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1 Silverman, Randall H.Day the university changedThe largest water-related library disaster in U.S. history occurred at Colorado State University's (CSU) Morgan Library in Fort Collins, Colorado on July 28, 1997. This flood was caused by a series of summer rainstorms that began the day earlier, July 27 - and lasted off and on for about 31 hours,...2004
2 Herbert, John; Arlitsch, Kenningdigitalnewspapers.org: The Digital Newspapers Program at the University of UtahThis article describes the Utah Digital Newspapers Program at the University of Utah's Marriott Library. Background information regarding the historical importance of newspapers, the current state of commercial newspaper digitization and the problems with small newspaper digitization are reviewed, a...Digital libraries; Newspaper and periodical libraries; Library materials, Digitization2004
3 Landesman, Margaret M.Libraries investing in the future first - some practical suggestionsMuddling through is what we mostly do most of the time. It is a reasonable strategy for bridging the gap between present resources and future expectations--providing expectations are in a reliably upward direction.2004
4 Silverman, Randall H.Litany of 'terrible, no good, very bad' things that can happen after the disasterOn average, 464 disasters occur each year in all parts of the globe. Some are more catastrophic than others; research reveals that excluding drought, famine and war, approximately 197 take place in Asia, 111 in the Americas, 77 in Europe, 61 in Africa, and 18 in Oceania. As a result, 50,000 people a...2004
5 Anderson, Richard BryanOpen access in the real world: confronting economic and legal realityOpen access to scholarly information is a hot-button issue that quickly triggers heated discussion - especially if the topic arises in a mixed group of librarians and publishers. Sometimes the discussion ends up generating useful ideas and practical solutions to real-world problems; too often, it le...2004
6 Landesman, Margaret M.Libraries investing in the future first - some practical suggestionsThis essay offers some practical suggestions for implementing transformative strategies for libraries, with a focus on using the materials budget as an investment fund.Libraries; Acquisitions; Budget; Materials2004-06
7 Arlitsch, Kenning; Herbert, JohnMicrofilm, paper, and OCR: issues in newspaper digitization at the Utah digital newspapers programDescribes the issues surrounding digitizing newspapers from microfilm and paper in the Utah Digital Newspapers program. The paper also explores optical character recognition (OCR) accuracy and the problems of digital file storage of newspapers.Digital libraries; Microfilms, Deterioration; Newspaper office libraries2004-03
8 Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of UtahIAIMS Newsletter Fall 2004The IAIMS Newsletter is published three times a year (August, January, May) with one InfoFair supplement and provides valuable information about Library activities and resources as well as informative articles related to information technology.IAIMS2004-09-01
9 Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of UtahIAIMS Newsletter InfoFair 2004 Spring SupplementThe IAIMS Newsletter provides valuable information about Library activities and resources as well as informative articles related to information technology.IAIMS2004-03-12
10 Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of UtahIAIMS Newsletter Spring 2004The IAIMS Newsletter provides valuable information about Library activities and resources as well as informative articles related to information technology.IAIMS2004-01-12
11 Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of UtahIAIMS Newsletter Summer 2004The IAIMS Newsletter provides valuable information about Library activities and resources as well as informative articles related to information technology.IAIMS2004-05-14
12 Dennis, Sharon E.; Candler, Chris S.; Uijtdehaage, Sebastian; McIntyre, Sandra A.; Dippie, Shona R.Indexing standard for sharing health education multimedia resources: the Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) metadata schemaHealth sciences educators are increasingly incorporating multimedia (including images, animations, and videos) into educational materials , such as PowerPoint lectures, web sites, and interactive quizzes and cases. Educators continue to "reinvent the wheel" and develop costly duplicates of multimedi...Health Education Assets Library; HEAL2004-01-05
13 Silverman, Randall H.Litany of "terrible, no good, very bad" things that can happen after the disasterThis paper summarizes post-disaster dangers that can threaten the well-being of recovery workers. These include the structural stability of damaged buildings, electrical risks, the presence of hazardous materials and collections in the work area, and biological hazards. Issues that need to be assess...Library materials, Conservation and restoration; Emergency management; Disaster relief, Research2004-05-21
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