Daily Archives: October 3, 2012

What about digital preservation at libraries, museums, and archives?

Posted on October 3, 2012 by jlderidder | Posted in: digital preservation | Tagged , | Leave a comment

What digital preservation topics interest YOU? The three ASERL (Association of Southeastern Research Libraries) webinars I did last February are still getting hits (see the “Intro to Digital Preservation” entries here), so we’re planning to do another round this coming … Continue reading →

Digital Preservation for Everyone!

Posted on October 3, 2012 by jlderidder | Posted in: digital preservation | Tagged | Leave a comment

These days, everyone creates digital content, often without thought as to keeping it around for very long. As librarians and information scientists, however, we need to be mindful that some of this information will need to be accessible for awhile … Continue reading →

Small Photo Collections: James Harry Cowan scrapbook

Posted on October 3, 2012 by kgmatheny | Posted in: small collections, Sports, University of Alabama | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The James Harry Cowan photograph scrapbook is a unique document, and uniquely presented. Each page contains multiple photographs of student life at UA — especially athletics — about a hundred years ago. In Acumen, when you click on the thumbnail … Continue reading →