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Using Google Analytics Data to Expand Discovery and Use of Digital Archival Content
(2013-11)This article presents opportunities for the use of Google Analytics, a popular and freely available web analytics tool, to inform decision making for digital archivists managing online digital archives content. Emphasis ... -
Using Google Analytics, Voyant and Other Tools to Better Understand Use of Manuscript Collections at L. Tom Perry Special Collections
(2017-01)[Excerpt] Developing strategies for making data-driven, objective decisions for digitization and value-added processing. based on patron usage has been an important effort in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections (hereafter ... -
Using LibAnswers in the Archives: A Review and Implementation Report
(2017-01)[Excerpt] The implementation of LibAnswers by the University of Saskatchewan represents the culmination of fundamental changes to the way reference service is delivered in University Archives & Special Collections. In 2013, ... -
Using ReNamer for Batch Finding Aid Production from Archivists’ Toolkit
(2013-11)This article will examine the use of the software program ReNamer to facilitate and streamline finding aid production at the University of Oregon. ReNamer was used to perform bulk renaming of EAD files exported from the ... -
What Are We Doing with the Website: Transition, Templates, and User Experience in One Special Collections Library
(2018-05)[Excerpt] At the Eberly Family Special Collections Library (SCL), we have found that our website is often the first place a researcher will look to learn about our repository. Our online web presence is a business card, ... -
Working with Legacy Media: A Lone Arranger's First Steps
(2016-06)[Excerpt] In 2013, a naked hard drive from Fiji arriving in my small religious archives (an equivalent full-time staff of 2.5 – one archivist and two archives’ assistants) started me off on the path of digital preservation ... -
XQuery for Archivists: Understanding EAD Finding Aids as Data
(2014-11)[Excerpt] XQuery is a simple, yet powerful, scripting language designed to enable users without formal programming training to extract, transform, and manipulate XML data. Moreover, the language is an accepted standard and ... -
You Can Do It: Tips For Creating A Stylesheet For Your EAD Records
(2013-11)When implementing EAD, archivists consider encoding findings aids as the easy part. Creating an XSLT stylesheet, in contrast, leaves many archivists feeling out of their element. However, armed with a basic understanding ...
