Rare Chant Book Now Available Online!
Katie Nash April 25, 2014 The Elon University Archives and Special Collections is happy to announce that pages from a rare 18th century chant book in their collections is now available online. Scans of the original pages along with the Latin and English translations for each page can be seen and searched on this page . The chant book, also known as the manuscript missal, was donated to the Archives and Special Collections in 2003 by Elon alum Royall Spence, Jr. It was created sometime in the mid-late 1700s, with parts of it possibly created in the early 1800s. A complete description of the book can be found on the website listed above. Many thanks to Etherington Conservation Services for digitizing the entire book, and a big thanks to our two Latin/English translators!
Read MoreConverting Analog Video to Digital: The Basics
Linda Lashendock April 18, 2014 Forty years ago people were video recording movies, television shows, celebrations, and events (political & current) on film or via analog tape (VHS, Beta, U-Matic, etc.). Today, people are using state-of-the-art video cameras such as professional digital cameras, iPads, and smartphones to capture video content. With these technologies it becomes vital to preserve both analog and born digital video content. However, as of now there are NO effective national best practices for video format preservation. In other words, if these video formats are not being preserved in a Digital Asset Management System (D.A.M.S.) solution, media chaos occurs in the future. According to the Association of Moving Images Archivists (AMIA) it is predicted that video national best practices for digitizing, compressing video files, and attaching metadata to the video files will be established within 25 years by 2039. Even though there are no best D.A.M.S. solutions,…
Read MoreIt’s Christmas in the Archives!
Katie Nash December 21, 2012 For those of you who regularly follow our blog, this post will be different from all the previous entries. Our goal in 2013 is to include more blog posts about what we do in the Archives and Special Collections, as well as include any interesting projects we are working on throughout the year. Let this post be a sneak preview to other posts that will be written in 2013. Enjoy!
Read MoreNew digital collection highlights Elon’s buildings and spaces
Katie Nash December 20, 2011 Check out the newly added digital collection! While we only have a few buildings featured, more will be added over the next several months, so stay tuned! Read more about the collection below.
Read MorePhi Psi Cli yearbook archive hits cyberspace
Eric Townsend-University Relations Dec. 21, 2009 Elon University’s entire collection of yearbooks, from Phi Psi Cli’s debut in 1913 through its 2009 edition, is now available to view online with search functions that allow users to locate specific names and organizations in a given year.
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