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Practical Technology for Archives: Recent submissions
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What Are We Doing with the Website: Transition, Templates, and User Experience in One Special Collections Library
Dreyer, Rachael (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, ... -
Archives and Airtable: Using Cloud-based Tools for Archival Survey and Workflow Management
Dirk, Katherine; Maddox, Jessica (2018-05)[Excerpt] The Special Collections and University Archives Department (SCUA) at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) began operation in 1961 as a repository for the many unique resources already held by the University. This ... -
Data-Driven Reporting and Processing of Digital Archives with Brunnhilde
Walsh, Tim (2017-07-01)[Excerpt] Archivists are now several decades in to appraising, arranging, describing, preserving, and providing access to digital archives and have developed and adopted a number of tools to aid in specific tasks along the ... -
Streamlining Archives Reference through Online Task Management
Burton, Jamie Marie; Weddington, Daniel (2017-07-01)[Excerpt] UK Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) serves as the largest repository of archival and manuscript collections, personal and family papers, oral histories, primary sources, and rare printed ... -
Access and Preservation in Archival Mass Digitization Projects
Yolkowski, John; Jamieson, Krista (2017-01)[Excerpt] In 2014, the Dalhousie University Archives began its first archival mass digitization project with the Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds. The successful completion of this project required the project team to address ... -
Using Google Analytics, Voyant and Other Tools to Better Understand Use of Manuscript Collections at L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Lee, Ryan K.; Nimer, Cory L.; Daines, J. Gordon III; Rupp, Shelise (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 ... -
Streamlining Delivery of Online Oral History Metadata through LibGuides
Fox, Heather; Holtze, Terri; Kuehn, Randy (2017-01)[Excerpt] Founded in 1968, the University of Louisville Oral History Center (OHC) houses over 2000 interviews of people from politicians to everyday citizens. Collectively, the oral histories represent an incredibly rich ... -
Using LibAnswers in the Archives: A Review and Implementation Report
Hutchinson, Tim (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, ... -
Python for Archivists: Breaking Down Barriers Between Systems
Wiedeman, Gregory (2017-01)[Excerpt] Working with a multitude of digital tools is now a core part of an archivist’s skillset. We work with collection management systems, digital asset management systems, public access systems, ticketing or request ... -
From the Editor
Miles, Randall (2016-06)Welcome to Issue no.6 of Practical Technology for Archives. With this issue we complete our third year of publication. And fittingly, this issue has three articles. And, oddly enough, all three authors have last names ...