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Primary Research Online at the G.W. Blunt White Library. G.W. Blunt White Library. Digital Access Projects. Records and Images. Access via: Catalog records. Catalog Records. Online Catalog. Records and Images. Access via: Catalog records Finding aids. Finding Aids.
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G.W. Blunt White Library • Digital Access Projects
Records and Images • Access via: • Catalog records
Catalog Records Online Catalog
Records and Images • Access via: • Catalog records • Finding aids
Finding Aids Manuscript Collection Registers
Metadata: Presently created and stored in several Access tables. • Every entity has: • One entry in the main database which contains descriptive data • An entry for every image in an associated database
Records and Images • Access via: • Catalog records • Finding aids • Web presentations
G.W. Blunt White Library • Scholars’ Survey
Survey Topics • Audience • Comfort with and willingness to use digital resources • Specific resources of interest • Resource discovery tools • Digital newspapers • Demographic databases
Scholarly Priorities • Resource Discovery • Demographic Databases • Historical Newspapers
Results • Comprehensiveness Rules • Ease of Use is Mandatory • Libraries Need to Explore New Search Methods
Exploring Digital Resources http://www.mysticseaport.org/library/survey/survey.cfm http://schooner.mysticseaport.org