Providing Access To And Discovery Of Oral Histories At The University Of Kentucky, Marsha Seamans, Kathryn Lybarger
Providing Access To And Discovery Of Oral Histories At The University Of Kentucky, Marsha Seamans, Kathryn Lybarger
Library Presentations
The Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky is recognized around the world as a leader and innovator in the collection and preservation of oral histories. The more than 9,000 interviews in our collection provide a unique look into Kentucky and American history.
While the Center for Oral History has developed an excellent stand-alone catalog of the collections, projects and interviews in the collection utilizing Drupal and DACS, we wanted to provide discovery through our online catalog, our discovery system (InfoKat Discovery) and WorldCat.
This project had a number of decision points:
- Since discovery is …
Search, Explore, Connect: Using Ohms To Enhance Access To Oral History, Douglas A. Boyd
Search, Explore, Connect: Using Ohms To Enhance Access To Oral History, Douglas A. Boyd
Library Faculty and Staff Publications
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Long-Term Retention Of Electronic Theses And Dissertations, Thomas H. Teper, Beth Kraemer
Long-Term Retention Of Electronic Theses And Dissertations, Thomas H. Teper, Beth Kraemer
Library Faculty and Staff Publications
This paper examines the increasing trend of universities to pursue electronic thesis and dissertation (ETD) programs. Although the goal of most programs is similar, procedural variations impact a program’s long-term success. As primary research generators, responsibility for providing long-term access to unique materials must be borne by universities. However, this responsibility is in conflict with many ETD program goals, such as increased access and ease of production.
"What I Really Want From The World Wide Web Is...": How Do We Establish Access To Ever Expanding Resources?, Robert A. Aken, Mary Molinaro
"What I Really Want From The World Wide Web Is...": How Do We Establish Access To Ever Expanding Resources?, Robert A. Aken, Mary Molinaro
Library Faculty and Staff Publications
No abstract provided.