<![CDATA[l1brar1an · Storify]]>http://storify.com/l1brar1anNodeJS RSS ModuleSun, 19 May 2013 13:50:06 GMT<![CDATA[Online Northwest 2012]]>

Online Northwest is a one-day conference focusing on topics that intersect libraries, technology and culture.

Storified by l1brar1an · Sat, Feb 11 2012 11:57:22

Online Northwest 2012
Online Northwest February 10, 2012. Online Northwest is a conference focusing on the use of technology within libraries. It was created...
Online Northwest 2012 #onw12 @skrug · esuscalaor
Online Northwest 2012 - Program
Program. The 2012 keynote address will be given by Steve Krug. Session One ( 10:10 - 10:55). State of the Mobile Landscape: Mobile Liter...
HERE THE VOICES OF ONLINE NORTHWEST 2012 (#ONW12)
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As part of the 2011 L1brar1an Conference we watched the documentary Beautiful Losers about DIY art. This inspired us to look at libraries in a different light.

Storified by l1brar1an · Wed, Oct 26 2011 23:40:38

Wooster Collective: A Must See: Beautiful Losers (The Movie ... · woostercollective.com
As part of the 2011 L1brar1an Conference we were asked to view the documentary Beautiful Losers and muse on how these DIY artists might inspire libraries.
Beautiful Losers (2008)Beautiful Losers (2008)
The greatest cultural accomplishments in history have never been the result of the brainstorms of marketing men, corporate focus groups, or any homogenized methods; they have always happened organically. More often than not, these manifestations have been the result of a few like-minded people coming together to create something new and original for no other purposethan a common love of doing it.
Beautiful Losers film trailer · beautifullosersfilm
Here are my thoughts about libraries from watching this documentary.
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One outcome of the Occupy Wall Street movement has been the development of its own unique library. Pretty cool.

Storified by l1brar1an · Wed, Oct 26 2011 23:14:37

An interesting development in the Occupy Wall Street movement is the formation of its own unique library.

Occupy Wall Street 10/10/11 · CarrieM213
As a Revolution Takes Root, a Library Grows - Library Journal
6 days ago ... As a Revolution Takes Root, a Library Grows . OccupyWallStreet protest movement calls on librarians to help build the People&#39;s Library ...
The Book Bench: The Occupy Wall Street LibraryThe Book Bench: The Occupy Wall Street Library
The morning of day twelve of the Occupy Wall Street protest, a few people are waving signs and shouting slogans. Mostly, though, everyone is just hanging out. They take naps, play board games, and pick up books from the haphazardly organized library that occupies a bench on the side of Zuccotti Park.

The Occupy Wall Street Library has its own website and best practices. The library is intended as a resource for movement participants as well as tool to document the event.

Occupy Wall Street LibraryOccupy Wall Street Library
I'm sorry I missed this. I love Zizek! http://www.thenation.com/blog/163885/occupyusa-blog-tuesday-frequent-updates Yes, also provided by The Nation! I find this useful, because I don't hear about all the celebrity visitors to Liberty Plaza, which is interesting to hear about. The support of well known people can't hurt.
Library Ground PracticesLibrary Ground Practices
Our Practices & Info for Library Staff on the Ground This document is always changing and being updated as we establish, write, re-write and discuss our traditions and practices as a library. Please contribute! Info sheets that should remain posted at the library to facilitate communication between users and staff, and ground staff and the WordPress.

There are also other library collections that document social protest movements in the United States. The Labadie Collection at the University of Michigan is one such collection.

Labadie Collection | MLibraryLabadie Collection | MLibrary
The Joseph A. Labadie Collection is the oldest research collection of radical history in the United States, documenting a wide variety of international social protest movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is named for anarchist and labor organizer Joseph Antoine Labadie (1850-1933).
Here is what people on the internet are saying about the Occupy Wall Street Library.
Occupy Wall Street - Library and March · BrrCliff
Occupy Wall Street 10/10/11 - Library · mytummytalkstome
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]]>http://storify.com/l1brar1an/protest-librarieshttp://storify.com/l1brar1an/protest-librariesWed, 12 Oct 2011 02:52:32 GMT<![CDATA[Oregon Virtual Reference Summit 2011]]>

This is a quick demo story created for the Oregon Virtual Reference Summit held in The Dalles, OR in June 2011.

