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Archivists And Technological Competencies: A Conversation About Archival Education, Anne Daniel, Amanda Jamieson, Amanda Oliver Jun 2018

Archivists And Technological Competencies: A Conversation About Archival Education, Anne Daniel, Amanda Jamieson, Amanda Oliver

Anne Daniel

Archivists are working in a rapidly changing environment and it can be challenging to be aware of and proficient with current and emerging technologies. Donors, researchers, and other stakeholders have an expectation that archivists are able to manage and provide access to records in all formats. It is imperative that archivists develop technical competencies in order to engage with records, record systems, and stakeholders. An examination of the current Canadian landscape will allow us to have an effective discussion about technical competencies and identify any strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats to developing these skills. Building on previous research, this session …

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The Identity Complex: The Portrayal Of Archivists In Film, Anne Daniel, Amanda Oliver Dec 2015

The Identity Complex: The Portrayal Of Archivists In Film, Anne Daniel, Amanda Oliver

Anne Daniel

When Obi-Wan Kenobi speaks to the Jedi Archives’ archivist in Stars Wars: Attack of the Clones he is informed that if a record is not in their archives it does not exist.[i] The archivist is stern, terse and absolute in her belief in the completeness of her records. This interaction presents an unwelcoming image of archives and archivists, and is one of many films to present a complex image of archivists.
Previous research focusing on the representation of archivists suggests that the archival profession has an image problem. Randall C. Jimerson states that, “The problem which archivists share with …

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Archives And Scholarship In Nsuworks, Michele Gibney Sep 2015

Archives And Scholarship In Nsuworks, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

A handout for the National Library Week outreach event to students on April 16, 2015 in the University Center at Nova Southeastern University. The handout covers information on archival collections and student scholarship in the institutional repository, NSUWorks.

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Navigating Reference Requests: An Examination Of Academic Archivists’ Use Of Reference Tools, Anne Daniel, Amanda Oliver, Amanda Jamieson Jun 2015

Navigating Reference Requests: An Examination Of Academic Archivists’ Use Of Reference Tools, Anne Daniel, Amanda Oliver, Amanda Jamieson

Anne Daniel

Traditionally, archivists have engaged in arrangement and description and created finding aids to be used as guides to fonds and collections. The creation of finding aids is an established archival function that continues today. The availability of technology, such as a databases, is changing the way that archivists conduct their work. This research examines the tools that archivists use to answer reference questions and begins to look at the following issues: What other tools do archivists use when they assist their researchers? Should the creation of finding aids continue to be a priority for archivists or has the time come …

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The View From The Film Reel: The Representation Of Archivists In Film, Anne Daniel, Amanda Oliver Jun 2015

The View From The Film Reel: The Representation Of Archivists In Film, Anne Daniel, Amanda Oliver

Anne Daniel

Archivists are depicted in many different forms of pop culture, including books, television and films. These representations help shape how the world views archivists and situates the profession on the archival horizon. Building upon previous research in this area, this study aims to investigate how archivists are portrayed in film. Films involving archivists were selected and a content analysis of these films was conducted to address the following questions: is there an archivist in the film and how is the character portrayed? Is there a clear image of archivists portrayed in the films? How do these images affect how the …

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Navigating Reference Requests: An Examination Of Academic Archivists' Use Of Reference Tools, Anne Daniel, Amanda Jamieson, Amanda Oliver May 2015

Navigating Reference Requests: An Examination Of Academic Archivists' Use Of Reference Tools, Anne Daniel, Amanda Jamieson, Amanda Oliver

Anne Daniel

Traditionally, archivists have engaged in arrangement and description and created finding aids to be used as guides to fonds and collections. The creation of finding aids is a traditional archival function that continues today. The availability of technology, such as a databases, is changing the way that archivists conduct their work. This research examines the tools that archivists use to answer reference questions and begins to look at the following issues. What other tools do archivists use when they assist their researchers? Should the creation of finding aids continue to be a priority for archivists or has the time come …

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Contentdm & Viewshare, Jennifer Brancato Feb 2015

Contentdm & Viewshare, Jennifer Brancato

Jennifer Brancato

Integration of the Library of Congress' web application, Viewshare and the digital collections management software, CONTENTdm.

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East Texas Digital Archives & Collections, Jennifer Brancato Feb 2015

East Texas Digital Archives & Collections, Jennifer Brancato

Jennifer Brancato

Poster showing the updates and changes within the East Texas Digital Archives and Collections utilizing the digital collections management software, CONTENTdm.

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Crossing Into Consulting: Tale From The Trenches, Jennifer Brancato Jul 2012

Crossing Into Consulting: Tale From The Trenches, Jennifer Brancato

Jennifer Brancato

No abstract provided.

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Better Know A Viewshare: Exploring Texas Funeral Records, Jennifer Brancato Apr 2012

Better Know A Viewshare: Exploring Texas Funeral Records, Jennifer Brancato

Jennifer Brancato

No abstract provided.

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Project Don't Runaway, Jennifer Brancato Nov 2011

Project Don't Runaway, Jennifer Brancato

Jennifer Brancato

Discusses steps taken to manage digital content at the East Texas Research Center.

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The Power Of Collaboration, Jennifer Brancato Aug 2011

The Power Of Collaboration, Jennifer Brancato

Jennifer Brancato

No abstract provided.

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Organized Chaos: Using A Workflow To Maintain Control Over Digital Material, Jennifer Brancato Jul 2011

Organized Chaos: Using A Workflow To Maintain Control Over Digital Material, Jennifer Brancato

Jennifer Brancato

Was invited to present about my process to gain control as well as create a viable workflow for digitization of archival material.

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Brunsman Family Slide Collection: An Investigation Into The Development, Preservation, And Digitization Of Slide Collections, Michele Gibney Dec 2007

Brunsman Family Slide Collection: An Investigation Into The Development, Preservation, And Digitization Of Slide Collections, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

This paper presents a review of slide history, their preservation, and digitization. The author completes a small-scale digitization project on 609 family slides featuring images from the 1940’s to 1960’s. Relevant literature is analyzed that provides information on the preservation of images and the digitization of historical materials. A methodology and results section is included for the digitization project of family slides along with accompanying images of the process.

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Revolutionizing Processing Methods: A Review Of Greene And Meissner, Michele Gibney Jul 2007

Revolutionizing Processing Methods: A Review Of Greene And Meissner, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

The paper by Mark A. Greene and Dennis Meissner outlines a problem which is currently occurring in archives across the country as well as the world. They state the case that processing collections to the item level is creating enormous backloads which are unprocessed. So much time is spent on refoldering, removing staples, and documenting each item in a collection that there is no time to actually process the majority of an archives’ holdings. Greene and Meissner conducted a survey and compared responses from 100 respondents in order to compile a well-researched report on how much time, money, and resources …

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