Archival Science Commons^™

Data Documentation, Databases & Statistical Software, Sai Deng, Xiang Zhu

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Workshop on data documentation, databases & statistical software delivered at the University of Central Florida’s Graduate Student Center. “Join a Statistician and a Metadata Librarian for an introduction to data documentation, databases and statistical software. Learn about research data, datasets and data documentation for data sharing, re-use and long-term preservation. This session introduces best practices and recommendations for documenting and analyzing research data. Moreover, it includes real-world examples and a discussion of data tools for data documentation and analysis, such as NVivo for qualitative data and SPSS/SAS/STATA/R for quantitative data.”

Lanthorn, Vol. 54, No. 23, February 3, 2020, Grand Valley State University

Volume 54, July 15, 2019 - April 27, 2020

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

February 2020, Volume 16, Number 1, Winthrop University Archives And Special Collections

Retrospect: News from the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University

No abstract provided.

On-The-Job Information Literacy: A Case Study Of Student Employees At Purdue University Archives And Special Collections, Tracy Grimm, Neal Harmeyer

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

This chapter presents Purdue Archives and Special Collections as a case study in growing an organizational culture committed to teaching information literacy parallel to classroom learning through student worker experiential learning. While student employment or internships may not traditionally be considered co-curricular activities, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections provides an environment not only for students to gain pre-professional experience but also expertise, confidence, and competence in information; for many students, this preparation has resulted in careers in museums, archives, libraries, and cultural heritage institutions. The result is a new approach to student employment: one designed to establish an environment …

Information Needs Of Users Patronizing The National Archives Of Malaysia, Kasman Kaszilawati

Student Works (2020-2029)

The National Archives of Malaysia has a vision of becoming the centre of excellence for information sources and services by the year 2020. This vision is a support to make Malaysia a developed nation with strong moral and ethical values through the national heritage. The literature indicates that in an archival context, user studies remain unlimited. Even in Malaysia, archival user study, especially on archival user information needs, have not been empirically investigated. In order for archivists to respond adequately to the needs of researchers using their services, they must first understand the kinds of information which particular user group …

Risk Management In The Indonesian Archival Institution, Dyah Srirahayu, Endang Fitriyah Mannan, Ria Triwastuti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

An archival institution is one of the institutions that functions as an organization that does not have a priceless archive rescue organization. Like other organizations, archival institutions also experience risks that will affect their operational processes or important records they manage. The purpose of risk management is to minimize the failure received by the institution due to existing risks. This study is to understand how the conditions of risk management in archival institutions, the risks they face and the impacts that occur. This study also aims to map risks in archival institutions ranging from mild to severe impacts, so that …

2020 State Of The Library, Jennifer Nutefall, Lev Rickards, Nicole Branch

State of the Library

Jennifer Nutefall, University Librarian

• Budget & Library staffing
• Mission, Vision, Values

Lev Rickards, Associate University Librarian for Collections and Scholarly Communication

• Scholarly Communication & Open Access
• Archives & Special Collections

Nicole Branch, Associate University Librarian for Learning and Engagement

• Instruction & Assessment
• Space & Access

Mary, Queen Of Style: Documenting Catholic Modest Fashion In Special Collections, Jillian M. Ewalt

Marian Library Faculty Presentations

In postwar America, Catholic teenage girls found themselves at the center of a debate. Everyone, it seemed, had a different opinion about what kind of clothing they should wear. Two modest fashion movements emerged that aimed to solve this problem. Supply the Demand for the Supply (SDS) was a lay initiative founded by teenage girls in the Midwest that quickly spread into a national Catholic youth movement. Meanwhile, the Marilyke Crusade, orchestrated by parish priest Father Bernard Kunkel and the Purity Crusade of Mary Immaculate, promulgated and sold modest clothing based on a particular brand of fear-mongering, Fatima-centric Marian devotion. …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 044, Number 10, January 27, 2020, Grand Valley State University

2019-2020, Volume 44

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

Lanthorn, Vol. 54, No. 22, January 27, 2020, Grand Valley State University

Volume 54, July 15, 2019 - April 27, 2020

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

Lanthorn, Vol. 54, No. 21, January 20, 2020, Grand Valley State University

Volume 54, July 15, 2019 - April 27, 2020

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

Issues Of Ownership: Leveraging Accession Documentation And Provenance Research To Improve Collection Access, Kara Flynn

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies

Records created about archival materials—including deeds of gift, collection-related correspondence, and other accession documentation—play an important role, particularly when it comes to providing access and maintaining partnerships with other recordkeepers. This case study will describe a project to review the accession documentation of all collections within Augusta University’s Special Collections & Institutional Archives, and the collections of the local historical society, held on deposit with the department.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 044, Number 09, January 13, 2020, Grand Valley State University

2019-2020, Volume 44

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

Lanthorn, Vol. 54, No. 20, January 13, 2020, Grand Valley State University

Volume 54, July 15, 2019 - April 27, 2020

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

Lanthorn, Vol. 54, No. 19, January 6, 2020, Grand Valley State University

Volume 54, July 15, 2019 - April 27, 2020

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

Discarded Art And Furnishings, Part 2: Respectful Disposal, Paul Daniels

Ask the Archivist

This article discusses options for respectfully disposing of sanctuary art and furnishings, including re-homing, working with local historical societies, and auctioning pieces.

Discarded Art And Furnishings, Part 1: Repurposing, Paul Daniels

Ask the Archivist

This article presents suggestions for repurposing discarded sanctuary art and furnishings.

Creating Effective Congregational Heritage Displays – Part 1: Planning The Project, Paul Daniels

Ask the Archivist

This article discusses purpose and scale of congregational heritage displays.

Year In Review 2019-2020, Margarett And Herman Brown Library

Library Research and Publications

This Year in Review Annual Report highlights the scholarly activities of the Margarett and Herman Brown Library at Abilene Christian University, its departments, and its faculty and staff.

The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 29.04: Winter 2020, Aine O'Connor, Geoffrey Reynolds, Fritz Kliphuis

The Joint Archives Quarterly

No abstract provided.