Storified by l1brar1an · Thu, Oct 27 2011 01:22:42

2011 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit | L-net: Oregon libraries network2011 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit | L-net: Oregon libraries network
The 2011 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit will be held June 10th, roughly 9:00am-4:30pm, in The Dalles at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. Registration is open until June 6th. The fee is $50 for everyone. Lunch will be included and scholarships will be available. We admit a regional focus, but welcome visitors.
Let us know if you are attending via Facebook
2011 Virtual Reference Summit2011 Virtual Reference Summit
Invite your friends! The day will be full of chatting with colleagues, a keynote, great programs and participatory learning opportunities, and fun. More info to come.

Check out the trailer for this meet-up! It's going to to live up the hype!

Trailer - 2011 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit · lnetoregon
Oregon Virtual Reference Summit 2011 - a set on FlickrOregon Virtual Reference Summit 2011 - a set on Flickr
Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.
 Learn something fast @ the Lightening Talks!
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Oregon Virtual Reference Summit 2011 | L1BRAR1ANOregon Virtual Reference Summit 2011 | L1BRAR1AN
I am excited to be attending the Oregon Virtual Reference Summit 2011. I am going to be giving a lightening talk about the social media curating tool Storify. I have used this web tool to curate some online stories about libraries.
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]]>http://storify.com/l1brar1an/oregon-virtual-reference-summit-2011http://storify.com/l1brar1an/oregon-virtual-reference-summit-2011Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:12:16 GMT<![CDATA[Digital Advocacy ]]>

Tools for Reasserting Library Value An online presentation by Boise State librarians Kim Leeder and Memo Cordova.

Storified by l1brar1an · Thu, Oct 27 2011 14:12:02

This presentation is part of the ACRL conversation series on advocacy
Advocacy and the Academic Library Conversations Series
The ACRL Advocacy Committee is sponsoring a conversations series titled “Advocacy and the Academic Library” this winter and spring. This free series features interactive online talks with leading voices in advocating library value. Conversations in the series include: “’Big Tent’ Advocacy: Shared Goals, Imagined Boundaries” – Andy Woodworth, Bordentown (N.J.) Library – 3 p.m. CST “Digital Advocacy: Tools for Reasserting Library Value” – Kim Leeder and Memo Cordova, Boise State University – 1...
Peter Scott&#39;s Library Blog: Advocacy and the Academic Library ...
Feb 8, 2011 ... Tuesday, March 22, 2011: " Digital Advocacy : Tools for Reasserting Library Value " – Kim Leeder and Memo Cordova, Boise State University – 1 ...
Research, Research, Research!
Kim and Memo have a chapter on Digital Advocacy in Welburn, W. C., Welburn, J., & McNeil, B. (2010). Advocacy, outreach, and the nation's academic libraries: A call for action. Chicago, Ill: Association of College and Research Libraries.
Advocacy, outreach, and the nation's academic libraries : a call for action (Book, 2010) [WorldCat.org]Advocacy, outreach, and the nation's academic libraries : a call for action (Book, 2010) [WorldCat.org]
Get this from a library! Advocacy, outreach, and the nation's academic libraries : a call for action. [William C Welburn; Janice Welburn; Beth McNeil;]
alastore.ala.org
"Digital Advocacy: Using Interactive Tech" by Kim Leeder, et al."Digital Advocacy: Using Interactive Tech" by Kim Leeder, et al.
, Kim Leeder and Memo Cordova. "Digital Advocacy: Using Interactive Technologies to Reassert Library Value" Advocacy, Outreach and the Nation's Academic Libraries: A Call for Action. Ed. W. Welburn et al.. Chicago: ACRL Publications, 2010. 124-144. The full text of this version of the article is not currently available here. Bookmark
"Social Advocacy: Library Outreach in the" by Memo Cordova, et al."Social Advocacy: Library Outreach in the" by Memo Cordova, et al.
, , Memo Cordova and Kim Leeder. "Social Advocacy: Library Outreach in the Web 2.0 Landscape" Advocacy, Outreach, Postsecondary Education and America's Libraries: A Call for Action. Ed. William Welburn. Chicago: ACRL Publications, 2010. The full text of this version of the article is not currently available here. Bookmark
Advocacy, outreach, and the nation's academic libraries : a call for action by William C. Welburn
All about Advocacy, outreach, and the nation's academic libraries : a call for action by William C. Welburn. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers
Is Twitter a form of Digital Advocacy... it can be! Let's hear what people are saying on Twitter about this presentation, shall we?
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]]>http://storify.com/l1brar1an/digital-adovcacyhttp://storify.com/l1brar1an/digital-adovcacyTue, 22 Mar 2011 19:20:28 GMT<![CDATA[The impending demise of the Statistical Abstract of the United States]]>

