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Milne "en Masse": A Case Study in Digitizing Large Image Collections
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Harkema, Craig; Avery, Cheryl – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2015
In December 2012, the University of Saskatchewan Library's University Archives and Special Collections acquired the complete image collection of Courtney Milne, a professional photographer whose worked encompassed documentary, abstract and fine art photographs. From acquisition to digital curation, the authors identify, outline, and discuss the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Library Development, Library Automation, Electronic Libraries
Local Music Collections: Strategies for Digital Access, Presentation, and Preservation--A Case Study
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Doi, Carolyn – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2015
The Saskatchewan Music Collection (SMC) is a local music collection held at the University of Saskatchewan. This case study examines a project to digitize and present this unique special collection in the online environment. The project aims to facilitate access to the collection, preserve the collection and promote scholarship and interest in the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Preservation, Case Studies, Music
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
Collected Wisdom: Some Cross-Domain Issues of Collection Level Description; Archives Described at Collection Level; Collection Level Description-The Museum Perspective; Directories of Libraries and Related Organizations; Collection Level Description-The RIDING and Agora Experience; RSLP Collection Description.
Miller, Paul; Sweet, Meg; Thomas, David; Dunn, Heather; Pearce, Judith; Brack, E. V.; Palmer, David; Robinson, Bridget; Powell, Andy; Heaney, Michael; Dempsey, Lorcan – D-Lib Magazine, 2000
These six articles discuss collection level descriptions. Highlights include cross-domain issues; archive standards and automation issues; museum considerations, including metadata and Web pages, based on the Canadian Heritage Information Network; data standards for directories; electronic libraries in the United Kingdom; and the Research…
Descriptors: Archives, Cataloging, Directories, Electronic Libraries
Making over the Desktop and Printing System at Dalhousie
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Nikkel, Terry; Kutty, Ashwin – Computers in Libraries, 2004
Dalhousie is a medium-sized university, with about 15,000 FTE students, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is one of Canada's oldest and most prestigious universities, yet, like many other public institutions, it frequently suffers from a lack of adequate funding to fulfill all the conflicting needs of the various faculties and departments. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Libraries, Internet, Library Services
XML in Libraries.
Tennant, Roy, Ed. – 2002
This book presents examples of how libraries are using XML (eXtensible Markup Language) to solve problems, expand services, and improve systems. Part I contains papers on using XML in library catalog records: "Updating MARC Records with XMLMARC" (Kevin S. Clarke, Stanford University) and "Searching and Retrieving XML Records via the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Databases, Electronic Libraries
A Traditional Library Goes Virtual.
Boyd, Stephanie – Online, 2002
Describes the change from a traditional, paper-based collection to an electronic library at Bell Canada's Information Resource Center in Montreal. Highlights include universal desktop access for users; library Web site; decline in traditional services to increased use of online services; materials, including books, consultant reports, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Budgets, Communication (Thought Transfer), Electronic Libraries