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Context Is Key: Library And Archive Collaboration For Digital Projects, Joy M. Perrin, Robert G. Weaver
Context Is Key: Library And Archive Collaboration For Digital Projects, Joy M. Perrin, Robert G. Weaver
Collaborative Librarianship
Libraries and archives have different underlying philosophies towards items, metadata, goals, and core processes in their respective fields. With the proliferation of digital libraries and digitization efforts, both kinds of organizations can benefit from working together for the benefit of patrons and researchers. Presented in this article is a case study of a collaboration between the Texas Tech University Libraries Digital Resources Unit (DRU) and the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library (SWC), an archive of cultural heritage materials.
University Libraries Annual Report 2018, University Of Denver, University Libraries
University Libraries Annual Report 2018, University Of Denver, University Libraries
University Libraries Annual Reports
2018 Annual Report from the University of Denver, University Libraries. The annual report highlights programs, projects, and activities that occurred during the year, as well as details of normal operations and brief statistics.
Digitization And The Changing Roles Of Libraries In Support Of Humanities Research: The Case Of The Harrison Forman Collection, Krystyna K. Matusiak
Digitization And The Changing Roles Of Libraries In Support Of Humanities Research: The Case Of The Harrison Forman Collection, Krystyna K. Matusiak
Library and Information Science: Faculty Publications
Objective – this article examines the role of libraries in expanding access to primary sources through digitization and in providing support for humanities research. Research method – the author analyzes the literature on information behavior of humanist scholars in light of the increased use of digitized primary sources. Next, using the example of the digitized photographs and diaries from the Harrison Forman Collection, the author explores the emerging role of libraries in creating a new source of scholarly materials and supporting research in humanities. Results and conclusion – digitization increasingly matters not only for practical reasons of ease of use …
Digitization For Preservation And Access: Restoring The Usefulness Of The Nitrate Negative Collections At The American Geographical Society Library, Krystyna K. Matusiak, Tamara K. Johnston
Digitization For Preservation And Access: Restoring The Usefulness Of The Nitrate Negative Collections At The American Geographical Society Library, Krystyna K. Matusiak, Tamara K. Johnston
Library and Information Science: Faculty Publications
Film-based photographic collections of nitrate negatives pose major challenges to preservation and access because of unstable media and the lack of item-level indexing. Digitization offers an opportunity to capture the content of deteriorating negatives, to extend access to them, and to restore their usefulness as information resources. Digitization as a preservation strategy has been the subject of ongoing debate. This article contributes to the discussion by exploring access to and the preservation of film-based photographic collections and by presenting the digiti- zation project at the American Geographical Society Library as a case study. The project, Saving and Sharing the AGS …
Review Of Digital Humanities In Practice, Josh Honn
Review Of Digital Humanities In Practice, Josh Honn
Collaborative Librarianship
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Digitizing The Historical Periodical Collection At The Al-Aqsa Mosque Library In East Jerusalem, Krystyna K. Matusiak, Qasem Abu Harb
Digitizing The Historical Periodical Collection At The Al-Aqsa Mosque Library In East Jerusalem, Krystyna K. Matusiak, Qasem Abu Harb
Library and Information Science: Faculty Conference Presentations
The Arab Press in Palestine developed at the turn of the twentieth century and proliferated for several decades despite restrictions imposed under the Ottoman Empire and during the British Mandate Period (1917-1948). Hardcopies of the early newspapers and periodicals are rare and access to them at a few Palestinian municipal or private libraries is limited. The Al-Aqsa Mosque Library holds one of the largest collections of Palestinian historical newspapers and periodicals. The collection provides a unique and rich source of information about the history of Palestine in the first half of the twentieth century. Access to the collection is limited …