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August 9, 2017
Managing and Preserving Complex Digital Objects Workshop
In a 2014 survey of 795 graduate students across nine U.S. universities conducted by the ETDplus project team, more than a third of respondents reported that non-PDF files created in their thesis and dissertation research process – including research data, video, digital art, and software code – are either as important or more important than … Continue reading Managing and Preserving Complex Digital Objects Workshop
August 7, 2017
Preserving ETDs: Resources and Recommendations
The ETD+ Toolkit helps the academic community to train students to ensure the longevity and accessibility of their research outputs. It includes an open set of six modules and evaluation instruments that prepare students to create, store, and maintain their research outputs. MODULE 1: COPYRIGHT How can students gain appropriate permissions and how can students … Continue reading Preserving ETDs: Resources and Recommendations
August 1, 2017
News on the Margins: LGBT Newspapers and Periodicals Survey
This is a printable version of the full survey instrument, which may be of use to institutions as they plan their answers. PURPOSE: The purpose of this data collection is to make more visible the corpus of news produced by and for LGBT communities by creating an open, freely available directory of LGBT newspapers and periodicals (print, microfiche, digitized, and … Continue reading News on the Margins: LGBT Newspapers and Periodicals Survey
August 1, 2017
News on the Margins: African American Newspapers and Periodicals Survey
This is a printable version of the survey instrument that may be useful to institutions as they plan to submit their information. PURPOSE: The purpose of this data collection is to make more visible the corpus of news produced by and for African Americans by creating an open, freely available directory of African American newspapers and periodicals (print, … Continue reading News on the Margins: African American Newspapers and Periodicals Survey
July 24, 2017
Fostering a Community of Practice: Software Preservation in Libraries and Archives (FCoP) (subcontract)
Through a cohort of six organizations in the United States representing public libraries, university special collections, historical societies and museums, the Fostering a Community of Practice: Software Preservation and Emulation Experts in Libraries and Archives (FCoP) project, led by CalPoly University, aims to broaden participation in software preservation and to empower librarians, archivists, and curators … Continue reading Fostering a Community of Practice: Software Preservation in Libraries and Archives (FCoP) (subcontract)
July 23, 2017
OSSArcFlow Project Overview
The Educopia Institute, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science (UNC SILS), LYRASIS, and Artefactual, Inc., are investigating, synchronizing, and modeling a range of workflows to increase the capacity of libraries and archives to curate born digital content. These archival workflows will incorporate three leading … Continue reading OSSArcFlow Project Overview
July 15, 2017
Nexus LAB: Layers of Leadership Evaluation Validation Study
In phase 1 of the Nexus LAB (Leading Across Boundaries) project, the Nexus LAB Layers of Leadership design framework was developed. This model is arranged in terms of six Layers relating to a progression of roles. Each Layer addresses the leadership knowledge, skills and abilities required for success in the Layer’s roles as well as … Continue reading Nexus LAB: Layers of Leadership Evaluation Validation Study
June 27, 2017
Preservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI) (subcontract)
Librarians, technologists, and other information professionals from the University of North Texas, the Educopia Institute, Arizona State University, the University of Missouri, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Yale University, Stanford University, and the Center for Research Libraries, are undertaking a project to address national concerns regarding the preservation of electronic government information (PEGI) by … Continue reading Preservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI) (subcontract)
June 12, 2017
Introduction to the ETDplus Toolkit
The ETD+ Toolkit was designed by Educopia Institute, the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, ProQuest, and 12 U.S. research libraries to help the academic community to train students to ensure the longevity and accessibility of their research outputs. Its purpose is to train students to manage their research outputs, including data, software code, … Continue reading Introduction to the ETDplus Toolkit
May 10, 2017
OSSArcFlow
Quick Links to Project Deliverables Digital Dossiers (All Partners) As-Is Workflows (All Partners) Recorded In-Person Partner Meeting Sessions (YouTube) Opening remarks Panel 1 Panel 2 Panel 3 (Part One and Part Two) Guide to Documenting Born-Digital Archival Workflows Video Learning Modules (YouTube) Learning Module 1: Common Steps in OSS Born-Digital Archival Workflows Learning Module 2: … Continue reading OSSArcFlow
May 9, 2017
Educopia and UNC-SILS receive IMLS funding to study OSS implementation to improve workflows for born-digital materials
The Educopia Institute and the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) have been awarded a grant worth over $681,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for OSSArcFlow, a project to investigate and support the adoption of open source tools for libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs). The research team will engage … Continue reading Educopia and UNC-SILS receive IMLS funding to study OSS implementation to improve workflows for born-digital materials
April 15, 2017
Leading Across Boundaries: Bridging Professions for System-Wide Change
The Nexus LAB project assembled a broad range of leadership program facilitators and participants to develop resources to meet the diversity of leadership training needs across archives, libraries, and museums. The project aims to build a community for the experts providing museums, archives, and libraries leadership training. Together, project partners significantly increased trainer capacity through … Continue reading Leading Across Boundaries: Bridging Professions for System-Wide Change
April 12, 2017
Educopia’s ETDplus Toolkit is now live!
