Monthly Archives: July 2012

Hitting Your Stride

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Nancy

By the time I left class on Thursday, I definitely felt like everyone was beginning to hit their stride with archiving. I spent quite a bit of time over the past few days looking at the entries you all have … Continue reading →

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Audio and Video Archiving

Posted on July 15, 2012 by christine

After reading about the challenges and successes with archiving this type of data, it convinces me (now more than ever) that there should be a 501 Intro to Science and Tech course AND a 502 Intro to Science and Tech … Continue reading →

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Putting it all together

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Robert

  This is the week that I catch up to get a real handle on our collection. With such a big folder of material, it is a shame that we didn’t have the time to do a preselection for inclusion … Continue reading →

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Wouldn’t it be nice…

Posted on July 13, 2012 by annie

Wouldn’t it be nice if Omeka: -Allowed you to view the photo/image of the item you are cataloging while you are imputing the metadata…

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Musings about audio archives

Posted on July 12, 2012 by joan

In preparation for tomorrow’s class I’ve been reading up about the Kitchen Sisters and the archive being created by the Pop Up Archive team.  Together with the Hughes reading for this week, my head is just swimming with all of … Continue reading →

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OCLC, the ALA, and PLA walk into a bar…

Posted on July 11, 2012 by jennifern

From the OCLC newsletter: Public libraries to lead initiative to ensure public access to digital content The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a $99,957 grant to OCLC for a new initiative, “The Big Shift: Advancing Public … Continue reading →

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Best class at SCSU hands down

Posted on July 10, 2012 by jennifern

I am overjoyed to finally be able to do hands-on work in my studies here; I am more of a do-er than a reader when it comes to librarianship. I remember my time in the Catalog department at Yale very vividly … Continue reading →

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Patience Lauretta!

Posted on July 10, 2012 by cathy

Hi Lauretta:  I too was frustrated as it took SO long to input information.  I learned that this is common after speaking to the folks at Voices.  Frank, the Rockstar, told me that one victim took HIM 24 work hours … Continue reading →

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Viewing Image on Item Browse Page

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Nancy

Although Omeka doesn’t display the image when you are adding or editing the metadata, you can see the image attached to an item on the Item Browse page on the admin interface. If you choose: Toggle >> Show Details   … Continue reading →

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Gaining intellectual control

Posted on July 9, 2012 by lauretta

Right now, after spending some time going through the myriad of items and photographs in Bobby King Jr.’s file, I am a bit frustrated trying to put everything together correctly and properly. Intellectual control seemed a lot easier when we … Continue reading →

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