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Teaching An Introduction To Archives Course To Undergraduates: A New Experience For The Archivist And The Students, Julia Stringfellow
Teaching An Introduction To Archives Course To Undergraduates: A New Experience For The Archivist And The Students, Julia Stringfellow
Library Scholarship
This article explores a new Introduction to Archives class taught to undergraduates through a Library and Information Science Minor Program offered by the James E. Brooks Library at Central Washington University (CWU). The course is taught by the University Archivist. The challenges of recruiting students, promotion of the course, and teaching an upper level course to undergraduates from different disciplines is described, as well as the benefits of offering this type of course at the undergraduate level. A review of the literature on the benefits of educating undergraduates on archives and archival research is also included.
They Are More Like Guidelines: Reflections On Best Practices From New Professionals, Amy Gay, Joe Carrano, Charlotte Kostelic, Megan Potterbusch
They Are More Like Guidelines: Reflections On Best Practices From New Professionals, Amy Gay, Joe Carrano, Charlotte Kostelic, Megan Potterbusch
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This presentation took place at the 2017 DigiPres Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Our panel focused on National Digital Stewardship Residency projects united by the common thread of ‘best versus good enough’ and the residents’ experiences navigating the political nature of best practices and compromise, covering topics such as scalability, institutional resources, competing priorities, and responding to new policy implementations.
Blending Collaborations And Bridging Gaps: Digital Preservation Communities Of Practice - Ndsr Lightning Talks, Amy Gay, Meredith Broadway, Joe Carrano, Charlotte Kostelic, Megan Potterbusch
Blending Collaborations And Bridging Gaps: Digital Preservation Communities Of Practice - Ndsr Lightning Talks, Amy Gay, Meredith Broadway, Joe Carrano, Charlotte Kostelic, Megan Potterbusch
Library Scholarship
At the NDSRDC 2017 Symposium, "Blending Collaborations and Bridging Gaps: Digital Preservation Communities of Practice," each resident gave a lightning talk on their year long project through the National Digital Stewardship Residency Fellowship. The projects included in these slides took place at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Georgetown University, World Bank Group, and a joint effort between the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and George Washington (GW) University.
How To Have A Successful Archives Crawl On A Shoestring Budget, Maurice R. Blackson, Carlos Pelley, Julia Stringfellow
How To Have A Successful Archives Crawl On A Shoestring Budget, Maurice R. Blackson, Carlos Pelley, Julia Stringfellow
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Central Washington University Archives and Special Collections hosts an annual archives crawl. This article reports about evolution and promotion of the event, and describes the archives and museums that participated in 2016.
Citizen Krueger: An Examination Of Cultural Province And Community Preservation, Stephen Hussman
Citizen Krueger: An Examination Of Cultural Province And Community Preservation, Stephen Hussman
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This study describes the efforts of an educator to both engage and enlighten his local community regarding the importance of preserving primary resources, and a brief community history highlighting its origin. Finally, this study offers a narrative regarding a community’s collaborative effort to re-discover and reclaim its identity.
Promoting The Value Of Special Collections: A Subject Librarians' Approach, Anne Larrivee, Leslie Vega
Promoting The Value Of Special Collections: A Subject Librarians' Approach, Anne Larrivee, Leslie Vega
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Review Of Controlling The Past: Documenting Society And Institutions--Essays In Honor Of Helen Willa Samuels, Stephen J. Hussman
Review Of Controlling The Past: Documenting Society And Institutions--Essays In Honor Of Helen Willa Samuels, Stephen J. Hussman
Library Scholarship
This book review considers Controlling the Past, a collection of nineteen essays written in honor of the former archivist Helen Willa Samuels.
Avoiding The Golden Fleece: Licensing Agreements For Archives, Nancy E. Loe
Avoiding The Golden Fleece: Licensing Agreements For Archives, Nancy E. Loe
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The need to negotiate licenses protecting the rights to intellectual property in archives is an emerging and complex area. This article provides archivists with a better understanding of the legal and economic issues arising from commercial requests for archival materials, examining five key areas relating to licensing: the technology, the players, the economics, the rights and the consequences. The article presents guidelines, strategies, and a sample licensing agreement to help archivists make informed decisions about whether and on what terms to license materials from their collections for commercial use.