[TN-Bird] Re: TOS archives
- From: <cpnichol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 11:45:16 -0400
Once records are deposited in the UT Special Collections, they cannot be
removed from the reading rooms. They can be photocopied. A partial solution
to easier access may be to scan them prior to putting them in the archives,
converting them to PDF files (which cannot be altered as readily as some other
image formats), and putting them online. I don't know if the demand would
justify the effort, and welcome discussion of this topic. Also don't know if
this is the best solution for photo prints and slides.
Chuck N.
Norris, TN
>
> From: "Kevin A. Calhoon" <kac@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2003/05/01 Thu AM 10:35:24 EDT
> To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TN-Bird] TOS archives
>
>
> Thanks Chuck for finally responding!
>
> As a recent secretary of the Tennessee Bird Records Committee I also have
> had more than one request for more information on past Tennessee records
> from parties out of state, which has proved very difficult with the sketchy,
> impossible to obtain, archived records.
>
> I had a recent conversation with the long-time secretary of the Georgia Bird
> Records Committee and he told an almost identical story of archived records.
> They were supposed to be housed in a musty hall at the University of
> Georgia, but no one could find them.......
> The secretary just ended up keeping all the records he had at his house so
> they would not disappear. I don't believe they have worked out a good
> system yet, either.
>
> It seems that it would be to everyone's benefit to make those records
> accessible to all and at the same time make sure they are protected and
> preserved. Maybe where they are being stored now is the best place, but
> maybe not? Maybe copies should be made (if they haven't already), those
> copies could be made available for public use while the originals are
> cataloged and safely stored. I think we need to set up some kind of
> protocol so the recent records that the TBRC has accumulated can become part
> of the a growing collection of archived records. Are we sure that the list
> of records that Chuck posted is complete, or are there other records
> floating around out there unaccounted for?
>
> I am not going to be able to attend the state TOS meeting this weekend.
> But, maybe this topic should be discussed at sometime during the weekend. I
> am willing to help anyway I can.
>
> Kevin Calhoon
> Chattanooga, TN
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