Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Expressions: The Newspaper Masthead, Erenst R. Anip, Karyn Norwood

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Capturing the essence of Vermont Newspapers 1836-1922. This poster shows examples of many historic-newspaper mastheads from historic Vermont newspapers that have been digitized and added to Chronicling America (see link to this website, below).

Decorative Bindings In The Rare Book Collection, Jeffrey D. Marshall

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Jeff's interest in learning more about bookbinding came about because of a recent donation from the David Richardson estate to the Special Collections Dept. Jeff knew there were some interesting examples of bindings in this donated collection, and he wanted to better understand what we now owned. In this presentation, he showed examples of books from the “hand-press era,” i.e. from the beginning of printing in the 15th century to 1800, when printing presses were powered by hand.

Creating A Multi-Media Dvd Of A Small Town's Historical Images, Fred C. Pond

UVM Libraries Conference Day

The poster presents the process undertaken to create a DVD documentary of still and moving images, reflecting the history of a small community from the volunteer creator perspective. Sample visual elements include illustrations the DVD menu of five selections; footage of three moving image clips and two still photo collections.

The challenges, opportunities, rewards are presented, as well as a section on practical ‘how-we-done-it’ and ‘how we-mighta-done-it-differently’. For example, one of the biggest challenges was identifying home movies that included town events, in addition in being in good shape for digital transfer.

Furthermore, the creation of this DVD offered an …

New Torch, Same Flame, Joanne Montanye

UVM Libraries Conference Day

This project is a work-in-progress exploring collaborative preservation opportunities for libraries and current digital-content creators in Vermont. Legacy retention partnerships are waning with the print industry, and new independent creators are discovering the need to self-archive, develop new alliances, or risk eventual loss of their work. Cooperation is in everyone's best interests, in that libraries can advise on best curation practices for access and interoperability; creators can keep libraries up-to-date technologically; the public benefits from access to more digital-only work; and the bridges between print and digital records are maintained. This presentation is a narrative of the project's origins up …

The Vermont Broadside Collection: No Longer Hidden, Prudence J. Doherty, Sharon Thayer

UVM Libraries Conference Day

The Wilbur Collection of Vermontiana contains hundreds of unique broadsides that document community activities and concerns from the 1770s through the 20th century. Until recently, only a very small percentage of the rich broadside collection was catalogued. Two years ago, Special Collections and the Resource Description and Analysis departments joined forces to make all of the Vermont broadsides accessible to researchers. This poster session will describe the collaborative effort and share some newly accessible examples from the collection.

From Reel To Real: The Vermont Digital Newspaper Project, Birdie Maclennan

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Birdie discussed the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) and the birth of the Vermont Digital Newspaper Project (VTDNP) from that. She talked about the VTDNP's scope and its deliverables, what the catalog records would look like, and the equipment used to process the VT papers. Birdie also discussed the hoped-for outcomes of the project and its future direction, too.

From Reel To Real: The Vermont Digital Newspaper Project, Thomas Mcmurdo

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Thomas introduces the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) state project for Vermont, and discusses newspaper digitization processes and research implications as well as ongoing developments for the VTDNP and the NDNP.

Poster: Old Vermont Films: Opportunities For Research, New Films & Community Events, Fred C. Pond

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Fred's poster shows that there can be new life for old Vermont films.

Old Vermont Films: Opportunities For Research, New Films & Community Events, Fred C. Pond

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Fred discussed the process and challenges of locating old Vermont films and digitizing them. These "new films" were then shown at various community events to publicize and promote them. Fred ended with listing "next steps" to take to keep this digitization initiative moving forward.