The current Federal budget proposal does not include funding for the Statistical Abstract of the United States which is a classic library reference resource. Here's what the internet is saying....

Storified by l1brar1an · Thu, Oct 27 2011 14:12:28

Check out the Statistical Abstract of the United States by clicking here.
I need facts and statistics to make my point. Can you help me get them? · emersonreference
The demise of the Statistical Abstract and other critical Census titles | Free Government Information (FGI)
If you've been on govdoc-l over the last couple of days, you've no doubt read about the demise of the US Census' Statistical Abstract of the United States, published every year since 1878 and one of the most heavily used items in libraries across the US. According to the Department of Commerce's 2012 Congressional Budget Justification document (see pp 82-92), the entire Statistical Compendia Branch as well as the Federal Financial Statistics Program of the US Census is slated to be defunded....
What is the Statistical Abstract of the United States?

The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United
States.

Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web.
Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations.
Best Reference - Statistical Abstract of the United States · CrashSolo
Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference: Farewell, Statistical Abstract
Apparently it's true: the demise of the Census Bureau's Statistical Abstract of the United States is slated for next year.  Rumors first surfaced on the govdocs listerv, and the guys over at the Free Government Information blog have confirmed; they provide a link to the Dept. of Commerce's Budget Justification document (pages 82-92). What is the Stat Ab? A publication of the United States Census Bureau, it's been published annually since 1878 and is the standard summary of statistics on the ...
U.S. Government Bookstore: Featured - The Statistical Abstract 2011: A One-Stop Source for U.S. Government StatisticsU.S. Government Bookstore: Featured - The Statistical Abstract 2011: A One-Stop Source for U.S. Government Statistics
The Statistical Abstract of the United States 2011, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sign up to receive Statistical Abstract of the United States email updates. Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2011 You can use the as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web. Its sources of data incl...
Find a statistic in McHenry Library · aymarines
Statistical Abstract of the United StatesStatistical Abstract of the United States
World News Connection: a foreign news service State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 2010 All Versions of the 2004-2005 Edition are sold out! 2002 Hardcover / Softcover2002 CD-ROM 2001 Hardcover / Softcover2001 CD-ROM 2000 Hardcover / Softcover2000 CD-ROM 1999 Hardcover / Softcover1999 CD-ROM -Soft Cover $78 outside the U.S., Canada, and Mexico NTIS Order No.- PB2011965801 -Hard Cover$86 outside the U.S., Canada, and Mexico NTIS Order No.- PB2011965301 See Prior Editions on the right Issued a...
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Jan 6, 2011 ... Statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States . Selected international data included.
Statistical Abstract of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Statistical Abstract of the United States is a publication of the United States Census Bureau, an agency of the United States Department of Commerce. Published annually since 1878, the statistics describe social and economic conditions in the United States. In 1975 a two volume Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 Bicentennial Edition was published. The 2010 (129th Edition) Statistical Abstract of the United States conta...
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The Wishing Tree is located outside of Albertsons Library on the Boise State University campus.

