Browsing Mark Vajcner by Title
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Archives and Social Media
(2011-07)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 ... -
Building the Archives: Collaboration between Artist and Archivist in Collection Development
(2011-10-12)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 ... -
Context and Digitization: Towards a New Model for Archives
(2008-02)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 ... -
Digitization Efforts in the Saskatchewan Archival Community
(2005-02-10)A brief outline of digital collections in various Saskatchewan archives. Tracing development from the first on-line archival descriptions to virtual exhibits and projects such as the Northern Portal and the Prairie Populism ... -
Evidence and Accountability: Digital Archives and Public Policy
(2009-05-16)The traditional perception of archives as the exclusive domain of historians is being challenged. More than ever archives are viewed by the public as sources for evidence of rights and as instruments in the search for ... -
The Importance of Context for Digitized Archival Collections
(American Association for History and Computing, 2008-04)Archival theory and practice have evolved to ensure the evidential value of records. The context of a record is fundamentally important to this process. While the publication of selected archival documents has always posed ... -
The Possibility of Partnerships in Archiving Electronic Records: A Proposal for the University of Manitoba
(1998-05-28)Electronic records pose specific challenges to long-established archival goals. In response archivists are establishing partnerships with stakeholders that have an interest in the long-term preservation of electronic ... -
Reaching Out from the Other Side of the Reference Desk: A User's Perspective on Evolving Library Services
(2008-04-25)As service delivery models change, and as librarians increasingly reach out to their communities, some users reach back. The last few years have seen profound changes in the academic library environment reflecting seminal ... -
Saskatchewan's Visual Arts: Developing a Contextualized Digital Collection
(2012-05-04)This paper discusses a provincially-funded initiative to digitize select archival materials relating to Saskatchewan artists since 1950. The project aims to present materials with as much contextual information as possible ... -
Trends in Digitization on the Canadian Prairies: The Saskatchewan Experience
(2007-11-12)A brief introduction to digitization activity in Saskatchewan highlighting various collaborative efforts to place archival materials on the internet. -
The University of Regina's Use of Digitization as an Access Tool
(2013-05-30)This paper outlines several digital projects undertaken at Archives and Special Collections at the University of Regina. The focus is on the contextual links, built into each project, and the ability of these links to ...
