Author Archives: kgmatheny

How does this Acumen thing work?

Posted on May 19, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Delivery Methodology, Software | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Acumen is our digital library delivery software… which is in the process of going live as open source.  Tonio Loewald is the developer, and we published an article about Acumen in Code4Lib last year, which will contain more detail than … Continue reading →

Getting large manuscript collections online cheaply

Posted on May 17, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Delivery Methodology, Mass Digitized Collections | Tagged , | Leave a comment

A major impediment to digitizing large manuscript collections is  the cost of item-level descriptions, to provide access to the content. Recently we completed an NHPRC-funded project which demonstrates a proposed solution to that problem:  The Septimus D. Cabaniss Papers collection. … Continue reading →

Newly online: Martha Young Papers

Posted on May 16, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: African-American History, Everyday Life, Genealogy, Newly Online | Tagged | Leave a comment

Martha Young of Greensboro, Alabama, was known for her studies of the dialect of Southern African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th century.  She wrote and performed her writings to the accolades of many.  Here’s an example of … Continue reading →

Newly online: The A. T. Patrick Letters

Posted on May 16, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Newly Online, World War II | Tagged , | Leave a comment

S/Sgt A.T. Patrick was a radio operator during World War II stationed in Walla Walla, Washington; Redmond, Oregon; and Avon Park, Florida. He enlisted in the Army in May 1941. The A. T. Patrick Letters (MS 2136) consists of thirty-seven … Continue reading →

Newly online: Soldier Land Grants

Posted on May 16, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Newly Online, War | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Land grants (generally 40 acres) were given in token of military service during the Creek, Cherokee, and Seminole Indian Wars, the Mexican War, the Florida War, and the War of 1812 or in recognition of volunteer service in a state … Continue reading →

Hello world!

Posted on April 22, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Cool Collections | Leave a comment

Welcome to one of the University Libraries – Public Blogs at the University of Alabama. This particular blog is for Digital Services, which is currently a unit of the Office of Library Technology.  Why should I care, you say? Because … Continue reading →