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Digital Preservation, Stephen Klein Dec 2015

Digital Preservation, Stephen Klein

Publications and Research

Despite the ease of creation, the web is ephemeral. The fleeting nature of websites present a challenge to repositories when a record needs to be preserved. The Graduate Center Library was recently presented with this challenge with the increase of submissions of online components to dissertations. This presentation focused on the need to capture a snapshot, the limitations of current normative practices and some alternative approaches.


Tips & Tricks To Help Manage E-Resources, Jessica Harris Nov 2015

Tips & Tricks To Help Manage E-Resources, Jessica Harris

Staff publications, research, and presentations

This presentation shares tips and tricks used at Santa Clara University to help manage the constantly-changing environment of electronic resources. Tips will include information on utilizing student staff in e-resource workflows, customizing the ERM and creating rules for its use, creating an e-resource assessment strategy and useful Excel formulas for manipulating data.


Open Parks Network: Parks For The People, Christopher Vinson, Rachel Wittmann Nov 2015

Open Parks Network: Parks For The People, Christopher Vinson, Rachel Wittmann

Presentations

The Open Parks Network serves the global parks community by providing the information, tools, and solutions to support the stewardship of the natural and cultural assets of protected areas. To date, over 350,000 items and 1.5 million pages of material has been digitized as part of this project. This presentation details the project's background and strategies used for digitization and metadata creation. Additionally, the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Donor Card Collection project is detailed. This webinar presentation was conducted as part of the LYRASIS "Second Friday" series.


50 Shades Of Ebooks With A Hint Of Pda, Laura Edwards, Victoria Koger Nov 2015

50 Shades Of Ebooks With A Hint Of Pda, Laura Edwards, Victoria Koger

EKU Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Institutionally licensed eBooks have not quite lived up to users’ needs and libraries’ expectations. Patrons accustomed to the ease of accessing eBooks purchased via commercial sites such as Amazon and Google Play are sometimes thrown for a loop when they encounter eBooks via the library’s site and the myriad restrictions that seem designed to turn users away. Libraries struggle with managing the complexities of eBook licensing and access, and staying on top of the differences between vendor platforms. Add to that the rapidly changing landscape of the ebook business landscape (rocketing STL prices, conflicting access models for ebooks on the …


Collection Workflows And Communication Strategies For Small And Mid-Sized Academic Libraries, Judi Guzzy Oct 2015

Collection Workflows And Communication Strategies For Small And Mid-Sized Academic Libraries, Judi Guzzy

Library Papers and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Library Transformation At Johnson County Community College, Judi Guzzy Feb 2015

Library Transformation At Johnson County Community College, Judi Guzzy

Library Papers and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Common Cause: Using Assessment To Advocate For Technical Services (Presentation), Rebecca L. Mugridge Jan 2015

Common Cause: Using Assessment To Advocate For Technical Services (Presentation), Rebecca L. Mugridge

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

This presentation demonstrates how assessment activities and results can serve as an advocacy tool for technical services divisions of libraries.