The Learning Library: A Case Study of the Evolution From Information Commons to Learning Commons at Kent State University Libraries

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 287-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Seeholzer ◽  
Joseph A. Salem
2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 171-178
Author(s):  
Virginia Dressler

AbstractKent State University Libraries has digitally captured a collection of small fabric swatches in order to create an online resource for them. This article discusses the historical context of the project, presents the guidelines and benchmarks that Kent State Libraries adopted, and assesses the challenges involved with scanning nontraditional materials. The article considers the current lack of standard guidelines and benchmarks regarding the digitization of textiles and offers strategies for carrying out such projects.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheryl Chatfield ◽  
Kristen DeBois ◽  
Erin Orlins

Data consists of interview recordings and transcripts housed in the May 4 Archive, established within the Kent State University Libraries in 1990. The archive contains oral history interviews with individuals who were present at events leading up to and including the May 4 shooting. Interviews were largely conducted on campus during memorial activities that occur each year on May 4. Interviewers were archive staff and interviewees consisted of former university students, alumni, faculty, and administrators, and community members, including some individuals who were adolescents in 1970. @font-face {font-family:"MS Mincho"; panose-1:2 2 6 9 4 2 5 8 3 4; mso-font-alt:"MS 明朝"; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:modern; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1791491579 134217746 0 131231 0;}@font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}@font-face {font-family:"\@MS Mincho"; panose-1:2 2 6 9 4 2 5 8 3 4; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:modern; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1791491579 134217746 0 131231 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:JA;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:JA;}div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;}


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