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The Szathmary Digitzation Project
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 The University of Iowa’s Special Collections was fortunate to receive Chef Louis Szathmary’s library of cookbooks throughout the mid-80’s. Among the items were a number of...
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Preserving Media
Thursday, April 10, 2014 Submitted by Emily F Shaw In addition to millions of books, journals, and electronic resources, the University of Iowa Libraries is also the permanent home for film, audio, and...
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Preservation & Conservation Welcomes New Hires
Thursday, September 18, 2014 The UI Libraries Preservation & Conservation department would like to welcome two new(ish) staff members, Justin Baumgartner and Elizabeth Stone. They join us as...
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Preservation & Conservation Welcomes New Equipment!
Earlier this month, Preservation & Conservation welcomed a new addition to our family: this lovely new digital image capture system from Digital Transitions! This equipment will be essential in...
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Digitizing Hancher Posters
By Ben Bessman, Digitization Assistant Hancher Auditorium had been a noteworthy stop for world famous musical acts, theatre productions, dance companies, and guest speakers in the Midwest since 1972,...
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Van Allen Explorer Tapes in DPN
Van Allen Explorer Tapes Prior to Recovery (MacLean Hall 3/25/2010) In May of this year, the University of Iowa Libraries became the first institution to deposit material into the Digital Preservation...
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Sustaining Digital Resources Boot Camp
Attendees from Indiana University, Iowa State University, Northwestern University, University of Iowa, Washington University in St. Louis, and Wayne State University. Photo credit: Nancy Maron. Daniel...
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Preservation and Archiving Special Interest Group 2016
As a new librarian, I appreciate the privilege that my residency at the University of Iowa’s Preservation and Conservation department affords me; aside from the professional expectations of any other...
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Making A/V collections more accessible
This screenshot shows the Rev transcript of David Sedaris’ Prairie Lights reading alongside the audio file and text editor. Brad Ferrier, digital projects librarian, coordinates transcription and...
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The Preservation Student Staff Remote Work Experience Spring/Summer 2020
Photo caption: Screenshot of one of our recent weekly Zoom group meetings (clockwise from top right: Anna Magaña, Candida Pagan, Quentin Kinzy, Sunny Bock, Vanessa Perez) As part time interim...
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