Digital Preservation and Access of Agricultural Materials

Historians and researchers depend on institutions to preserve the records and documents of the past. As the land-grant institution, Colorado State University (CSU) joined in a national, multi-phase National-Endowment-for-the-Humanities-supported grant project to identify and preserve significant mat...

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Published in:	Journal of agricultural & food information Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 45 - 63
Main Authors:	Meger, Amy Lowe, Draper, Daniel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia Taylor & Francis Group 2012 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	agricultural history Agriculture Colleges & universities Colorado Digital digital access Digital preservation Digitization Farmlands Foods Government grants Grants History libraries NEH grant Preservation Preserves researchers Rural areas rural history Statistics United States > US
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Summary:	Historians and researchers depend on institutions to preserve the records and documents of the past. As the land-grant institution, Colorado State University (CSU) joined in a national, multi-phase National-Endowment-for-the-Humanities-supported grant project to identify and preserve significant materials documenting the history of the agricultural and rural life of the state. This article outlines the history of the grant project, details the challenges and successes of the digitization phase at Colorado State University Libraries, provides usage statistics, and offers a basis for emulation by other institutions by providing an example of a successful preservation and digitization project at a large public university.
Bibliography:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10496505.2012.637437 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	1540-4722 1049-6505 1540-4722
DOI:	10.1080/10496505.2012.637437