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Greener Records Storage And Archival Facilities, Mary G. Kosta Aug 2012

Greener Records Storage And Archival Facilities, Mary G. Kosta

Mary G Kosta

This paper reviews the requirements for buildings that store inactive and archival records. It then reviews the requirements for green buildings that meet LEED standards. Lastly, it discusses whether it is possible to build greener buildings for archival and records storage facilities.


The Davis Library: An Archive Advocacy Proposal, Taryn L. Rucinski Apr 2012

The Davis Library: An Archive Advocacy Proposal, Taryn L. Rucinski

Taryn L. Rucinski

This presentation discusses a proposal to improve upon current advocacy efforts being made at the St. John's Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Library located on its Manhattan campus (formerly the New York College of Insurance Library). Proposed strategies include: creation of an archival independent study course, applying for grant monies; developing public/ private partnerships with industry; and employing open source cataloging software such as the Archivist's Toolkit.


Archival Considerations For The Truth And Reconciliation Commission Of Canada, Mary G. Kosta Jan 2011

Archival Considerations For The Truth And Reconciliation Commission Of Canada, Mary G. Kosta

Mary G Kosta

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada is currently conducting hearings across Canada, and its records will need to be archived. The critical importance of preserving and providing access to such an archive will be discussed in this paper. Best practices for this archive will be exemplified by looking at the experiences of archivists working with truth commissions and international criminal justice tribunals in Africa. Additionally, Australian recommendations concerning aboriginal access to government records will be reviewed. Considerations related to aboriginal oral records will be noted, since these records are at the heart of the archives of the TRC …


Postmodernism, Processing, And The Profession: Towards A Theoretical Reading Of Minimal Standards, Melanie Griffin Jan 2010

Postmodernism, Processing, And The Profession: Towards A Theoretical Reading Of Minimal Standards, Melanie Griffin

Melanie Griffin

While the ramifications of minimal standards processing for practice are well-documented, the theoretical questions which Greene and Meissner's 2005 article "More Product, Less Process" raises are not. This article seeks to address the broader ideological and theoretical questions involved in recent minimal standards processing recommendations through analysis of Greene and Meissner’s original article and the immediate responses and case studies which it generated, in order to relate this body of literature to theory-driven notions of archival administration.4 By identifying theoretical issues in writings on MPLP rather than focusing on practice alone, it is possible to move beyond the pejorative, reductive …


The Preserving Of Gifts And Donors, Peter D. Verheyen Apr 2009

The Preserving Of Gifts And Donors, Peter D. Verheyen

Peter D Verheyen

The workshop dealt with accepting gifts to collections and the impact of the implications of preservation and conservation concerns with those items.


Planning For And Managing Digital Projects, Peter D. Verheyen Sep 2007

Planning For And Managing Digital Projects, Peter D. Verheyen

Peter D Verheyen

Part of the "Ready, Set, Digitize" workshop series hosted by CLRC and SCLRC. Cortland, NY, September 10, 2007. The full-day workshop described types of digitization projects and discussed infrastructure, funding, standards for file formats and metadata, and the impact on public services /reference.


Visual Representations Of Student Life At San Jose State University; Building Visual Critical Thinking Skills, Danelle L. Moon Jul 2007

Visual Representations Of Student Life At San Jose State University; Building Visual Critical Thinking Skills, Danelle L. Moon

Danelle L. Moon

No abstract provided.