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Developing opportunities with archival collectionsHoward Stanbury
Internet Librarian International October 2011
Agenda
Opportunities
Challenges
Solutions / case studies
About Unlimited PrioritiesFounded in 2006; HQ in Florida, USA
International team of experienced professionals
Provides unique solutions to the wide variety of challenges facing both commercial and academic & not-for-profit entities throughout the information community
For commercial organisations we offer skills in
• Content development• Licensing• Sales and marketing• Business development• Production, operations, IT
About Unlimited PrioritiesIn our Archival Initiatives Division for academic and not-for-profit organisations we:
•help identify collections most appropriate for conversion and possible commercial distribution•investigate rights ownership•coordinate communication with the commercial sector•act as a clearing house in support of any proposed enterprise•oversee any required data conversion process•assist in DTD creation and outsource vendor selection•advise on selecting the most suitable distribution environment and license data for distribution, as appropriate
Opportunities for archive collections
Libraries, Societies, Associations Libraries, Societies, Associations have unique, hard-to-find information of interest to wider audiences
DisseminationDissemination of this information may further organizations' missions and goals
DigitizationDigitization can be the key to widening access to information, providing new revenue or income streams
Challenges for archive collections
IdentifyingIdentifying materials appropriate for conversion and commercial distribution
DeterminationDetermination of rights ownership
CoordinatingCoordinating with commercial sector to explore cooperation
Case studies
Newspaper collections
Newspaper collections
Creating a publishing partnership
•College of William and Mary•Colonial Williamsburg Foundation•Johns Hopkins University•Maryland Historical Society•Massachusetts Historical Society•Virginia Historical Society
Godey’s Lady’s Book
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QUEEN VICTORIA .
Victoria we consider as the
representative of the moral and
intellectual influence of woman
throughout the British empire. In
this view, her accession to the
throne is, and ought to be, a
subject of deep interest to her sex
in every quarter of the world.
Godey’s Lady’s BookA win-win scenario bringing together a commercial publisher and the Committee on Institutional Cooperation
•University of Iowa (lead partner)•University of Chicago•University of Illinois•University of Michigan•Michigan State University•University of Minnesota•University of Nebraska - Lincoln•Northwestern University•Ohio State University•Pennsylvania State University•Purdue University•University of Wisconsin - Madison
Primary source publications
University of Iowa Old Library building in the 1900s © University of Iowa Special Collections
Conclusions
Alliances of commercial publishers with academic and not-for-profit organisations can go very well
They need good guidance and facilitation
For libraries and archives benefits can include
•Completion or enhancement of collections
•Digitised content
•Real progress towards institutional goals
A win-win scenario for all parties
Thank you!Howard Stanbury
howard.stanbury@unlimitedpriorities.comwww.unlimitedpriorities.com
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