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Web Archiving and You
(2017-06-08)
We propose an interactive session on web archiving: why it matters, how we do it, and how we can do it better. Web archiving has now been in practice for decades and is relatively well-established in libraries, archives, ...
Tim Burton: Character Network Analysis
(2015-06-20)
Social network theory can contribute to the understanding of the structural properties of a movie and the data contained within it. The meaning or importance of the individual characters and the community in a movie is ...
Assessing effectiveness of communication and collaboration platforms at USMAI partner campuses
(2017-06-08)
The USMAI library consortium — originally formed to capitalize on cooperative resource sharing — provides partner institutions with a knowledge-sharing network and a pool of talented, insightful collaborators. By combining ...
Solar Decathlon data management: Curating the legacy of Team Maryland
(2018-06-14)
University of Maryland Libraries are taking the lead in archiving and curating data sets for the UMD Solar Decathlon Team Maryland (2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2017, and Solar Decathlon Europe 2019). A 2017 report from the ...
EEBO in WorldCat Discovery
(2018-06-14)
The presentation provides a descriptive overview of the UM Libraries' Early English Books Online (EEBO) cataloging project described in "A Case Study on the Path to Resource Discovery," in Information Technology and ...
Identifying User Demographics in Digital Collections with Google Analytics
(2016-06-08)
Usage statistics of digitized materials, when collected, can inform future project prioritization for increased access to materials. Demographic information collected through Google Analytics may provide insight into the ...
Teaching and Learning Services Undergraduate Research Workshop Series
(2017-06-08)
For many undergraduate students, accessing academic library resources is a new experience and can feel overwhelming. While the Teaching and Learning Services instructors work to relieve research anxiety during one-shot ...
Sharing Our Success: Using a Teaching Training Program to Improve Info Lit Instruction and Support MLIS Students
(2017-06-08)
The University of Maryland Libraries Research and Teaching Fellowship prepares MLIS graduate students to enter into a competitive academic job market. The scaffolded training program equips fellows with the skills and ...
Archiving Punk at Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA)
(2017-06-08)
Since 2014, Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA) has stewarded several collections of archival material related to the punk rock subculture in Washington, D.C. My poster presents a description of the work SCPA is ...
Update on University of Maryland’s Work on the BTAA Geoportal
(2017-06-08)
An update about the contributions University of Maryland has made to the BTAA Geospatial Data Discoverability Projects as well as an update on the project and BTAA Geoportal as a whole. UMD has been involved in both the ...