Gulf Coast Community College's Memory Project

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Title: Gulf Coast Community College's Memory Project
Language: English
Authors: Burrell, Matthew D.
Source: Community & Junior College Libraries. 2005 13(4):41-47.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 2005
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Libraries, Library Automation, Library Development, Library Materials, Online Systems, Electronic Libraries, Archives, Preservation
Geographic Terms: Florida
DOI: 10.1300/J107v13n04_07
ISSN: 0276-3915
Abstract: Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida, is celebrating a fifty-year anniversary in 2007. Maintained by the library, the school's archives represent the historical contributions on a local and national level. Gulf Coast Community College library is ensuring the school's historical significance through the digitization of its materials. This article describes an archival project including sorting, preservation, and digitizing the school's photographic and paper documents using ContentDM. Excerpts of speeches delivered by Dr. Ted W. Booker, the first president of Gulf Coast are included. Currently, the electronic access is only available online through the school's intranet. Early in 2007, Gulf Coast's Memory Project will be available via the World Wide Web. (Contains 6 notes.)
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2009
Accession Number: EJ843161
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida, is celebrating a fifty-year anniversary in 2007. Maintained by the library, the school's archives represent the historical contributions on a local and national level. Gulf Coast Community College library is ensuring the school's historical significance through the digitization of its materials. This article describes an archival project including sorting, preservation, and digitizing the school's photographic and paper documents using ContentDM. Excerpts of speeches delivered by Dr. Ted W. Booker, the first president of Gulf Coast are included. Currently, the electronic access is only available online through the school's intranet. Early in 2007, Gulf Coast's Memory Project will be available via the World Wide Web. (Contains 6 notes.)
ISSN:0276-3915
DOI:10.1300/J107v13n04_07