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Archive: June 2013 (2 Posts)

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Step One, Fit In: Finding a Place for Web Archiving

Posted by: Abbey Potter

Web archives are unique in digital library collections. They contain numerous formats, versions and content types. Acquiring, preserving and providing access to web archives often required specialized software, processes and skills. These factors can make it difficult for organizations to embark on web archiving and integrate web archiving into existing library departments and services. The …

Posted in: Digital Content, Partners and Collaboration, Publications and Resources

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Teaching Digital Libraries with Viewshare: An Interview with Dr. Erik Mitchell

Posted by: Abbey Potter

This is a guest post by Camille Salas, the Viewshare.org coordinator for the Library of Congress.  This past December, I shared a lesson plan that uses the Library’s Viewshare platform to create digital libraries. Dr. Erik Mitchell, who teaches the Organization of Information class at the University of Maryland’s iSchool, created the lesson plan. After a …

Posted in: Education and Training, Outreach and Events, Tools and Infrastructure, Viewshare