Category Archives: Libraries

PhilPapers: Supporting Volunteer Initiatives for the Long Term

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Abby Scheel

Last week PhilPapers, “a comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by the community of philosophers,” sent letters to academic librarians asking for financial support to sustain their work. As a recipient of such a letter, I would like to … Continue reading →

Categories: Crowdsourcing, Funding, Libraries, Metadata, Open Access, Project Management, Research Methods, Session Proposals, Session: Talk | 1 Comment

Digital Curation: Adding Value to Digital Collections

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Suzan Alteri

Facilitated by Suzan Alteri and Dan Reboussin Digital curation is the “active management of digital resources over the life-cycle of scholarly and scientific interest.” We will discuss several activities that can be undertaken once a collection is online in order … Continue reading →

Categories: Archives, Collaboration, Digital Literacy, Libraries, Metadata, Social Media | 6 Comments

Open Access and the Humanities

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Josh Bolick

So often in discussions about open access to scholarship, there is an implication that OA is for STEM, and that the products of humanities scholarship are fundamentally different somehow and therefore not appropriate for openness. I want to explore this … Continue reading →

Categories: Libraries, Open Access, Publishing, Session: Talk, Tenure and Promotion | 5 Comments

Constructing the Transcontinental Railroad: The Digital Photographic Archive

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Richard Freeman

Glenn Willumson, School of Art & Art History;  Richard Freeman, Smathers Libraries Supported by a library mini-grant, this project is a collaborative venture between the library and the School of Arts and Art History to make the photographs of the … Continue reading →

Categories: Archives, Collaboration, Crowdsourcing, Libraries | 2 Comments

Exhibitions

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Lourdes Santamaria-Wheeler

Participants will learn basic processes of creating exhibits, including content selection, best practices, design and presentation considerations, and guidelines for writing labels. Original content created by presenter will be shared, including label writing tips and templates, sample timelines, and exhibition … Continue reading →

Categories: Archives, Collaboration, Copyright, Libraries, Museums | 1 Comment