The Emergence of the Collective Collection: Analyzing Aggregate Print Library Holdings
12 December 2013
Lorcan Dempsey
Understanding the Collective Collection: Towards a System-wide Perspective on Library Print Collections
12 December 2013
Lorcan Dempsey, Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Roger C. Schonfeld, JD Shipengrover, +
’I always stick with the first thing that comes up on Google…’ Where People Go for Information, What They Use, and Why
6 December 2013
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Donna M. Lanclos, Erin M. Hood
Starting the Conversation: University-wide Research Data Management Policy
5 December 2013
Ricky Erway
The Role of Data Reuse in the Apprenticeship Process
5 November 2013
Adam Kriesberg, Rebecca D. Frank, Ixchel M. Faniel, Elizabeth Yakel
Thresholds for Discovery: EAD Tag Analysis in ArchiveGrid, and Implications for Discovery Systems
14 October 2013
Marc Bron, Merrilee Proffitt, Bruce Washburn
The paper analyzes a large collection of over 120,000 Encoded Archival Description (EAD) documents within the ArchiveGrid discovery system. It evaluates how well these documents support online discovery and establishes criteria for completeness and consistency. The study reveals that while the EAD standard and encoding practices have limitations for comprehensive online discovery, emerging trends, such as updates to the EAD standard and the use of new encoding tools, offer promising improvements for the future.
VIAFbot and the Integration of Library Data on Wikipedia
14 October 2013
Maximillian Klein, Alex Kyrios
Not Scotch, but Rum: The Scope and Diffusion of the Scottish Presence in the Published Record
17 September 2013
Brian Lavoie
Social Media and Archives: A Survey of Archive Users
16 August 2013
Bruce Washburn, Ellen Eckert, Merrilee Proffitt
This report details findings from a survey of users of archives to learn more about how researchers find out about systems like ArchiveGrid, and the role that social media, recommendations, reviews, and other forms of user-contributed annotation play in archival research. It will be of interest to those working with archival discovery services, or those investigating the utility of social media in discovery environments.
Tiers for Fears: Sensible, Streamlined Sharing of Special Collections
8 July 2013
Dennis Massie
This report presents strategies for providing efficient and affordable interlending of actual physical items from special collections for research purposes, as well as advice on determining if a loan is the most appropriate way to fulfill a particular request.