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Participant Learning In An Archival Education And Outreach Program: An Implementation Of Evidence Based Librarianship And Information Science, Sarah Passonneau, Michele Christian
Participant Learning In An Archival Education And Outreach Program: An Implementation Of Evidence Based Librarianship And Information Science, Sarah Passonneau, Michele Christian
Michele Christian
What can researchers do when they want to transform a traditional lecture into a collaborative, hands-on learning experience? How can participants learn and become empowered to construct and maintain historical records that reflect their experiences? An archivist can lecture students about basic archival practices and the students can learn a few skills, but hands-on activities for record creation and maintenance that facilitate participants’ learning will create collaborators with basic, but important, archival skills.
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
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.
Documenting Student Life: The Use Of Oral Histories In University Archives, Michele Christian
Documenting Student Life: The Use Of Oral Histories In University Archives, Michele Christian
Michele Christian
This article discusses a recent oral history project conducted by the University Archives, Iowa State University Library, which documents students' campus experience and concentrates on the university's annual celebration, VEISHEA. By focusing on current students, the University Archives has been able to actively document student life and become better aware of the numerous student activities on campus. The project has enabled the archives to build bridges to previously undocumented student groups. The contact through these interviews has led to the donation of records from these groups, and has made these students more conscious of their role in the university's history …
Assessing Archival Outreach To The Greek Community: Adding Spice To Evidence Based Librarianship And Information Science For Program Development, Sarah Passonneau, Michele Christian
Assessing Archival Outreach To The Greek Community: Adding Spice To Evidence Based Librarianship And Information Science For Program Development, Sarah Passonneau, Michele Christian
Michele Christian
No abstract provided.
Becoming Socialized: Using Social Media To Improve Access To University Archives, Michele Christian
Becoming Socialized: Using Social Media To Improve Access To University Archives, Michele Christian
Michele Christian
While development of the Internet improved the way archives provided access to their finding aids and other materials to people around the world, the advent of social media has brought the possibilities of global access to a more personal and interactive level. During a time of economic instability, the need for the archives to be more visible within the institution is becoming more imperative to its survival and utilizing social media sites offers a way to proactively reach additional audiences and increase the visibility of archives. In 2007, the Special Collections Department of the Iowa State University Library began experimenting …
"Broadcast Yourself": Putting Iowa State University's History On Youtube, Michele Christian, Tanya Zanish-Belcher
"Broadcast Yourself": Putting Iowa State University's History On Youtube, Michele Christian, Tanya Zanish-Belcher
Michele Christian
No abstract provided.
History Of Iowa State, Tanya Zanish-Belcher, Michele Christian, Becky Jordan
History Of Iowa State, Tanya Zanish-Belcher, Michele Christian, Becky Jordan
Michele Christian
Iowa State University is a very special place, full of history. But what truly makes it unique is a rare combination of campus beauty, the opportunity to be a part of the land-grant experiment, and to create a progressive and inventive spirit that we call the Cyclone experience. Appreciate what we have here, for it is indeed, one of a kind.
Archivists And The Usa Patriot Act: Are We Prepared?, Michele Christian
Archivists And The Usa Patriot Act: Are We Prepared?, Michele Christian
Michele Christian
No abstract provided.
A Curatorial Challenge: Managing Artifacts In Academic Archives, Michele Christian
A Curatorial Challenge: Managing Artifacts In Academic Archives, Michele Christian
Michele Christian
No abstract provided.
Fifty Years Of Cy: Our Mascot, 1954–2004, Becky Jordan, Michele Christian
Fifty Years Of Cy: Our Mascot, 1954–2004, Becky Jordan, Michele Christian
Michele Christian
Cy is not just a mere mascot, he is the embodiment of Iowa State University's school spirit. Cy possesses an energy and excitement that rapidly spreads through the crowd with great enthusiasm. Whenever Cy is on the scene, crowds quickly gather to watch his antics. He is beloved by the young and old alike.
Veishea: Iowa State's Rite Of Spring, Michele Christian
Veishea: Iowa State's Rite Of Spring, Michele Christian
Michele Christian
Each year, thousands of Iowa State University students work diligently preparing for the largest student run celebration in the United States. Led by the VEISHEA Central Committee, the students spend months planning and managing every detail to ensure the event is a success. For these students, VEISHEA is not just another activity, rather it is their chance to put Iowa State University on display. This rite of spring allows them to show the citizens of Iowa and the world the rich heritage and extraordinary future of ISU.
'...The Times They Are A-Changin': Political Protests—Iowa State University—May 1970, A Photographic Essay And Oral History, Gerry Mckiernan, Michele Christian
'...The Times They Are A-Changin': Political Protests—Iowa State University—May 1970, A Photographic Essay And Oral History, Gerry Mckiernan, Michele Christian
Michele Christian
In early May 1970, thousands of Iowa State University students gathered to protest the expanding war in Vietnam and Southeast Asia and the killing of four unarmed students on the campus of Kent State University. This photographic essay seeks to document significant events of the first week in May 1970 on the ISU campus and in Ames, Iowa, utilizing photographs selected from the archives of the Iowa State University Library, Special Collections Department, excerpts of reports from the university newspaper, the Iowa State Daily, and summaries from a chronological account of these and other events presented in a masters thesis …
The Age Of The Electronic Document: The Documenting Challenge For Academic Archives, Tanya Zanish-Belcher, Michele Christian, Coralina Daly
The Age Of The Electronic Document: The Documenting Challenge For Academic Archives, Tanya Zanish-Belcher, Michele Christian, Coralina Daly
Michele Christian
The newest challenge for archives located in academic and research libraries is an increasing emphasis on the problem of collecting and preserving electronic records. How does the archivist create collecting strategies in a time when much of the nation's business is conducted online? How is history documented without a paper trail? It is obvious that in the future, archivists will be forced to deal with the many intellectual and preservation issues related to electronic records and other forms of digital information. This does not mean the end of paper records in the archives; it simply indicates that the issues are …