5. Benefits of Digitization of Library Resources
These can be summarized as access, support of preservation activities, collection development, institutional and strategies benefits, research and education. The obvious benefit of digitization is that it enables greater access to collections of all types. All manner of material can be digitized and delivered in electronic form. Digital materials can be made available to a broader audience than those who have the resources or ability to travel to see the analogue collections, and access can be expanded to non – traditional audiences such as lifelong learners.
Audiences can access the collections for often unanticipated and broad- ranging research interest. Whatever the audience, their access to the
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Challenges of Digitization of Library Resources
A. Selecting Documents: In an age of information explosion and information pollution, librarians are in a dilemma about „what type of records not to be digitized‟. The documents in high demand today may become obsolete even tomorrow because of the vast developments in the subject, printing and publishing industry. A digitized documents deselected from the collection is lost forever. To overcome the problem, librarians should seek the advice of subject experts in each field and users of the library about the importance of each and every record and from this list selection of records for digitization can be done.
B. Copyrights: The issues regarding copyright rise serious matters before librarians in digitization. Research scholars usually include graphs, data from books and journals without prior permission of the author. In a digital library, users are always demanding back issues of journals and rare historical archives for which the library has no copyright. This may lead to serious dissatisfaction about digitization among users, as a final solution to this matter; librarians must be given permission to digitize copyrights works in connection with
In this article, Dorothy Lippert, a Native American, covers the complex dynamic between Native Americans and museum collections, more specifically the archeologists that recover and archive the so called artifacts. This complex relationship between the artifacts, with the scientific importance and ability to educate, and the cultural importance of the artifacts to native peoples is one that is forever changing. Curators are in charge of putting together exhibits, but as Mrs. Lippert examines, the archaeologists that collect and find these artifacts have a unique relationship with these items. This relationship is unique because once archaeologists have control of an item, they decide what the item will be called, how they will classify the
The purpose may be to inform, to challenge, to persuade, to argue or all of these. ‘Museums are not representations of the Other, but can be read as referential indices of the Self’ (p. 365). Museum is a representation of how one interprets the other. The maker of the display has made choices and exercised
For people, especially younger children, a way to feel a strong connection to the past is through objects that representation of that time in history. For example, after my grandmother passed away, I received one of her many rosaries, allowing me to remember our bond and the influence she had in my life every time I hold her heirloom. In today’s world, one of the only places in which a person is able to see historic artifacts and feel the connection to the piece of history that it represents is a museum. With the vast amounts of electronics available to the public, people, especially of a younger age, find less time to visit a museum and to learn about their heritage. The results of nationwide poll conducted as a part of the survey of public participation in the arts shows that “21% of adults in 2013 visited” an museum, which is drastically lower than previous nears and is predicted to continuously drop
What makes it different from other museums is the fact that you can also learn about yourself and your roots. The center will
In a TIMES magazine article Banned Books: A School Librarian’s Perspective, written by Sharon Coatney, a librarian, Coatney, talks about her past experience with censorship while she worked at a small rural high school. Coatney says that “censorship or banning isn’t a new concept for any library, all of which have certain policies that have to be adhered to while selecting books for their collection” (Coatney, 2000). During her time at the high school, she says that the school’s library was practically a metal box that was locked for security reasons. Part of Coatney’s job as a librarian required her to keep all viewpoints balanced and to know what to do when an individual parent requests that a book from their ‘library’ be banned. “The removal of books didn’t take place often, but when it did it was because the book didn’t meet the criteria of the library policies instituted by the administration” (Coatney, 2000).
Christopher McCall Laura Retersdorf English 1102 10/12/16 Annotated Bibliography Buchhandler-Raphael, Michal. " Overcriminalizing Speech. " Cardozo Law Review 36.5 (2015): 1667-1737.
Visiting museums is always fun for many people, especially when you are a little kid. You get to see all kinds of different historical works done by the people from the past and present. I recently haven’t been to any museums since I was little, until I got to visit one for this course. For this Action Research Project Paper, I visited Dallas Freedman’s Memorial located in Dallas, Texas. Dallas Freedman’s Memorial is one of the most beautiful museums and quite depressing at the same time.
In a display along the wall to the left of a house-like display, behind the small, white picket fence, of items the patron would typically see in a 1930s era home that include an antique sewing machine table and an old phonograph player. On the wall above this display has some old black and white photos taken during that era that capture the hardships the people faced such as the farming difficulties and the breathing difficulties, the black cloud of dust rolling into town, and the great sadness in the aftermath when the dust finally settled, showing everything buried in a blanket of dirt. The house-like display consists of a typical 1930s living room that include such items as family heirlooms and family photos. The museum patron can walk up onto the porch and go in the front door as if walking into the house itself. Upon stepping inside, the patron will see things like old photos, a rocking chair, a couch, and a desk.
Response paper #1 Recently I took a tour of the James E. Lewis Museum of art located in Baltimore, MD. This museum is a part of Morgan State University fine arts building. As I walked into the museum I notice the beautiful entrance that consist of sculptures of very important people in history. In addition I was amazed by the infrastructure of the museum and the setup of the lighting in the museum.
"Bishops Support Cesar Chavez." America. 30 May 1970: 574. Print. This article gave us a rough idea about the public 's response to Cesar Chavez 's actions. It tried to report all sides of the conflict.
Most importantly having the museum as such make many African-American feels closer or connective for America because of it clear message that this is truly their home. In addition, the museum is a public institution that open to everybody, it stands as an example of welcoming everyone to participate, collaborates, and learn about their history. it is very important to people because of it, of course, invest in history. For example, since its opening on September 24, 2016, the museum has "collected the more than 36,000 artifacts" (5). Not only that the museum is a collective institution but the donors whom to help build the museum come from all different backgrounds: nearly 1 40,000 individuals have become charter members of the museum (5).
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum showcases Mrs. Gardner 's collection to the public in greater Boston area. Each room functions as a pilgrimage, as one travels through various countries and time periods ending at the chapel and subsequently the Gothic room. In this paper, I will examine the Gothic room 's theme in relation to the placement of its objects. I will also evaluate the room 's strengths and challenges in serving the public, and how the practices employed in this room fit into the context of accessibility for the entire museum.
(Name: Farah Nadira binti Aznoor Hisham) OUTLINE TITLE: eBook vs. Textbook ORGANISATIONAL PATTERN: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence VISUAL AID: Power point slides GENERAL PURPOSE: to persuade my audience SPECIFIC PURPOSE: to persuade my audience that eBook bring more benefits to people than textbook CENTRAL IDEA: Making textbook caused many trees are being cut down which affect our ecosystem so we have to switch from using textbook to eBook in order to save our trees.
Books are read on Kindles or iPads, drastically altering the brick-and-mortar landscape of bookstores and libraries. Filmmaking has moved into computer-generated imagery (CGI), a technology that has helped elevate video games into an art form. Some museums are experimenting with crowdsourcing as curatorial strategies, and many more have turned to QR codes, apps, and other online tools as ways to disseminate exhibit information. And, of course, the advent of Twitter, Facebook, and blogs has permanently changed the way stories are told.
Introduction This essay discusses the impact that access to information has on the public in this day and age. Political aspects such as laws that for as well as against access to information will be addressed and discussed. The actions that are taken against active whistle-blowers in providing access to information will be highlighted. The aim of this is to highlight contradictory facts and allegations concerning access to information.