This report examines the growing use of social media by archives through a short literature review and survey of various Canadian archives and archivists. It concludes with a series of recommendations about social media ...
Hixson, Carol G., 1955-(Carol. G. Hixson, 1984-08-22)
Will library patrons be receptive to an online catalog? In a study at Bryn Mawr College Library, users' perceptions of the existing card catalog and their attitudes towards computers were investigated in an attempt to ...
Hixson, Carol G., 1955-; Harper, Corey A.(University of Oregon Libraries, 2004-04-15)
The presentation provides an overview of how to build a digital collection using CONTENTdm® software. It discusses specifically how to establish field properties, reviews the administrative interface and Dublin Core mapping, ...
This paper discusses the collaborative process of collection development employed by Archives and Special Collections at the University of Regina. It highlights the acquisition of artists' papers and touches on a recent ...
Hixson, Carol G., 1955-(University of Oregon Libraries, 2001-03-25)
A presentation made at the Oregon Library Association Annual Conference, March 25, 2001 to report on the Library of Congress Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic Control for the New Milennium http://lcweb.loc.gov/cat ...
In February of 1966, Camilo Torres-Restrepo, the priest-turned guerilla, was killed during a clash with government troops in Santander Province in Colombia. The government secretly buried his body in an unmarked grave in ...
Bradley, Cara(University of Regina, Dr. John Archer Library, 2009-03-13)
Paper originally presented at the ACRL 14th National Conference, March 13, 2009 in Seattle, Washington. This paper reports the results of a study that explores the information needs, skills, and behaviors of university ...
Hixson, Carol G., 1955-(University of Regina, Dr. John Archer Library, 2007-05-03)
Discusses the reasons why an institution would undertake to develop digital collections, identifies some of the challenges, and outlines issues to be considered in a project plan. Presented as part of the Digitization 101 ...
Hixson, Carol G., 1955-; Jenkins, Barbara; Breakstone, Elizabeth(2005)
The development of institutional repositories has typically involved administrative and technical staff from libraries and campuses, with little input from reference librarians and subject specialists. Reference librarians ...
While researchers are dependent on the soundness of archival records, most archival research is not based on a method that considers provenance, origins, and context carefully. Researchers may not be aware of the loss of ...