Tag Archives: digitization

How to Archive Your Life

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Calley Nelson

Working at an archives is all about keeping organized. Here’s what I’ve learned from my two years of being an archival assistant, researcher and writer at Columbia College Chicago Archives & Special Collections: 1. Discard duplicates and declutter. If you have one … Continue reading →

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Student Perspective: Digitizing the Written Word

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Emily Sperl

As a college student, I know how much you hate that mandatory speech class. Some of you have gotten it out of the way early, and good for you, but I know there’s that group of students who have been … Continue reading →

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Oldest Item in the Archives: The Voice of Phi Sigma

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Columbia College Archives

The oldest item we have here in the College Archives is an issue of “The Voice of Phi Sigma” from 1879. Although Phi Sigma wasn’t directly involved with Columbia College, they are dedicated to public speaking and is the oldest … Continue reading →

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Student Perspective: Digitizing Dead Formats

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Columbia College Archives

This week we have been digitizing CDs and DVDs featuring Provost Meetings, Interdisciplinary Arts theses, and recordings from William Russo. The material originally consisted of VHS tapes, compact-cassettes, and micro-cassettes among others before being sent out in order to be … Continue reading →

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Student Perspective: Digitizing Public Relations Negatives

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Columbia College Archives

Starting in September of last year, another student worker and I were tasked with the large task of scanning boxes worth of negatives from Columbia College’s Public Relations department. There are both color and black & white rolls of film, … Continue reading →

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