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Dow, Elizabeth H. – Journal of Archival Organization, 2009
In the mid 1990s, Encoded Archival Description (EAD) appeared as a revolutionary technology for publishing archival finding aids on the Web. The author explores whether or not, given the advent of Web 2.0, the archival community should abandon EAD and look for something to replace it. (Contains 18 notes.)
Descriptors: Archives, Online Catalogs, Library Automation, Metadata
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Sundstrand, Jacquelyn K. – Journal of Archival Organization, 2008
Academic libraries are turning to automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) as a long-term cost effective means of gaining additional space in their open stacks areas by removing lesser used books and other materials for storage and placement into ASRS bins. The new library building under construction at the University of Nevada-Reno will…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Library Facilities, Library Automation
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Watterworth, Melissa – Journal of Archival Organization, 2009
Recent surveys indicate that many colleges and universities have reached a pivotal moment in assessing the function and future development of their institutional repositories. Other surveys convey that archivists are participating in the development and implementation of institutional repositories at a variety of levels and have contributed to the…
Descriptors: Preservation, Archives, Library Role, Role Perception
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Sauer, Anne – Journal of Archival Organization, 2009
Archivists are challenged by many competing demands on their time. The rise of institutional repositories, often located in libraries rather than archives, and the concurrent increase in attention to the changes in scholarly communication may be perceived by archivists as being a demand that is too far from the archives' core mission to warrant…
Descriptors: Archives, Information Management, Library Role, Librarians
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Kaplan, Deborah – Journal of Archival Organization, 2009
Planning is necessary in selecting the appropriate digital asset management system for your institution. Key issues one should consider in planning: the objects to be stored, where they come from, and how they will be accessed; the end users; and the needed staffing levels for system maintenance. During the development of the system requirements,…
Descriptors: Information Management, Database Management Systems, Information Technology, Technology Planning
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Hamburger, Susan; Charles, Jane Veronica – Journal of Archival Organization, 2006
In a desire for automated collection control, archival repositories are adopting barcoding from their library and records center colleagues. This article discusses the planning, design, and implementation phases of barcoding. The authors focus on reasons for barcoding, security benefits, in-room circulation tracking, potential for gathering…
Descriptors: Archives, Library Services, Library Automation, Facility Inventory