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A Digitized History Of Undergraduate Student Government At The University Of Akron, Samuel Stillion Jan 2026

A Digitized History Of Undergraduate Student Government At The University Of Akron, Samuel Stillion

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

The digitization process of a representative sample of the physical records of the University of Akron's Undergraduate Student Government held in the University Archives and Special Collections, including notes for future archive projects with the larger records of Undergraduate Student Government


Electronic Resources Updates - 2025 Q2, Brigitte Galauner, Gregg Harris Jul 2025

Electronic Resources Updates - 2025 Q2, Brigitte Galauner, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resources Updates - 2025 Q1, Brigitte Galauner, Gregg Harris Apr 2025

Electronic Resources Updates - 2025 Q1, Brigitte Galauner, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resources Updates - 2024 Q4, Brigitte Galauner, Gregg Harris Jan 2025

Electronic Resources Updates - 2024 Q4, Brigitte Galauner, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


The Meaning Of Collections For The Identity Of University Libraries: The Document Concept As A Tool For Understanding, Hanna Hallnäs Dec 2024

The Meaning Of Collections For The Identity Of University Libraries: The Document Concept As A Tool For Understanding, Hanna Hallnäs

Proceedings from the Document Academy

Historically, university libraries have been defined by the collections they housed and it was the collection that formed the basis of their identity and organization. However, societal developments have shifted this focus, leading to significant changes in both the content and conditions of these collections. What was once predominantly characterized by printed materials has now transitioned to primarily electronic resources. This paper explores how the concept of documents can be utilized to examine the identity of contemporary university libraries. Specifically, it employs David Levy’s notion of documents as ‘talking things,’ examining their relationship to various genres and rhythms. Furthermore, the …


Electronic Resources Updates - 2024 Q3, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris Oct 2024

Electronic Resources Updates - 2024 Q3, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resources Updates - 2024 Q2, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris Jul 2024

Electronic Resources Updates - 2024 Q2, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resources Updates - 2024 Q1, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris Mar 2024

Electronic Resources Updates - 2024 Q1, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

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Electronic Resources Updates - 2023 Q4, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris Dec 2023

Electronic Resources Updates - 2023 Q4, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resources Updates - 2023 Q3, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris Oct 2023

Electronic Resources Updates - 2023 Q3, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

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Electronic Resources Updates - 2023 Q2, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris Jul 2023

Electronic Resources Updates - 2023 Q2, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resources Updates - 2023 Q1, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris Apr 2023

Electronic Resources Updates - 2023 Q1, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resources Updates - 2022 Q4, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris Jan 2023

Electronic Resources Updates - 2022 Q4, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


“Arsip Kacau”: How Messy Records Are Perceived By Indonesians In The Context Of Document Disease, Suprayitno Suprayitno, Rahmi Rahmi, Dian Novita Fitriani Dec 2022

“Arsip Kacau”: How Messy Records Are Perceived By Indonesians In The Context Of Document Disease, Suprayitno Suprayitno, Rahmi Rahmi, Dian Novita Fitriani

Proceedings from the Document Academy

This paper examines how the Indonesian people perceive and construct arsip kacau (messy records). Messy records as documents seem to have the power to make humans psychologically ill by becoming uneasy, discomfort, stressed, burnout, and uncomfortable, all of which are diseases. This is similar to documentality introduced by Frohmann that documents can enable, produce, encourage, permit, and influence a person to experience document disease. This paper uses a qualitative approach with data collection in the form of literature and surveys from Indonesian people. The perception of archivists and the general public in Indonesia concerning the cause of the “messy records” …


Electronic Resources Updates - 2022 Q2, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris Jul 2022

Electronic Resources Updates - 2022 Q2, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resources Updates - 2022 Q1, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris Apr 2022

Electronic Resources Updates - 2022 Q1, Melanie Mcgurr, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resources Updates - 2021 Q4, Sean Kennedy, Gregg Harris, Melanie Mcgurr Jan 2022

Electronic Resources Updates - 2021 Q4, Sean Kennedy, Gregg Harris, Melanie Mcgurr

