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Archive: January 2014 (2 Posts)

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Rescuing and Digitally Preserving the Cultural Heritage of the Great Smoky Mountains

Posted by: Mike Ashenfelder

In western North Carolina, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, rests a boulder covered in prehistoric petroglyphs attributed to the Native Americans who have resided in the area for thousands of years. Experts debate the specific origin and meaning of the glyphs but the general interpretation describes Judaculla, a human-like giant with supernatural …

Posted in: Digital Content

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Illinois Library Offers Digital Preservation Aid in Response to Tornado Devastation

Posted by: Mike Ashenfelder

It was raining hard on Sunday morning November 17, 2013, as librarian Genna (pronounced “Gina”) Buhr anxiously watched the Weather Channel coverage of the storm system battering central Illinois. Buhr, Public Services Manager at Illinois’ Fondulac District Library, was visiting her parents in Utica, Illinois, about an hour north of Buhr’s home. Her two young …

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