The IMLS-funded ETDplus Toolkit is an approach to improving student and faculty research output management. Focusing on the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) as a mile-marker in a student’s research trajectory, it provides in-time advice to students and faculty about avoiding common digital loss scenarios for the ETD and all of its affiliated files. The ETDplus Toolkit provides free … Continue reading Educopia’s ETDplus Toolkit is now live!
April 10, 2017
News on the Margins (subcontract)
The voices of marginalized communities, including those defined by such identity markers as skin color, ethnic origin, religious affiliation, sexuality, geography, and social class, are often invisible in mainstream news sources. Understanding the diverse experiences of people in the United States requires us to turn to sources written, produced, and disseminated by the broadest possible … Continue reading News on the Margins (subcontract)
March 9, 2017
E is for Everlasting? Approaches to Supporting eBook Perpetual Access
Some libraries want to support local platforms for perpetual access; others are looking for collaborative or composite solutions. Join our panel discussion of a variety of options—how are library customers assessing and embracing the eBook preservation platforms that are evolving? What are the institutional goals, what did you chose and why, what is effective, what … Continue reading E is for Everlasting? Approaches to Supporting eBook Perpetual Access
February 23, 2017
Collaboration and Convergence: Boundary-Spanning Leadership in Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Presentation Roadmap Educopia’s mission and methods LAM-learning projects 2013-2017 Five projects and their intersection points General application of methods Deeper dives Coalition to Advance Learning Mapping the Landscapes Nexus and Nexus LAB Next steps
February 17, 2017
MetaArchive Cooperative Receives 2017 George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Award
The MetaArchive Cooperative was bestowed the 2017 George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Award for its commendable work in the digital preservation field. This award pays tribute to individuals or groups that “foster collaboration for preservation” by demonstrating leadership, vision and initiative to ensure libraries, archives and historical institutions protect cultural patrimony. The MetaArchive Cooperative is an … Continue reading MetaArchive Cooperative Receives 2017 George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Award
January 18, 2017
Educopia Study Finds Library, Archives, and Museum Employees Asking for Professional Development
ATLANTA – January 18, 2017 – Today, Educopia released its Self-Identified Library, Archives, and Museum Professional Development Needs 2016 Edition report revealing a strong shared desire for continuing education and professional development across these cultural fields. Sixty-nine percent of library, archives and museum (LAM) professionals surveyed indicated having a “high-level” of interest in continuing education and professional … Continue reading Educopia Study Finds Library, Archives, and Museum Employees Asking for Professional Development
January 17, 2017
Mapping the Landscapes: Greatest Competency Needs by Sector
The Mapping the Landscapes, nationwide survey allowed deep exploration into what those working in libraries, archives, and museums define as critical competencies for their day-to-day work. Respondents selected up to three high-level competency areas that were critical to their jobs, and then rated their confidence levels on specific competencies in each area. The resulting data … Continue reading Mapping the Landscapes: Greatest Competency Needs by Sector
January 1, 2017
Developing a Curriculum to Advance Library-Based Publishing Grant Narrative
The Educopia Institute and the Library Publishing Coalition (LPC), in partnership with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), NASIG, and BlueSky to BluePrint, engaged in a two-year IMLS-LB21 research grant to design and implement a competency-based curriculum for library publishing. This project developed and piloted a suite of synchronous and asynchronous professional development offerings for librarians … Continue reading Developing a Curriculum to Advance Library-Based Publishing Grant Narrative