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resources Updates - 2021 Q3, Sean Kennedy, Gregg Harris, Melanie Mcgurr Oct 2021

Electronic Resources Updates - 2021 Q3, Sean Kennedy, Gregg Harris, Melanie Mcgurr

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

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Electronic Resources Updates - 2021 Q2, Sean Kennedy, Gregg Harris, Melanie Mcgurr Jul 2021

Electronic Resources Updates - 2021 Q2, Sean Kennedy, Gregg Harris, Melanie Mcgurr

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resources Updates - 2021 Q1, Sean Kennedy, Gregg Harris, Melanie Mcgurr Apr 2021

Electronic Resources Updates - 2021 Q1, Sean Kennedy, Gregg Harris, Melanie Mcgurr

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resources Updates - 2020 Q3, Sean Kennedy, Gregg Harris, Melanie Mcgurr Oct 2020

Electronic Resources Updates - 2020 Q3, Sean Kennedy, Gregg Harris, Melanie Mcgurr

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


Electronic Resources Updates - 2020 Q2, Sean Kennedy, Frank Bove, Gregg Harris Jul 2020

Electronic Resources Updates - 2020 Q2, Sean Kennedy, Frank Bove, Gregg Harris

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

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Electronic Resources Updates - 2019 Q4, Sean Kennedy, Gregg Harris, Frank Bove Jan 2020

Electronic Resources Updates - 2019 Q4, Sean Kennedy, Gregg Harris, Frank Bove

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

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Electronic Resources Updates - 2020 Q4, Sean Kennedy, Gregg Harris, Melanie Mcgurr Jan 2020

Electronic Resources Updates - 2020 Q4, Sean Kennedy, Gregg Harris, Melanie Mcgurr

Electronic Resources Quarterly Updates

No abstract provided.


Journal Usage At Department And Research Group Level (Postprint), Ian Mccullough Jul 2016

Journal Usage At Department And Research Group Level (Postprint), Ian Mccullough

Research, Publications, and Presentations

Journal usage in the Department of Polymer Science at the University of Akron from 2006-2011 was determined by counting citations within faculty-supervised dissertations and faculty publications. Ranked title lists were created and correlations between journal usage in faculty publications and faculty-supervised dissertations were measured using Kendall’s rank-correlation coefficient. Dissertations and faculty publications were also organized by research group and correlated within groups. Dissertations and faculty publications were found to have a much stronger positive correlation within the group than within the department. Individual groups were found to have highly variable correlation with each other. Examining journal usage at group level …


Reconsidering Library Collections: Community Services As Documents, Deborah Turner Jan 2016

Reconsidering Library Collections: Community Services As Documents, Deborah Turner

Proceedings from the Document Academy

In recognition of on-going change in how information becomes available, this study focuses on urban public librarian practices for meeting information needs, especially those of users who prefer to talk when obtaining information. Interview and focus group data reveal how libraries meet those needs including through library collaborations with community service agencies. Analysis of that data makes it possible to note that librarians manage relations with these agencies similar to how they manage traditional library collections. A subsequent discussion considers how this observation impacts LIS education and current understanding of documents before concluding with recommendations for professional practice and for …


Worksheet For Collection Microclimates Poster, Ian Mccullough Mar 2015

Worksheet For Collection Microclimates Poster, Ian Mccullough

Research, Publications, and Presentations

How to sheet for the data collection method used in the Collection Microclimates poster


Collection Microclimates – Citation Study Of Journal Usage Differences At Department And Research Group Level, Ian Mccullough Mar 2015

Collection Microclimates – Citation Study Of Journal Usage Differences At Department And Research Group Level, Ian Mccullough

Research, Publications, and Presentations

Citations from journal articles and dissertations from the Department of Polymer Science (DPS) at the University of Akron from 2006–2011 were examined and journals ranked in order of usage frequency. Journal usage of dissertations and articles was also ranked within research groups. 85 dissertations and 464 faculty publications that included 378 publications from 16 dissertation advisors were examined. Citations to 1422 journals were counted and recorded. Findings demonstrate that individual groups vary wildly in journal usage representing microclimates for collection development purposes.