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A Rising Tide of Digitization--The Ohio Memory Project
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Kupfer, Shannon – Computers in Libraries, 2010
In 2009, after a year of planning and preparation, the second generation of Ohio Memory was launched. A collaborative effort of the Ohio Historical Society (OHS) and the State Library of Ohio, Ohio Memory is a repository for more than 75,000 digital items, including photographs, journals, and other manuscript materials, as well as print documents…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Cultural Background, Library Automation, Library Development
Role and Justification of Web Archiving by National Libraries: A Questionnaire Survey
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Shiozaki, Ryo; Eisenschitz, Tamara – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2009
This paper reports on a questionnaire survey of 16 national libraries designed to clarify how national libraries attempt to justify their web archiving activities. Results indicate they envisage that a) the benefits brought about by their initiatives are greater than the overall costs, b) the costs imposed on libraries are greater than the costs…
Descriptors: Preservation, Government Libraries, Questionnaires, Library Automation
Indigenous Digital Collections: An Early Look at the Organisation and Culture Interface
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Nakata, Martin; Nakata, Vicky; Gardiner, Gabrielle; McKeough, Jill; Byrne, Alex; Gibson, Jason – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2008
This article identifies and provides some commentary on the key issues emerging from research into the digitisation of Indigenous materials in collections conducted in collaboration with three state libraries. It situates the research project within the broader context of related activity aimed at addressing the ongoing challenges of access,…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Library Automation, Library Materials, Government Libraries
A Catalyst for Change: LSTA Grants to States Program Activities and the Transformation of Library Services to the Public
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Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2009
This report focuses on funding and services provided through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grants to States program in the most recent full reporting years. IMLS grants to State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAA's) represent the single largest source of federal funding for the nation's libraries and are the only…
Descriptors: Statewide Planning, State Programs, Museums, Government Libraries
Redesigning the OPAC: Moving outside the ILMS
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Sokvitne, Lloyd O. – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2006
The need to develop new OPACs that meet the needs of users better is becoming well acknowledged. How libraries can transform their OPACs to modern web friendly formats is not yet clear. This paper describes the State Library of Tasmania's experience in developing a new OPAC by exporting bibliographic data to a software package outside the ILMS.…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Administration, Library Automation
From the Leaders of Our Nation: Prime Ministers' Records at the National Archives
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Shapley, Maggie – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2005
The National Archives of Australia holds the papers of many of "Australia's Prime Ministers," including Bruce, Lyons, Curtin, Chifley, Holt, Whitlam, Fraser, Hawke, Keating and Howard. From 2000 it undertook a four-year Prime Ministers' Papers Project to locate the records of all 25 men who have held the position of Prime Minister of…
Descriptors: Archives, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries