Creating Digital Cultural Heritage Collections in an Urban Academic Library Setting

Jennifer Ann Johnson

doi:10.31641/ulj210101

Abstract

As libraries develop digital cultural heritage collections the relationship with the organizations that own the collection are vital to the success of the process. This is ground that libraries have typically not operated. Organizations external to libraries that own collections have many needs beyond the simple digitization process. IUPUI University Library is an urban academic library that has worked on developing relationships with external organizations for almost ten years. During this time there have been many hurdles and lessons learned. This paper highlights some of the trends in relationship building with community organizations and offers two unique case studies that demonstrate the challenges libraries are likely to face. Other academic, research, and public libraries can benefit from developing relationships similar to those described and enhance the creation of cultural heritage collections.

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Jennifer Ann Johnson IUPUI University LibraryFollow this and additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/ulj Part of the Library and Information Science Commons
“The old stereotype of librarians as meek maidens whose only passion is for the Dewey Decimal System is being shattered for good, replaced by a new image of librarians as feisty fighters for freedom.” (Talbot 2003). Librarians should harness their advocacy power and lead a campaign to infuse social media user agreements, or terms of service, with privacy assurances in order to fulfill their ethical obligations to patron privacy and intellectual freedom
The privacy given to library records should be extended to Internet search records

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Jennifer Ann Johnson IUPUI University Library

Follow this and additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/ulj Part of the Library and Information Science Commons. Creating Digital Cultural Heritage Collections in an Urban Academic Library Setting.

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