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Illinois State University

2019

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Applying Library Of Congress Demographic Group Characteristics For Creators, Eric Willey, Angela Yon Aug 2019

Applying Library Of Congress Demographic Group Characteristics For Creators, Eric Willey, Angela Yon

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

This research project explores how to ethically, efficiently, and accurately add demographic terms for African American authors to catalog records. A Department of History graduate student located evidence of self-identification as African American for authors, and catalogers added the demographic term to bibliographic records and are in the process of creating work level Name Title Authority Records for titles written by those authors. This work is the beginning of systematically enhancing catalog data with author characteristics to support making such information available in faceted results.

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Unlikely Teammates: Innovative And Creative Collaborations For Archives And Special Collections, April K. Anderson-Zorn Apr 2019

Unlikely Teammates: Innovative And Creative Collaborations For Archives And Special Collections, April K. Anderson-Zorn

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

As part of a larger panel on unlikely collaborations in the archives profession, this presentation focused on the development of the internship program at the Rayfield Archives, the partnerships formed with the Rayfield Archives, Illinois State University Department of History, and the Second Presbyterian Church in Bloomington, Illinois, and internship opportunities developed for students.

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Milner Library Annual Report, 2019, Milner Library Jan 2019

Milner Library Annual Report, 2019, Milner Library

Milner Library Publications

Annual Report for Milner Library, Illinois State University.

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Digging Up The Past: Archival Issues With Found Time Capsules At Illinois State University, April K. Anderson-Zorn Jan 2019

Digging Up The Past: Archival Issues With Found Time Capsules At Illinois State University, April K. Anderson-Zorn

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

During the demolition of an Illinois State University dormitory in the spring of 2016, workers discovered two time capsules. Tasked with their care, the university archivist looked for archival guidance on the safe handling of time capsules, best practices for working with their contents while balancing public demand for access. This case study examines the time capsule as an object of collective memory, how it fits into an institutional collection, the archivist’s work to document and recover materials in two recently discovered time capsules, and how to work with multiple institutional departments to make them accessible. It suggests best practices …

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Obligations And Intentions: An Exploratory Study Of Indirect Cost Recovery Monies From Research Grants As A Revenue Stream For Funding Research Library Budgets, Devin Savage, Chad M. Kahl Jan 2019

Obligations And Intentions: An Exploratory Study Of Indirect Cost Recovery Monies From Research Grants As A Revenue Stream For Funding Research Library Budgets, Devin Savage, Chad M. Kahl

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

This project seeks to explore what the level of awareness of Indirect Cost Recovery (ICR) as a revenue stream is in academic libraries at Carnegie-designated Highest and Higher Research Activity institutions, whether they have specific policies about either ICR designations or expenditures, and how ICR fits in with their other revenue streams.

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