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51 Silverman, Randall H.J. J. Audubon & 19th century color printingIn 1826, the first hand-colored proofs of John James Audubon's double elephant folio edition of The Birds of America were pulled in Edinburgh, Scotland. His life-sized Wild Turkey was among them, transforming the 41 year old naturalist's "innate desire to acquire a thorough knowledge of the birds o...John James Audubon; Copperplate; Lithograph1994
52 Silverman, Randall H.Gibbs Smith: progressive publisherThere is a country twang reverberating in the national blood stream at the moment. Resurgent interest in the American West has mainstreamed country music, drawn ever-larger crowds to the Buffalo Bill and Gene Autry museums, and landed Clint Eastwood two Oscars for his Unforgiven in 1992.Peregrine Press; Electronic pre-press; Western culture1994
53 Silverman, Randall H.Library collections conservation discussion group: taking a comprehensive look at book repairA national effort to improve the quality of book repair operations is under way. This work has been spearheaded by the Library Collections Conservation Discussion Group (LCCDG) of the American Institute for Conservation. During the past three years LCCDG has broadly examined samples of book repair t...Collections; Techniques; Treatment1994
54 Silverman, Randall H.Running on alkalineSixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century paper is unmistakable; it reeks of permanence. Its color, opacity and quality speak of strength and durability Handmade, you say? Cotton and linen fibers? True enough. But the longevity in these ancient sheets (noticeably lacking in much nineteenth and ...Alkaline pH; Precipitated calcium carbonate; Acid paper1994
55 Ogburn, Joyce L.Acquiring minds want to know: acquisitions and new technologyAn Acquiring Minds Want to Know column: "Acquisitions as a function faces two major challenges. One is the general lack of an automated system that manages complicated acquisitions processes, provides interfaces to vendors, publishers, and institutional financial departments, and gathers significant...Automated library systems; Acquisitions1994-06
56 Peay, Wayne J.; Hess, Stephen H.; Sharp, Edward M.Utah education network: a collaborative modelHigh-speed data communications networks are transforming the operations, services, and roles of libraries. While the installation of the physical network is often the focus of activity, the administrative and political issues are, in fact, fundamental. For libraries to participate in and influence t...Utah Education Network1994-10
57 Ogburn, Joyce L.Acquiring minds want to know: cloth - paper-still, an issueAcquiring Minds Want to Know column: "In the last issue of Against the Grain, I presented some ideas about the possible assumptions about obligations that underlie the scholarly paperback market. This article gets a little more practical and presents some figures from Yale for your consideration."Books, paperback; Books, hardback; Acquisitions, libraries1994-11
58 Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of UtahIAIMS Newsletter December 1995The IAIMS Newsletter provides valuable information about Library activities and resources as well as informative articles related to information technology.IAIMS1995
59 Silverman, Randall H.Fiber and talent intertwine at TwinrockerSeventeenth century philosopher John Locke compared the newborn human mind to a blank sheet of paper, a page devoid of any mark, ready to receive on its surface the unique characters of an individual's soul and circumstance. As history demonstrates, not all minds-or sheets of paper-are created equal...Twinrocker Homemade Paper; Mold-made paper; Papermaking1995
60 Silverman, Randall H.Utah BookbinderyBookbinders have historically challenged the abnormally-long hours required to generate a profit within their craft. A general strike among London bookbinders in 1786, for example, was organized to reduce the workday from 14 to 12 hours and bring bookbinding into line with comparable trades. The str...Library bindery; Efficiency; Glen Hancock1995
61 Silverman, Randall H.Origins of offsetThe connection between this printed magazine you are reading and a discarded tin of tuna fish packed in oil or spring water is particularly fascinating, but requires a bit of historical sleuthing, and a brief excursion through the increasingly industrial 19th century.Tinplate; Direct lithographic printing; Offset lithography1995
62 Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of UtahIAIMS Newsletter October 1995The IAIMS Newsletter provides valuable information about Library activities and resources as well as informative articles related to information technology.IAIMS1995
63 Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of UtahIAIMS Newsletter November 1995The IAIMS Newsletter provides valuable information about Library activities and resources as well as informative articles related to information technology.IAIMS1995
64 Silverman, Randall H.Grain in the inkWhen the brothers Charles and Herbert Hatch coined the phrase, "Advertising without posters is like fishing without worms," they adopted the stance of "early birds." Co-founding Nashville's Hatch Show Print in 1879, their commercial poster art was a critical factor in success and failure of many 19t...Poster; Hatch Show Print; Country Music Foundation1995
65 Silverman, RandyBernard C. Middleton, MBE (1924-2019):Bernard Chester Middleton was born in London in 1924 to Doris Hilda Webster, a secretary to a well-known barrister, and Regent Marcus Geoffrey Middleton, a talented bookbinder. At the age of thirteen in 1938, Bernard earned a trade scholarship to attend the Central School of Arts and Crafts in Londo...1995
66 Ogburn, Joyce L.Acquiring minds want to know: the art vs. the business of librarianshipAcquiring Minds Want to Know column. "The current discussions of outsourcing, re-engineering, and doing more with less demonstrate the fundamental shift in the way that librarians are being asked to provide their services.Librarians; Business; Paradigm1995-06
67 Making of the channel tunnel: a modern day wonderWithout any doubt, the Channel Tunnel will alter the face of Anglo- French travel in the near future. It caused the coming together of two communities joined for the first time since the Ice Age by a single fixed land link. It has made the dream of many great dreamers and visionaries over the last t...Eurotunnel1995-10-05
68 Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of UtahIAIMS Newsletter January 1996The IAIMS Newsletter provides valuable information about Library activities and resources as well as informative articles related to information technology.IAIMS1996
69 Ogburn, Joyce L.Acquiring minds want to know: the future of technical servicesRecently I was asked to speak on the topic of the future of technical services departments. Just being asked to address such a topic seemed to affirm that there was going to be a future, contrary to the fears expressed by many folks in the trenches. So I approached the topic with great hope, and thi...Technical services; Libraries; Future1996
70 Ogburn, Joyce L.Acquiring minds want to know: is full text half full or half empty?Fulltext has become a more prevalent offering in electronic resources. In some cases the original publisher may produce material both in print and electronic form or in electronic form only, while maintaining control over the contents. In other cases, another party may obtain the rights from the pu...Full text; Digital libraries; Electronic information1996
71 Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of UtahIAIMS Newsletter February 1996The IAIMS Newsletter provides valuable information about Library activities and resources as well as informative articles related to information technology.IAIMS1996-01-29
72 Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of UtahIAIMS Newsletter March 1996The IAIMS Newsletter provides valuable information about Library activities and resources as well as informative articles related to information technology.IAIMS1996-02-27
73 Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of UtahIAIMS Newsletter April 1996The IAIMS Newsletter provides valuable information about Library activities and resources as well as informative articles related to information technology.IAIMS1996-04-01
74 Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of UtahIAIMS Newsletter May 1996The IAIMS Newsletter provides valuable information about Library activities and resources as well as informative articles related to information technology.IAIMS1996-04-22
75 Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of UtahIAIMS Newsletter June 1996The IAIMS Newsletter provides valuable information about Library activities and resources as well as informative articles related to information technology.IAIMS1996-05-22
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