Identification of Novel Pesticides for Use against Glasshouse Invertebrate Pests in UK Tomatoes and Peppers

To inform current and future pesticide availability to glasshouse vegetable growers, the current project trialled more than twenty products, including existing industry standards, against four key pests of glasshouse tomatoes and bell peppers. These included experimental conventional chemical pesticides as well as alternative biopesticide and biorational products based on phytochemicals, microbials and physically-acting substances. The results suggest that certain biopesticide products, particularly botanicals, provide good levels of pest control, with the same being true of experimental conventional chemical pesticides not yet recommended for use against these pests on these crops. Efforts are on-going to ensure that results of the current project translate to industry benefit via new pesticide approvals

“Who’s Driving the Bus?” or How Digitization Is Influencing Archival Collections

Archivists who work directly with unique collections, as well as librarians and other professionals who coordinate digitization, generally agree that access should be prioritized. However, each group has its own goals, standards, and timelines that may conflict with those of their colleagues. The push to maximize access to collections may, in some cases, go so far as to influence collecting policies. Is the lure of rapid digitization affecting best practices of arrangement and description? If online access to the collections is the ultimate goal, and if each stakeholder has a different perspective on how best to accomplish this, who decides how to proceed? These questions led the archivists and digitization librarian at a midsize state university library to ask, “Who is driving the bus with respect to digitizing archival collections?” This question will be explored through the experiences of three digitization initiatives at the library, each of which involved a different aspect of collaboration between archivists and a digitization librarian

Managing Digital Cultural Objects: Analysis, Discovery and Retrieval, Edited by Allen Foster and Pauline Rafferty [book review]

As digital initiatives in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) have moved beyond simple projects presenting scanned representations of photographs and other two-dimensional objects, the need for resources on a more diverse array of digitization and digital humanities projects has become more and more apparent. Allen Foster and Pauline Rafferty have made a significant contribution addressing this need with Managing Digital Cultural Objects: Analysis, Discovery, and Retrieval, published by Facet Publishing in the United Kingdom and ALA-Neal-Schuman in the United States. This review is based on the U.K. version; the U.S. release has a different cover and a different layout, though the content seems to be identical

Cultural heritage information: Access and management [book review]

Digitization of cultural heritage resources and the related discipline of Digital Humanities have been key discussion topics among librarians, archivists, and museum professionals for two decades or more, with issues as diverse as imaging ethics, costs, metadata interoperability, usability, and preservation driving the conversations. With a nod to the specific distinctions between digitized primary source materials and born-digital collections, Ian Ruthven and Gobinda Chowdhury provide background, theoretical context, and a measure of attention to future trends with regard to the creation, presentation, and management of digitized cultural heritage material

Community collections: Exploring three distinct approaches to collaboration and outreach through digitization initiatives

Slides from a presentation on community outreach through digitization initiatives. Delivered on March 12, 2015 at the Society of North Carolina Archivists Annual Meeting, Greenville, North Carolina by David Gwynn

Civil Rights Greensboro: A blueprint for ongoing community engagement in digital history projects

Slides from a presentation on the collaborative Civil Rights Greensboro project. Delivered in September 2012 at Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians LLAMA Webinar by David Gwynn

Civil Rights Greensboro and other community-based collaborations at UNCG

Slides from a presentation on the collaborative Civil Rights Greensboro project. Delivered on October 18, 2012 at the Conference on African American Culture and Experience in Greensboro, North Carolina by David Gwynn

Broadsheets on a budget: Low-cost approaches to newspaper digitization projects

Slides from a presentation on newspaper digitization projects. Delivered in May 2012 at the CONTENTdm Midwest Users Group Meeting, Dublin, Ohio by David Gwynn

Community connections, community collections: Building partner support for collaborative digitization projects

PurposeThis paper aims to explore library–community collaboration from both a theoretical and practical perspective, highlighting successful collaborative strategies and projects and illustrating important considerations for libraries that are considering community partnerships.Design/methodology/approachThis paper consists of a literature review and several “capsule” case studies of projects completed at one academic library to illustrate principles that can result in successful collaborative projects.FindingsLibrary–community collaboration presents significant benefits if the needs and priorities of all collaborating partners are taken into account. Successful projects will use the strengths of one partner to balance the weaknesses of another, will be based on shared goals, will offer credit to all partners and will result in stronger relationships for all involved.Originality/valueAlthough library–community partnerships are not uncommon, many of these partnerships are housed in public libraries or involve only large, institutional players. This paper explores several non-traditional academic library initiatives involving youth service learning and outreach to smaller community groups that might otherwise be ignored by large university libraries