[See Audra’s post for video] Well, my first thought was, as I began traipsing the miles of tall, dim, heaped and variously deployed chambers that make up DataChambers conglomeration of spaces, “What a great place for the climactic shoot out in a seedy thriller.” Lots of places to hide; lots of twists and turns; strange... Continue reading “Special Collections Visits Data Chambers” ›
Wake Forest University yearbooks are now online. Years 1903-1934 represent the first batch of Howlers that have been digitized as part of the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center’s project to digitize NC university and college yearbooks. Wake Forest will have one one of the highest number of volumes (or longest span of years) of any... Continue reading “Sing hoot howl” ›
On Friday, May 28, Barry, Craig, Erik, Jean-Paul, Megan, and I visited East Carolina University in Greenville to spend some time with their Digital Collections unit and Special Collections department. After introductions, Digital Collections unit head Gretchen Gueguen gave us an overview of the origin and initiatives of the unit. Like ZSR, digitization projects at... Continue reading “Technology Services and Special Collections Visit ECU” ›