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Wikipedia Edit-a-thons: Thinking Beyond the Warm Fuzzies
Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2017 Wikipedia edit-a-thons represent a unique and fruitful avenue for galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAMs) to engage with new and existing segments of their user communities.
Danielle Robichaud
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Determination of the polymer composition of mid-twentieth century purses by Raman spectroscopy
Heritage Science, 2022 A database was constructed of 134 reference plastic samples and their Raman spectra to aid in the rapid and accurate identification of the polymer composition of mid-twentieth century plastic purses and their component parts from the Plastics Artifacts ...
Mary N. Boyden +3 more
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Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2013 Objective – The objective of this study was to examine and call attention to the current deficiency in standardized performance measures and usage metrics suited to assessing the value and impact of special collections and archives and their ...
Christian Dupont, Elizabeth Yakel
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The Impact of Leadership Development on the Organizational Culture of a Canadian Academic Library
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2013 Objective – To determine the perceived impact of leadership development on the behaviours and competencies of employees and the organizational culture of the University Library, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Jill Crawley-Low
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Heritage, 2023 Crystopal is a mechanically strong yet highly decorative plastic with a translucent and crackled appearance that was produced in the 1960s by the artist and plastics engineer Armand G. Winfield (1919–2009) and his company, Crystopal, Ltd.
Mary N. Boyden +2 more
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Special Collection: Computational Chemistry [PDF]
ChemistryOpen, 2019 AbstractChemists know well the value of an experimental or a theoretical result, but what is the value of a computational result? Simulation is neither theory nor experience, nor a mere calculation tool, but a genuine way of approaching reality that is transforming the scientific method.
Miquel Solà +2 more
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Exploring the Bloodaxe Archive: a creative and critical dialogue
Insights: The UKSG Journal, 2017 The acquisition of the internationally significant archive of poetry publisher Bloodaxe Books in 2013 was the starting point for a new collaboration between library staff at Newcastle University and researchers in the School of English Literature ...
Linda Anderson, Ian Johnson
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Reducing Barriers to Access in Archival and Special Collections Public Services
Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice, 2021 Archives and special collections libraries are not intuitive spaces for users. Barriers, both real and perceived[i], exist whenever accessing an archive or special collections library.
Rachael Dreyer, Cinda Nofziger
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Zhishi guanli luntan, 2019 [Purpose/significance] An essential part of special collections department’s work is to routinely update metadata that is unique to special collections: Paper, Printing, Genre, Binding and Provenance Evidence, etc.
Li Yanlin
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Openers: Celebrating Special Collections
Virginia Libraries, 2010 Lyn C.A. Gardner
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