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Category Archives: Archives and Special Collections

YorkSpace gets a facelift

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YorkSpace has a new look!

YorkSpace, our institutional repository and one of our digital initiatives, runs on DSpace 1.5.1 with the Manakin user interface. At the 1 October 2008 Canadian Association of Research Libraries meeting for institutional repositories, York University was the only institution present using the new Manakin interface, and one of only two institutions running the latest DSpace platform.

Manakin has made a significant improvement to the appearance of YorkSpace and allows better searching and browsing. The upgraded YorkSpace features a growing collection of photographs from the holdings of the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections.

Here’s one, of Stong and Bethune back in 1981:

Let us know what you think about the new site. Your comments and suggestions are most welcome!

Archives and the Web

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University Archivist and head of the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections Michael Moir gave a talk  on “Archives and the Web” as part of the Research Frontiers series.

The Internet has cast a bright light on the holdings of many archival repositories as institutions seek to meet the demand for substantive virtual content, but use of this technology has raised concerns as well as opportunities. This session will explore the use of the web by archival programs on a local, national, and international basis, issues associated with searching and use of our collective memory, and the future of documents as artifacts in a digital age.

Anyone interested in getting his PowerPoint slides should e-mail him at mmoir@yorku.ca.