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Wild Bill Hickok Gets His Kicks: Expanding Collection Development Through Intentional Collaboration., Dave Richards, Thomas A. Peters
Wild Bill Hickok Gets His Kicks: Expanding Collection Development Through Intentional Collaboration., Dave Richards, Thomas A. Peters
Collaborative Librarianship
Various cultural memory institutions (academic libraries, history museums, public libraries, art museums, state agencies, even theme parks) in the metropolitan area around Springfield, Missouri, have been partnering and collaborating for decades in many ways. The collaboration was primarily intentional but at times organic or opportunistic, and revolved around a local history collection strategy. The collaborative efforts expanded geographically beginning with a local history museum and culminating with a partnership to document a legendary national highway from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California. A shared central premise based on preserving and providing access to a city’s unique history and place has …
Building A U.S. Federal Government Documents Collection In Hathitrust, Heather Christenson
Building A U.S. Federal Government Documents Collection In Hathitrust, Heather Christenson
Collaborative Librarianship
The HathiTrust Digital Library encompasses over 760,000 federal documents digitized from print. HathiTrust has recently begun to focus attention on further developing this collection via the U.S. Federal Documents Program. The program will leverage the power of HathiTrust infrastructure, services, and member contributions and will focus not only on collection building, but also on the enrichment of discovery and access for end users. This article provides history of HathiTrust’s investment in federal documents, background on the program, a description of current goals and activities, and a brief look at the future.