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Review Of Controlling The Past: Documenting Society And Institutions — Essays In Honor Of Helen Willa Samuels, Stephen J. Hussman

Journal of Western Archives

A book review of Controlling the Past, edited by Terry Cook.

Review Of Many Happy Returns: Advocacy And The Development Of Archives, Tiah K. Edmunson-Morton

Journal of Western Archives

The book Many Happy Returns: Advocacy and the Development of Archives, edited by Larry J. Hackman, provides readers with case studies from a good mix of repository types, collections, parent organizations, and users, as well as a range of archivists’ own experiences with advocacy efforts.

Review Of The Ethical Archivist, Cory L. Nimer

Journal of Western Archives

A book review of Elena S. Danielson's The Ethical Archivist.

Toward A Nevada Digital Collaborative, Jason Vaughan

Journal of Western Archives

In mid-2008, a statewide committee was formed to engage in a comprehensive, Nevada statewide digital planning process. This group consisted of broad membership from the range of Nevada cultural heritage institutions, and was focused on creating a five year digital plan for the state, with an emphasis on collaboration amongst various cultural heritage institutions, increased digitization, and adoption of a digital preservation strategy. This article describes the initial work of the parent committee and two subsequent working groups, funded by the Library Technology and Services Act and aided by outside consultants. Early steps included a comprehensive planning survey and various …

Review Of Controlling The Past: Documenting Society And Institutions--Essays In Honor Of Helen Willa Samuels, Stephen J. Hussman

Library Scholarship

This book review considers Controlling the Past, a collection of nineteen essays written in honor of the former archivist Helen Willa Samuels.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 036, Number 08, October 17, 2011, Grand Valley State University

2011-2012, Volume 36

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 16, October 17, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 15, October 13, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Donor Volunteers As Archival Appraisers? Possibilities And Considerations, Charles B. Stanford, Linda M. Meyer

Journal of Western Archives

ABSTRACT Using examples from recent archival practice at two western land-grant universities, this article examines the potential benefits of enlisting volunteers from donor organizations to appraise as well as process the archival records of their own associations. The discussion addresses questions regarding the use of trained volunteers to perform appraisal activities, challenges in working with volunteers, and outreach opportunities for archival education among interested members of donor organizations.

Providing Enhanced Access For The Oregon State University College Catalogs : A Case Study, Susan A. Kunda, Elizabeth A. Nielsen

Journal of Western Archives

The academic catalog is a vital record for colleges and universities. Until the late 1980s, Oregon State University catalogs were published, distributed and archived solely in print format. With the advent of web and digital technologies, the Oregon State University Registrar’s Office also began placing an electronic version of the most recent catalogs online, while the Oregon State University Libraries provided access to earlier versions of the catalog through a subscription to College Source®, an online vendor for academic catalogs.

In 2006, the Registrar’s Office was looking for a home for its archive of digital files, while the escalating cost …

Applying Web Analytics To Online Finding Aids: Page Views, Pathways, And Learning About Users, Mark R. O'English

Journal of Western Archives

Online finding aids, Internet search tools, and increased access to the World Wide Web have greatly changed how patrons find archival collections. Through analyzing eighteen months of access data collected via Web analytics tools, this article examines how patrons discover archival materials. Contrasts are drawn between access from library catalogs and from online search engines, with the latter outweighing the former by an overwhelming margin, and argues whether archival description practices should change accordingly.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 036, Number 07, October 10, 2011, Grand Valley State University

2011-2012, Volume 36

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 14, October 10, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 13, October 6, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Learning To Live Without A Statistical Abstract: Thinking About Future Access To Government Information, James T. Shaw

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

Twenty-four years ago, in 1987, I made a presentation called “Basic Ready Reference: Documents that a Reference Librarian Cannot Live Without” at a meeting of the Iowa Library Association Government Documents Round Table. My top recommendation was the Statistical Abstract of the United States, that annual compendium of data so familiar and indispensible to American librarians everywhere. Twelve years ago, in 1999, I made a similar presentation at the NLA/NEMA Annual Conference, and again the Statistical Abstract took its place as the preeminent resource.

The title of my presentation today, “Learning to Live Without a Statistical Abstract,” signals …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 036, Number 06, October 3, 2011, Grand Valley State University

2011-2012, Volume 36

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 12, October 3, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 21.03: Fall 2011, Elton J. Bruins, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

The Joint Archives Quarterly

No abstract provided.

October 2011 - Digital Minute Issue 13, Brad Matthies

Digital Minute

This issue introduces Modern Languages, Literatures & Culture and also highlights IR educational resources.

[Review Of] Project Management In Libraries, Archives And Museums: Working With Government And Other External Partners, Jennifer A. Bartlett

Library Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 11, No. 2 Fall 2011, Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Magazine

Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication about Grand Valley State University produced by University Communications since 2001.

Connections Newsletter Fall 2011, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

Connections Newsletter

Table of Contents

• UNLV Center for Gaming Research
• From the Dean
• Welcome Home, Howard Digital Collection Now on Flickr
• Hotel College Faculty Partner with Library Faculty on Course Design
• Census Provides More than Population Statistics
• Lied Library 10^th Anniversary Celebration
• Library Advisory Board Welcomes New Members
• Three Top Students Win Calvert Awards
• Going WEST Preserves Journal Archives Efficiently

Keeping Track Of Objects And Metadata At Unlv: From Material Selection Through Metadata Quality Control, Silvia B. Southwick, Jane Skoric

Library Faculty Presentations

Often times a large amount of time is spent in organizing materials and tracking workflow in digital collection projects. Time is a precious resource in most projects since they are constrained by a rigid schedule. This problem is exacerbated in collaborative environments where different people collaborate in various stages of the project. Silvia Southwick and Jane Skoric with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas will present effective and efficient simple tools to manage digital objects and metadata throughout the life cycle of a digital collection project. Using actual work processes, we will describe and demonstrate the tracking of physical and …

Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 11, September 29, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Music Video Redundancy And Half-Life In Youtube, Matthias Prellwitz, Michael L. Nelson

Computer Science Presentations

PDF of a powerpoint presentation from TPDL 2011: 15th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, in Berlin, Germany, September 25-29, 2011. Also available on Slideshare.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 036, Number 05, September 26, 2011, Grand Valley State University

2011-2012, Volume 36

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 10, September 26, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 09, September 22, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 08, September 19, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 036, Number 04, September 19, 2011, Grand Valley State University

2011-2012, Volume 36

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.