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Using Embed.ly to Support Multimedia and Enrich Your Visitors’ Experience
As DC users you’re probably already using streaming audio and video, geolocation, and PDF viewer functionality to spruce up your metadata page display. But did you know that there are many other ways...
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Promoting Your Institutional Repository with Videos
A member of the Digital Commons Google Group recently asked for examples of videos that promote institutional repositories. One example that we like was done by Dave Hoffman, a former student assistant...
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Collection in Fairfield’s IR Marks Faculty Member’s Career
For over a decade, Dr. Alfred Benney, Professor of Religious Studies at Fairfield University, has been recording theologians at work. His American Scholars of Religion project, which has grown to...
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Valparaiso’s Library Goes Above and Beyond with NSF Grant Support
Gary Morris, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Valparaiso University, needed a data management plan to accompany an NSF grant proposal he and his colleagues (an international group...
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Maine Folklore Sampler Highlights State’s Rich Cultural Heritage
How are people sharing large archival and special collections? The Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine, in line with its mission to “encourage appreciation of the diverse cultures and...
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“Where Scholarship Meets Community”: DigitalCommons@Linfield
Kathleen Spring, Collections Management Librarian and IR Administrator at Linfield College, has a vision for the repository as a plugged-in component of both the college and local community, which has...
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Wesleyan Library Stewards Faculty Research Collection: The American Cantorate
The “History of the American Cantorate” is a research project that explores an ancient Jewish profession within the context of the American experience. Between 1984 and 1986, Wesleyan University...
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From Oral Histories to 3D Printable Files: DC Book Galleries Showcase More...
The book gallery structure built into the Digital Commons platform was originally designed to house traditional monographs with full-text, chapters, and a cover image side-by-side. But the structure...
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Film Preservation No Longer Out of Reach for Smaller Libraries
Film preservation can seem like an insurmountable project for small libraries—restoring and digitizing nitrate and acetate film stock is an arcane and technically-demanding process, and once it’s...
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Antioch University ETDs Embrace Multimedia, Win NDLTD Awards
At Antioch University, PhD students and faculty in the Leadership and Change program are embracing new media scholarship with open arms. The ETD collection in Antioch’s Digital Commons repository,...
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