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Uconn Libraries Newsletter

UConn Libraries Newsletter

2 Vice Provost notes exciting things happening on campus and in the Libraries.

3 New computer technology provides remote access to the Libraries' licensed software, anytime, anywhere.

4 Billie Levy receives NCLC Distinguished Service Award.

5 Staff member David Avery recognized as academic mentor.

6 New fund launched for UConn authors who publish in open access journals.

7 Kindertransport through the eyes of survivors and Archives & Special Collections.

8 Library events captured in photos.

9 Dodd Prize awarded to human rights litigation experts.

10 New staff and anniversaries.

11 A remembrance of preservationist Jan Merrill-Oldham.

12 Current art exhibits.

Recent Work On Archival Color Spaces, Robert Buckley, Steven T. Puglia, Michael Stelmach, F. Barry Wheeler, Michael J. Bennett, Lei He

UConn Library Presentations

Abstract, printed and published separately from presentation by ISCC/IS&T/SID, can be found in electronic format at: http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/libr_pubs/41/

Abstract To The Presentation: Recent Work On Archival Color Spaces, Robert Buckley, Steven T. Puglia, Michael Stelmach, F. Barry Wheeler, Michael J. Bennett, Lei He

Published Works

No abstract provided.

Installing And Evaluating Audit Control Environment’S (Ace) Audit Manager V1.6, Michael J. Bennett

Published Works

Outlines steps toward the successful installation of Audit Control Environment's (ACE) Audit Manager for scalable use in ensuring the bit-level integrity of files in large digital repositories.

Illustrating The Principles Of Basic Dam Through Adobe Lightroom 3, Michael J. Bennett

UConn Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Accurate Color? A Preliminary Investigation Into The Color Gamut Of Selected Special Collection Library Objects, F. Barry Wheeler, Michael J. Bennett

Published Works

As cultural institutions continue to digitize their collections’ objects, millions of images now exist in TIFF, JPEG, and JPEG 2000 color still image formats. Commonly, however, the colors of the original objects are not accurately reproduced when such digital image files are rendered on a computer monitor or on a print [1]. Such renderings are acceptable to a degree based upon user intent, but a direct comparison of the original and the image rendering will show easily visible differences upon closer inspection. The chain from the object itself, to the digital imaging device through color encoding, storage, color decoding, and …

Presentation On: Accurate Color? A Preliminary Investigation Into The Color Gamut Of Selected Special Collection Library Objects, F. Barry Wheeler, Michael J. Bennett

UConn Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Where We Are Today: An Update To The Uconn Survey On Jpeg 2000 Implementation For Still Images, David Lowe, Michael J. Bennett

UConn Library Presentations

An update on the findings of the 2008 JPEG 2000 survey conducted by the authors. A review of the current landscape of software tools that support the specification, tool usage, and a look at the recent literature that surrounds the format's possible employment in the cultural heritage community are also examined.

Surviving To Thriving: Advancing The Institutional Mission, Brinley Franklin

Published Works

Academic research libraries can employ several approaches to advance the institutional mission. First, libraries can shift from goals focused on collections and traditional library services and instead align with their campus academic plan and an emphasis on supporting the institution’s strategic initiatives. A second approach is for libraries to modify their organizational structures from being function-based on the tasks that traditional libraries performed (e.g., public services, technical services, collection development) and move instead toward organizational units that directly support their university’s missions (e.g., undergraduate education; graduate and professional education; research, scholarship, and creative activity; and public engagement). The key is …

Volume 17, Number 1, March/April 2011, Jean C. Nelson

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 1 - We look at the University's transition to requiring Master Theses be placed into UConn's Digital Commons Institutional Repository. The Archives & Special Collections receives the collection of African-American poet and artist Allen Polite.

Page 2 - The Vice Provost for University Libraries presents the results of the recent LibQual+® survey. The Director of the UConn Health Center Library provides an overview of the new efforts to communicate across the campuses on issues of copyright and access to research.

Page 3 - Our regional campus libraries give us a glimpse of what is happening on their campuses. We …

Installing Archivematica V0.7 On A Custom-Sized Xubuntu V10.04.2 Virtual Machine Hosted In Virtualbox V4.0.4, Michael J. Bennett

Published Works

A basic outline for installing Archivematica in a more production-level environment in order to test larger-sized SIP > AIP creation. This configuration can also be used to test the feasibility of production level SIP ingest > processed AIP export. In this example, digital objects ready for archiving originate in a Windows source directory that is ingested into a Linux-based Archivematica virtual machine then exported back out to a Windows network file share through SFTP.

Digital Preservation Best Practices, Lessons Learned From Across The Pond, Slavko Manojlovich, Michael J. Bennett

UConn Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Utilizing Libqual+® To Identify Best Practices In Academic Research Library Website Design, Raynna Bowlby, Brinley Franklin, Carolyn A. Lin

Published Works

The intent of this research paper is to discover if LibQUAL+® results can be used to identify “best practices” in academic research library website design. As demonstrated by responses to the LibQUAL+® survey item “A library Web site enabling me to locate information on my own”, website design is an important consideration for academic research library users. This paper examines websites from members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) who participated in LibQUAL+® in 2010, with a particular focus on the websites with the highest scores for this specific LibQUAL+® question. Three primary functional criteria – Visual Layout, Information …