MA SHRAB Conference UMASS UMARMOTS Catablog

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Presentation by Rob Cox, Head of Special and Archives at UMASS Amherst about the use of blog software to post finding aids for public access online

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UMarmotizationUMarmotizationMore for less

What’s the problem?What’s the problem?

GoalsGoalsTo maximize access to scarce

and unique materials under our care

GoalsGoalsTo maximize access to scarce

and unique materials under our care

To provide value-added historical and contextual information for researchers

GoalsGoalsTo maximize access to scarce

and unique materials under our care

To provide value-added historical and contextual information for researchers

To connect with researchers and exploit their expertise

GoalsGoalsTo maximize access to scarce and

unique materials under our careTo provide value-added historical

and contextual information for researchers

To connect with researchers and exploit their expertise

To collaborate with and assist peer institutions in meeting these same goals

Appropriate TechnologyAppropriate Technology

The SurveyThe Survey

The Site: WordPressThe Site: WordPress

Posts vs. pagesPosts vs. pages

Tags vs. categoriesTags vs. categories

The RecordThe Record

AdministrationAdministration

Web 2.0Web 2.0

Digital repositoryDigital repository

Other toolsOther tools

Why?Why?