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Brave New World: The Intersection Of Institutional Repositories And University Archives, Michele Christian, Harrison Inefuku, Mary Manning, Erik Moore, Sammie Morris, Michele Reilly, Dave Scherer Sep 2013

Brave New World: The Intersection Of Institutional Repositories And University Archives, Michele Christian, Harrison Inefuku, Mary Manning, Erik Moore, Sammie Morris, Michele Reilly, Dave Scherer

Michele Christian

University archives exist to acquire, preserve, and provide access to university records with enduring value. What happens when content sought for institutional repositories overlaps with content acquired by university archives? How do acquisition, appraisal, description, and preservation practices differ between the two and when should they be shared processes? This session provides answers to these questions and focuses on relationships between repository staff and archivists in relation to policies, logistics, and workflows.


Digital Data Capture For Small And Mid-Sized Institutions, Lynne Thomas, Meg Miner Aug 2013

Digital Data Capture For Small And Mid-Sized Institutions, Lynne Thomas, Meg Miner

Meg Miner

While many larger institutions are making headway on digital preservation, medium-sized and smaller-sized institutions have struggled to make similar progress. And yet, readiness concerning digital materials is essential as more hard drives and CDs arrive from donors and old media formats become obsolete. This panel describes the strategies that small and medium-sized institutions are implementing as a result of a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Digital POWRR, or, Preserving (digital) Objects with Restricted Resources, involves five Illinois academic institutions investigating campus-wide preservation of digital objects.


The Next Generation Depository Library: Addressing Public Access To Goverment Publications In The Electronic Era, James Shaw, Both Goble Jun 2013

The Next Generation Depository Library: Addressing Public Access To Goverment Publications In The Electronic Era, James Shaw, Both Goble

James B Shaw

A presentation on depository libraries discussing public access to government publications, US documents (titles) received by Criss Library at UNO, determining is being a US Depository was still worth the effort, cataloging electronic documents to maintain local access, and electronic documents (titles) cataloged by Criss Library at UNO.


Learning To Live Without A Statistical Abstract: Thinking About Future Access To Government Information, James Shaw Jun 2013

Learning To Live Without A Statistical Abstract: Thinking About Future Access To Government Information, James Shaw

James B Shaw

Twenty-four years ago, in 1987, I made a presentation called “Basic Ready Reference: Documents that a Reference Librarian Cannot Live Without” at a meeting of the Iowa Library Association Government Documents Round Table. My top recommendation was the Statistical Abstract of the United States, that annual compendium of data so familiar and indispensible to American librarians everywhere. Twelve years ago, in 1999, I made a similar presentation at the NLA/NEMA Annual Conference, and again the Statistical Abstract took its place as the preeminent resource. The title of my presentation today, “Learning to Live Without a Statistical Abstract,” signals that our …


Internships That Go The Distance: A How-To-Do-It (And How-Not-To-Do-It) Guide To Online Internships, Rebecca Goldman Feb 2013

Internships That Go The Distance: A How-To-Do-It (And How-Not-To-Do-It) Guide To Online Internships, Rebecca Goldman

Rebecca Goldman

The growth of online archival education and digital projects in archives have led to increased interest in online internships. This presentation discusses some of the challenges of running an online internship program and provides recommendations for supervisors and interns on how to create a worthwhile internship experience.


Introduction To Omeka, Rebecca Goldman Feb 2013

Introduction To Omeka, Rebecca Goldman

Rebecca Goldman

Introductory workshop on using Omeka, which is free and open-source software for creating digital collections and exhibits.