Storified by l1brar1an · Thu, Oct 27 2011 14:15:47

Wishing Tree - Albertsons Library · valiszebra
Someone else has seen the Wishing Tree besides me!
Babel: Boise State’s Wishing Tree
More than likely, you pass it every day as you head to class: The Boise State Wishing Tree. But how many know it’s actually there? Does anyone ever look down and notice the little plaque that nestles among its roots, declaring it for what it is? The Wishing Tree, which is located just outside the Library as you walk toward the Student Union Building, is just a scrawny little thing with berries that gives no shade and draws little attention; however, it has been an intrigue to me ever since m...
The Wishing Tree over time.... it is just sticks and wishes now. Let's wish it some leaves!
Content from The Wishing TreeContent from The Wishing Tree
Outside of Albertsons Library at Boise State
Find the Wishing Tree on Gowalla and check in.
Boise State Wishing TreeBoise State Wishing Tree
Gowalla is a fabulous way to share places and photos on the go with friends. Get the free app for iPhone, Android, Blackberry or iPad. You’ll love it. Join Gowalla Sign In or Join Gowalla to leave a highlight. Christopher Stogdill checked in at Boise State Wishing Tree and took this photo. “I wish this tree had leaves!” 6 days ago Eric Knowles checked in at Boise State Wishing Tree. 2 months ago Betsy Olsen checked in at Boise State Wishing Tree. “Wisssshhhhing!!!!” 2 months ago Heatherlynn ...
Can't wait for the Wishing Tree to look like this.
Wishing Tree - Leaves Be Changing 2 · valiszebra
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Vardis Fisher was a famous Idaho author. Albertsons Library has many research materials available related to his life and works. Check it out!

Storified by l1brar1an · Thu, Oct 27 2011 14:18:39

Albertsons Library has many research collections related to Vardis Fisher available in Special Collections. Visit Special Collections on the 2nd floor of Albertsons Library or see their website here: http://library.boisestate.edu/special/
Vardis Fisher Bibliography, Special Collections, Albertsons Library, Boise State UniversityVardis Fisher Bibliography, Special Collections, Albertsons Library, Boise State University
Welcome to Albertsons Library, actively participating in learning, teaching, and research at Boise State University.
UPDATE - The Faculty/Staff Newsletter · boisestate.edu
Vardis Fisher, 1895-1968, Special Collections, Albertsons Library, Boise State UniversityVardis Fisher, 1895-1968, Special Collections, Albertsons Library, Boise State University
Welcome to Albertsons Library, actively participating in learning, teaching, and research at Boise State University.
Newpaper Columns of Vardis Fisher, Special Collections, Albertsons Library, Boise State UniversityNewpaper Columns of Vardis Fisher, Special Collections, Albertsons Library, Boise State University
Welcome to Albertsons Library, actively participating in learning, teaching, and research at Boise State University.
Materials from Albertsons Library Special Collections have been used in research such as documentaries and books.
Documentary Features Images from Vardis Fisher Collection - UPDATEDocumentary Features Images from Vardis Fisher Collection - UPDATE
Posted By Kathleen Tuck | Sep 15th, 2009 - 2:05 pm | Posted In: Albertsons Library, Boise State News Images from the Vardis Fisher collection in Albertsons Library’s Special Collections are featured in a new documentary, “Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story.” The documentary, which will air four times over the next several days on the Smithsonian Channel, is about the Federal Writers Project, a New Deal initiative to employ writers during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Vardis Fishe...
Vardis Fisher : the frontier and regional works (Book, 1972) [Boise State University Albertsons Library]Vardis Fisher : the frontier and regional works (Book, 1972) [Boise State University Albertsons Library]
Get this from a library! Vardis Fisher : the frontier and regional works. [Wayne Chatterton]
Rediscovering Vardis Fisher : centennial essays (Book, 2000) [Boise State University Albertsons Library]Rediscovering Vardis Fisher : centennial essays (Book, 2000) [Boise State University Albertsons Library]
Get this from a library! Rediscovering Vardis Fisher : centennial essays. [Joseph M Flora;]
Vardis Fisher, (Book, 1965) [Boise State University Albertsons Library]Vardis Fisher, (Book, 1965) [Boise State University Albertsons Library]
Get this from a library! Vardis Fisher,. [Joseph M Flora]
Recently Albertsons Library Special Collections received the Loyd Jensen collection which has materials related to Vardis Fisher.
Lloyd Jensen, by Kaye Nubel, Special Collections, Albertsons Library, Boise State UniversityLloyd Jensen, by Kaye Nubel, Special Collections, Albertsons Library, Boise State University
Welcome to Albertsons Library, actively participating in learning, teaching, and research at Boise State University.
Content from Lloyd Jensen/Vardis Fisher ExhibitContent from Lloyd Jensen/Vardis Fisher Exhibit
Boise State University Special Collections Department, Summer 2009
Unpublished Sonnet · albertsons_library
Testament of Man series · albertsons_library
Lloyd Jensen and Vardis Fisher · albertsons_library
Lloyd Jensen/Vardis Fisher window · albertsons_library
Unpublished Sonnet · albertsons_library
Postcards · albertsons_library
Boise State's Western Writers Series has published a booklet on Vardis Fisher. This work is available via the Western Writers Series Digital Editions, a collaboration between the Boise State English Department and Albertsons Library Special Collections. See the digital edition here.
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A two day orientation event for Eng 101 classes

