35 research outputs found
Looking at Archives in Cinema: Recent Representations of Records in Motion Pictures
Archivists who followed the Best Picture Nominees for the 2013 Academy Awards would have noticed the appearance of a recurring character â records. The winning film, Argo, depicts the rescue of six American hostages during the Iran Hostage Crisis. Lincoln, praised for Daniel Day-Lewisâs portrayal of the Sixteenth President, presents a look at Abraham Lincolnâs Presidency during the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment. The most controversial of the three, Zero Dark Thirty chronicles the events leading to the capture of Osama bin Laden. While archivists and archival repositories are absent from these three films, records and records creation play a central role in the development of each of the stories. This paper will analyze the depiction of records and records creation in these three films through the use of the framework proposed by Barbara Craig and James OâToole in their analysis of representations of records in art. Craig and OâToole argue that the way in which records are depicted can lead to an understanding of how the creators and audiences of art understand records, suggesting that these representations may further our understanding of the âcultural penetration of archives.âi The authors suggest that in art, records are depicted in a number of ways: as props, as representations of specific documents, as the central subject, and as information objects that are created and used. We expand Craig and OâTooleâs framework with the addition of two themes: the integration of original documentation into the films themselves, and the use of source material that has an affective influence on the mise-en-sceÌne
Research Data Management Service Delivery Model for the ULS
This document presents a service delivery model for research data management at the University Library System (ULS). It presents three levels of participation and expertise around Research Data Management (RDM) services at the ULS. It outlines membership at each service level, level competencies and activities, and organizational support for service providers
Creating Digital Collections with Omeka
This workshop was held on January 26, 2016 as part of the ULS/iSchool Digital Scholarship Workshop & Lecture Series. This workshop introduced participants to Omeka.net, a free, web-based tool that can be used to organize, describe, tell stories with, and share digital collections
Telling Online Stories with Omeka
This session builds on the âCreating Digital Collections with Omekaâ workshop held in January 2016 at Hillman Library. In this session, we experiment with creating digital online exhibits with Omeka collections. We look at examples of Omeka exhibits, explore relevant Omeka plugins for exhibit creation, brainstorm goals and intended audiences for your digital stories, and begin to build
THE REPLEVIN PROCESS IN GOVERNMENT ARCHIVES: RECOVERY AND THE CONTENTIOUS QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP
To an attorney practicing law in the common law system, the term âreplevinâ describes a legal remedy for recovering personal property held by another party. In this civil procedure, the determination of rightful ownership falls to the court. Archivists and manuscript collectors have appropriated this same term to describe any effort by a government archives to recover public records in private hands, whether these efforts involve the courts or are carried out informally through discussions and negotiations with private parties. The number of âtrueâ replevin cases involving disputed public records is small and existing commentary in the archival literature focus on these judicial decisions. This dissertation examines the quieter cases, developing a sharper understanding of what replevin means to individuals who are charged with preserving records and to those who are personally driven to collect. Three state archives serve as case studies and semi-structured interviews with institutional employees, archival records, active records, statute and case law as data sources.
A consistent message emerging from discussions with government officials is that each replevin case is singular in the manner in which it is resolved. Still, there is an apparent pattern to the replevin of public records, conceptualized in this dissertation as a six-stage process. Each case begins with the discovery of the alienated record and results in a custody determination favoring either the government or the private party. This dissertation determines that variances in statute, case law, and the involvement of legal counsel strongly influence a governmentâs decision to pursue, the shape of negotiations, and the stateâs ultimate ability to recover the targeted record.
The issue of replevin is one that has provoked friction between the community of government archivists and some members of the collecting community, a friction largely stemming from an ambiguous understanding of the nature of a âpublic recordâ and disagreement as to whether an archives should lay claim to records that never have been in its possession. This study probes the motivations of public officials pursuing public records and argues that it is in the public interest for public archives to have an active replevin agenda
Applying Translational Principles to Data Science Curriculum Development
This paper reports on a curriculum mapping study that examined job descriptions and advertisements for three data curation focused positions: Data Librarian, Data Steward / Curator, and Data Archivist. We present a transferable methodological approach for curriculum development and the findings from our evaluation of employer requirements for these positions. This paper presents " model pathways " for these data curation roles and reflects on opportunities for iSchools to adopt translational data science principles to frame and extend their curriculum to prepare their students for data-driven career opportunities
Designing the MLIS: How Design Thinking Can Prepare Information Professionals
In recent years, the library profession has embraced the value of design thinking for
designing services, serving users, and organizing physical spaces. This paper describes the
developments that led to the incorporation of design thinking in a Masters in Library and
Information Science program at the University of Pittsburgh. Through a three-course Design
Methods Sequence (DMS), students engage in sustained partnerships with organizations in the
local community. This paper provides insights from a pilot instructional year, highlighting ways
in which the DMS may serve as a model for MLIS programs that aim to build experiential
learning opportunities for students
Education for Real-World Data Science Roles (Part 2): A Translational Approach to Curriculum Development
This study reports on the findings from Part 2 of a small-scale analysis of requirements for real-world data science positions and examines three further data science roles: data analyst, data engineer and data journalist. The study examines recent job descriptions and maps their requirements to the current curriculum within the graduate MLIS and Information Science and Technology Masters Programs in the School of Information Sciences (iSchool) at the University of Pittsburgh. From this mapping exercise, model âcourse pathwaysâ and module âstepping stonesâ have been identified, as well as course topic gaps and opportunities for collaboration with other Schools. Competency in four specific tools or technologies was required by all three roles (Microsoft Excel, R, Python and SQL), as well as collaborative skills (with both teams of colleagues and with clients). The ability to connect the educational curriculum with real-world positions is viewed as further validation of the translational approach being developed as a foundational principle of the current MLIS curriculum review process