Research Article (Preprint): Trends in Image Use by Historians and the Implications for Librarians and Archivists
Title
Trends in Image Use by Historians and the Implications for Librarians and Archivists
Authors
Valerie Harris
University of Illinois, Chicago
Peter Hepburn
University of Illinois, Chicago
Source
Anticipated Publication
March 2013
Abstract
For years libraries have offered reproduction services to users, with historians being the core audience. More recently, archives and special collections have developed digitization programs to make primary sources widely available through the Internet. The authors tracked image use from 2000-2009 in journals from the discipline of history to discover whether use of images has increased with the growing availability of digital images through libraries, or from social media sites such as Flickr. The study discusses the results, which show no increase in the inclusion of images in the literature, and the implications for librarians and archivists.
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Filed under: Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Resources
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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