Storified by l1brar1an · Thu, Oct 27 2011 14:19:22

library101ad · albertsons_library
We sure are!
Almost 375 students!
That's a lot of learning going on!
@thelibrary - News and resources from Albertsons Library at Boise State University: Library 101 is March 9-10, 2011@thelibrary - News and resources from Albertsons Library at Boise State University: Library 101 is March 9-10, 2011
Albertsons Library is pleased to announce our second now-biannual orientation event for English 101 classes, Library 101. The event, which will take place on March 9 and 10, 2011, will bring fifteen sections of English 101 to the library to learn about our resources, in print, online, and human (meaning: our wonderful staff and librarians).This is our second Library 101 event; the previous event took place during Fall 2010 semester on October 9-10, 2010, and brought 40 sections of English 10...
Videos the Eng 101 students saw...
Library 101 Introduction · albertsonsthelibrary
Need help? Try 24/7 Chat with a Librarian! · albertsonsthelibrary
A handy-dandy research guide for Library 101
Library 101 - English 101/102 - Library Research Guides at Boise State UniversityLibrary 101 - English 101/102 - Library Research Guides at Boise State University
Resources specifically chosen for common assignments in First-Year Writing classes. An orientation event for English 101 sections.
Get your Eng 101 research done here!
Untitled | Flickr - Photo Sharing! · albertsons_library
For research help check out the Albertsons Library homepage!
Albertsons Library | Boise State UniversityAlbertsons Library | Boise State University
[Boise State University only catalog] Articles, DatabasesJournal TitlesBooks, e-Books, MediaVideos ScholarWorks Digital CollectionsMore... Academic Search PremierProQuest CentralJSTORWeb of ScienceLexisNexis AcademicGoogle Scholar Chat • Email • Phone • TextResources by SubjectCiting ResourcesMore... HoursBorrowing MaterialsSpecial CollectionsMore... Your Library AccountInterlibrary LoanReservesMore... FacultyUndergraduate StudentsGraduate StudentsVisitors
Albertsons Library Mobile · albertsons_library
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This first online digital collection from the Boise State University Library features 23 titles from the university's Western Writers Series.

