Digital Collection Road Trip : Building a Theological Commons

The Theological Commons at Princeton Theological Seminary Library is a digital library of over 76,000 books on theology and religion. The project is based on the long-standing partnership between Princeton Seminary and the Internet Archive, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building and maintaining a free and openly accessible online digital library. This project is unusual in at least two respects: First, while 35% of the volumes in the Theological Commons are from Princeton Theological Seminary Library, the majority are from the collections of other libraries. Second, all of the content in the Theological Commons is already freely accessible online through the Internet Archive, making the Theological Commons a strictly "value added" project. Its value is in the selection, curation, and presentation of the content. Join us to see the end result in action and to hear about the genesis of the project, means of digitization, selection criteria, technological infrastructure, and our software development methodology.

Host: Regan Harper
Guest Presenter: Gregory Murray, Digital Initiatives Librarian - Princeton Theological Seminary

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET

Seats available. For more information and to register, click here.

Making a Difference: Introduction to LYRASIS Membership for Non-Members (Live Online)

Like its members, LYRASIS is active and engaged, a consortium striving to advance knowledge by harnessing the collaborative spirit of all types of libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and other cultural heritage organizations.  Could your organization benefit from membership in LYRASIS? 

If your organization is not currently a member of LYRASIS*, attend our free, monthly, hour-long interactive session “Making a Difference” for an overview of LYRASIS’ mission, programs, and services -- including the recently announced LYRASIS Digital initiative.  Learn what membership in LYRASIS could mean for your organization.  We’ll provide information on LYRASIS ‘ extensive educational programming; partnerships and projects at the national and international levels; membership dues; governance;  and the simple and quick steps your organization can take to become a LYRASIS member. 

*If your organization is already a member of LYRASIS, attend the free, quarterly Latest from LYRASIS update webinars or contact membership@lyrasis.org for more information.

Presenters:  Timothy Cherubini and Regan Harper
Cost:  $0

Dates:
     March 27, 1:00-2:00 ET
     April 16,  1:30-2:30  ET
     May 17,   12:30-1:30  ET
     June 12,   1:30-2:30  ET

Seats are available.  For more information and to register, click here.

 

Latest from LYRASIS (Live Online)

Join LYRASIS Regional Director for this informal overview and discussion of the latest programs and offerings from LYRASIS. This quarterly webinar series provides you an opportunity to take full advantage of the benefits that LYRASIS membership provides, and learn about new initiatives and programs that are coming your way.

Presenter:  Timothy Cherubini

Cost:  $0

Dates/Times:  All times are in Eastern Time

Coming Soon!

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