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101 Kraus, Peter L.Francis Carroll, Good and wise measure: the search for the Canadian-American boundary, 1783-1842A Good and Wise Measure is not only a groundbreaking historical work; it is also a delight to those who work in the area of cartography, maps, or government documents in libraries. The author makes extensive use of original source material and numerous obscure resources. Simply put, this book can se...2003
102 Ogburn, Joyce L.Acquiring minds want to know: digital scholarship, a new scholarly enterpriseA new form of scholarship has emerged in recent years that can be called digital scholarship. I have seen it defined as online publishing or digitized material presented online, or, in other words, scholarship that appears in a digital form. However, a more compelling definition treats it as scholar...Born digital; Libraries; Electronic publishing2003
103 Arlitsch, KenningUtah digital newspapers projectThe J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah has digitized 30,000 pages from three weekly Utah newspapers from the period of 1889 - 1922 and made the collections freely available on the Internet. This article describes a new method for digitizing historic newspapers, developed in a part...Digital libraries; Newspaper and periodical libraries; Newspapers in microform; Newspapers2003-03
104 Breznay, Ann Marie; Haas, Leslie M.Checklist for starting and operating a digital reference deskSUMMARY. This article explores digital reference and offers practical advice to those interested in implementing a digital reference desk in their library. Digital/chat/online reference services are defined and practical guidelines on staffing, selecting and troubleshooting hardware and software...Online reference; Chat reference; Digital reference2003-11
105 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
106 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
107 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
108 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
109 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
110 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
111 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
112 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
113 Anderson, Richard BryanIMHBCO (In my humble but correct opinion): four mantras for the patron-centered technical services librarianIn the interest of promoting a more patron-centered approach to technical services work, I'd like to offer four mantras: 1. My job is not to manage information, but to deliver it; 2. I will not try to think like a good librarian, but like a bad patron; 3. Not everything worth doing is worth doing w...Information access; Information processing2005
114 Silverman, Randall H.Misperceptions about White GlovesCollection care and handling policies that mandate curators and/or patrons to wear gloves when handling archival and library materials need reexamining. Contrary to popular opinion, gloves provide no guarantee of protection from perspiration and dirt. Further, they increase the likelihood of physica...Library materials, Conservation and restoration2005
115 Anderson, Richard BryanIMHBCO (In my humble but correct opinion): not even wrong: Gorman on GoogleThis article critiques Michael Gorman's critique of the Google Book Project.Google Book Project; Digitization; Information2005
116 Silverman, Randall H.Misperceptions about white glovesAwkward mobility. Loss of feeling. Impaired sensations. These are not descriptions of a trip to the dentist, but rather a visit to the reading rooms of many special collections where the experience of handling valuable rare books and documents is synonymous with donning white cotton gloves. This pap...2005
117 Anderson, Richard BryanIMHBCO (In my humble but correct opinion): three kinds of research and two kinds of researcherOur libraries should be places (virtual and physical) where as little searching as possible has to take place. Making libraries easier to use doesn't undermine intellectual development -- on the contrary, it makes more intellectual development possible because it lets our patrons spend more time...Researchers; Libraries; Information2005
118 Landesman, Margaret M.Getting it right - the evolution of reference collectionsSUMMARY. Reference works were present in the earliest libraries; and their numbers have grown inexorably ever since. They consume an increasing share of library acquisitions budgets. This article traces the evolution of reference collections, drawing on experiences at the author's library. The autho...History, reference works; Library, reference sources; Reference media2005
119 Silverman, Randall H.Trade bookbinding in the British Isles, 1660-1800 by Stuart BennettA review of "Trade Bookbinding in the British Isles, 1660-1800" by Stuart Bennett.Books, Reviews; Bookbinding2005
120 Silverman, Randall H.Disaster recovery in the artifact fields - Mississippi after Hurricane KatrinaFrom 22-29 September 2005 HEART - one of eight Heritage Emergency Assistance Recovery Teams - arrived in Mississippi to assess collection damage to cultural institutions following Hurricane Katrina. Organized jointly by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) and the America...2005
121 Paiva, MarieBeyond databases: a creative approach in keeping up with our growing resourcesMost libraries in the 21st century provide databases for their users. These databases seem to have rapidly multiplied over the years. At our academic library, there are over 320 databases available giving both librarians and patrons a broad array to choose from at any given time. Even with this abun...Databases; Library resources; Electronic resources2005
122 Salem, Susan; Arlitsch, KenningWestern Waters Digital Library: providing solutions through collaboration and technologyThis paper describes current strategies for promoting the long-term success and sustainability of a collaborative and distributed digital library project. The Western Waters Digital Library (WWDL) is designed to develop from a framework incorporating a common digital management system, uniform appli...Digital libraries; Authorship, Collaboration; Water and civilization2005-01-10
123 Arlitsch, Kenning; Jonsson, JeffAggregating distributed digital collections in the mountain west digital library with the CONTENTdm multi-site serverThis paper describes the creation of the Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL), a cooperative regional program distributed throughout Utah and Nevada. Its metadata are aggregated at a single website. Six digitization centers at the largest universities in both states digitize their own collections an...Consortia; Metadata; Computer software, Development2005-06
124 Morrison, David L.Utah digital newspapers: copyright and the webCopyright presentation given by David Morrison, July 14, 2005.2005-07-14
125 Breznay, Ann Marie; Haas, Leslie M.If you build it will they come? Services will make the difference in a portalAbstract: Identifying and adding services to a library portal will add to its long term success in a market that pits libraries against commercial vendors like Google and Amazon.com. The current focus on portals has been on selecting collections and developing the basic functionality of the websi...Web design; Functionality; Customization2005-10
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