Storified by l1brar1an · Thu, Oct 27 2011 14:22:40

Digital Collections : Western Writers Series Digital Editions
Western Writers Series Digital Editions ... Western Writers · View · all Booklets. Search Western Writers Series by keyword: ...
The Western Writers Series at Boise State University is a series of works concerning Western literature and criticism. The Western Writers Series Digital Editions are digitized copies of out-of-print titles from this series.
Richard Brautigan · albertsons_library
The impetus behind digitizing these titles was to make the 23 out-of-print booklets in the series fully accessible and to showcase one of Boise State University's unique publications. All of the booklets are full-text searchable. Libraries that are interested in adding these titles and links to their public catalogs can find all of the OCLC numbers here.
Jack Kerouac · albertsons_library
Published at Boise State University since 1972, the 172 volumes in the Western Writers Series provide brief, authoritative introductions to writers and classic texts of the American West. The purpose of the 50-60 page booklets is to deepen the understanding and appreciation for the literature of the American West. The Western Writers Series booklets are written by scholars and intended for lay readers and fellow scholars alike.
New Wild West · albertsons_library
The current series shown below has evolved into book-length manuscripts on Western literature topics.
Boise State University - Western Writers SeriesBoise State University - Western Writers Series
This page maintained by University Web Services · Boise State University - HOME.
Ken Kesey · albertsons_library
Covers of the titles available in the digitized series
Content from Western Writers SeriesContent from Western Writers Series
Cover art from the BSU Western Writers Series Digital Editions - now available online: <a href="http://library.boisestate.edu/westernwriters/" rel="nofollow">library.boisestate.edu/westernwriters/</a>
Digital Collections : Western Writers Series Digital Editions
Western Writers Series Digital Editions ... Western Writers · View · all ...
The Western Writers Series Digital Editions was listed as Best of Boise in 2009
Boise Weekly | Best of Boise 2009 | BOB Arts & Entertainment | Best Online Lit BrowsingBoise Weekly | Best of Boise 2009 | BOB Arts & Entertainment | Best Online Lit Browsing
Boise State Library Western Writers Series
The Western Writers Series Digital Editions has generated scholarship regarding campus inter-departmental collaboration.
Western Writers SeriesWestern Writers Series
Presentation at Online NW 2009
"Collaboration & Motivation for Digital S" by Erin Passehl, et al."Collaboration & Motivation for Digital S" by Erin Passehl, et al.
Recently the Boise State University English Department and Albertsons Library collaborated on digitizing a collection of out-of-print editions of the Western Writers Series. Boise State publishes the Western Writers Series which consists of 50-60 page booklets of authoritative introductions to writers and classic texts that relate to literature of the American West. This poster will showcase the collaboration and motivation that went into the Western Writers Series Digital Editions. The motivation behind each stakeholders particpation in this project will be outlined. The collaboration tactics used when working with librarians, catalogers, archivists, academic units and the community at large will also be highlighted. Participants will walk away with a sense of what obstacles to look for and anticipate when collaborating to create and promote digital collections at their libraries. For more information on the Western Writers Series Digital Editions please see: http://library.boisestate.edu/westernwriters/
"Collaboration for Promotional Success: T" by Erin Passehl"Collaboration for Promotional Success: T" by Erin Passehl
In the fall of 2008, Boise State University Special Collections published its first online digital collection entitled Western Writers Series Digital Editions (1), a selection of titles from the Boise State University Western Writers Series. Published at Boise State University since 1972, volumes in the Western Writers Series provide brief, authoritative introductions to writers and classic texts of the American West. The impetus behind digitizing 23 of the 172 titles was to make accessible the out-of-print booklets that the editors still receive purchasing requests for, as well as showcase one of Boise State University's unique publications. With the booklets at 50-60 pages each, it was an inexpensive digitization project to undertake. To achieve this, Boise State University Albertsons Library formed a partnership with the university's English Department to digitize the out-of-print editions and later made them available using CONTENTdm, the content management system hosted by the Special Collections department. Once the project was completed, discussion commenced regarding how to best promote the new digital collection both on and off-campus. This paper describes the collaboration between Special Collections, departments on campus, and within the community to successfully promote the Western Writers Series Digital Editions.
This collection was made available online through the collaboration of the English Department, series editors Tara Penry and Tom Hillard, librarians Rick Stoddart, Erin Passehl, Barbara Glackin, and Alan Virta. Web design by Elizabeth Allen.
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