2013 LAUNC-CH Conference - True Collaborations: Creating New Structures Services and Breakthroughs
Afternoon Sessions - 2:05 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Windflower Room
The Religion in North Carolina Digital Collection: A Collaborative Project Providing Digital Access to Primary Matierals of Religious Bodies in North Carolina
The Religion in North Carolina Digital Collection, a collaborative project of Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest University, seeks to bring together, preserve, and provide digital access to the primary materials of religious bodies in North Carolina. The 8,000 volumes of materials represent every county in the state and include local church histories, conference proceedings, meeting minutes, clergy biographies, cookbooks, denominational newspapers, and sermons. Coordinating a digitization project of this scale requires a framework for planning and management. Project partners will share best practices for organizing content, copyright analysis, workflow, creating communication channels, and outreach initiatives.
Shaneé Yvette, Hannah Rozear, Megan Mulder & Elizabeth DeBold
Duke Divinity School Library
Redbud Room
Playing well with others: Creating a library game with beyond-the-library partners
UNC's Wilson Special Collections Library enjoys a stellar reputation among researchers, but has traditionally been seen as intimidating or uninteresting to undergraduates. In 2012, Wilson Library hosted a live, immersive game of Clue with the goal of changing students' perceptions of Wilson as an unwelcoming space. The event was a collaborative effort with many parties, including a recreation therapist and two student groups. Post-game feedback suggests the game achieved its objective: participants stated that their perceptions of Wilson Library had shifted as a result of playing the game. We'll discuss the elements that made Clue a success and share lessons in forging successful collaborations both within and outside the libraries.
Emily Jack & Jonathan McMichael
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill