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The Hitchhiker’S Guide To Collection Development In Academic Libraries, Rachel Wen-Paloutzian Dec 2015

The Hitchhiker’S Guide To Collection Development In Academic Libraries, Rachel Wen-Paloutzian

Rachel Wen-Paloutzian

This 2016 guest lecture for the UCLA Information Studies Graduate Course "Collection Development" offered an overview of collection development in academic libraries and illustrated the most essential aspects of building library collections in the 21th century. Focusing on the William H. Hannon Library at LMU as an example, the lecture elaborated on the variety of subject collection, library liaison program, selection criteria, collecting for Archives and Special Collections, and building digital collections.

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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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No Muss, No Fuss: Ead Finding Aids Without Xml, Rose Fortier Nov 2010

No Muss, No Fuss: Ead Finding Aids Without Xml, Rose Fortier

Rose Fortier

Digital finding aids increase use and visibility of special collections materials, but many programs or services require knowledge of coding languages to create and maintain them. Using CONTENTdm and a word processing program, finding aids using EAD principles and formatting can be easily created without the needing knowledge of coding or programming languages.

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Rounding Up Unique Collections With The Mountain West Digital Library, Catherine Mcintyre Apr 2010