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Becoming a Wikibrarian: An Introduction to Wikipedia Editing or Librarians and Archivists
(Texas Library Association, 2018-04-04)As the fifth most popular site in overall global web traffic, Wikipedia is often the starting point for research. Its mission is to provide free access to knowledge. So how can librarians and archivists leverage the power ... -
Creative Innovative Programming for Nontraditional Audiences
(Archival Outlook, 2020-01)Whether you’re trying to connect devotees of Harry Potter to naval aviation, indulging folk music aficionados, or training the next generation of archives users, reaching nontraditional audiences with innovative programming ... -
Disaster Relief in an Academic Library Archives
(Cross Timbers Library Collaborative, 2020-08-07)Learn about the challenges posed by a complete HVAC failure that caused interior flooding and how to overcome them and institute recovery processes to restore the archives of an academic library. This poster presentation ... -
Introduction to the Texas Labor Archives
(Texas Center for Working-Class Studies, 2020-02-20)"Introduction to the Texas Labor Archives" tells the story of the creation, early growth, and development of the Texas Labor Archives, the largest labor archives in the state of Texas. -
Marketing Strategies for the LibQUAL+® Survey
(Cross Timbers Library Collaborative, 2017-08-04)In today’s environment, decision-making in any organization is typically based on quantitative analysis, better known as metrics. It has become increasingly important for organizations to provide data, and one instrument ... -
Mind the Gap: Addressing Structural Equity and Inclusion on Wikipedia
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2020-10-20)Wikipedia’s often-quoted mission and purpose is a quote from co-founder Jimmy Wales: “Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're ... -
Reaching Outside the Reading Room: Engaging Non-Traditional Audiences throughNew and Innovative Programming
(Society of American Archivists, 2019-08-05)In this lightning session, archivists from various institutions share how they provide access to their records in new and innovative ways using programs that go beyond basic finding aids to actively engage and attract new ... -
Take This, It’s Free: Digital Media in the Public Domain
(Texas Library Association, 2018-04-04)Digital collections have been a part of Texas A&M University at Commerce Libraries holdings since 2006 and we want to ensure our digital content is as accessible as possible. In 2016, to expand our audience, identified ... -
Take This, It’s Free: Public Domain Clearance Project at Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries
(Archival Outlook, 2018-09)Copyright law in the United States is notoriously complex. To aid researchers at the Texas A&M University–Commerce Libraries in discerning copyright status more clearly, archivist Michael Barera and digital collections ... -
Take This, It’s Free: Public Domain Clearance Project at Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries
(The Southwestern Archivist, 2018-05)In early 2016, Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries archivist Michael Barera and digital collections librarian Adam Northam developed a project to identify images that have entered the public domain from a selected ... -
UTA Photograph Collection, News Service Photograph Collection Now on Wikimedia Commons, Used in Wikipedia Articles
(The Southwestern Archivist, 2020-08)All of the digitized photos in the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) Libraries Special Collections' UTA Photograph Collection and UTA News Service Photograph Collection are now on Wikimedia Commons and many of them ... -
A Walk through the Wikiverse
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2017-10-25)Join the UT Arlington Libraries during Open Access Week for a venture into Wikipedia. Wikipedia is often the place where research begins on the internet. It is ranked 5th in overall global web traffic. Its mission is to ... -
With a Little Help from My Friends: Engaging Diverse Stakeholders to Create an Archival Nursing Exhibit
(2020-10-27)Presented at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association. OBJECTIVE: Librarians and archivists at a large public research university created a nursing history exhibit documenting ...