Library of Virginia

About: Library of Virginia is a government organization based out in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Digital library & Reuse. The organization has 11 authors who have published 11 publications receiving 60 citations. The organization is also known as: Virginia State Library & Virginia State Library and Archives.

Cultivating Success in the South: Farm Households in the Postbellum Era

Abstract: Introduction: contesting the myth of the backward Southern farmer 1. Different crops, different cultures: the evolution of three Georgia counties 2. Land, households, and race in the Georgia Piedmont: the big picture 3. Production in the Piedmont: more than just cotton 4. The material world of Piedmont farmers 5. Investing for success in the Piedmont Conclusion.

Cost/benefit analysis for digital library projects: the Virginia Historical Inventory Project (VHI)

Abstract: Since 1995, the Library of Virginia’s Digital Library Program (DLP) has created digital images of more than 700,000 original document pages, 1,100 maps, 36,000 photographs, and 1.6 million catalog card images, and has created 32 bibliographic databases with more than 330,000 MARC records, 50 electronic card indexes, and numerous electronic finding aids. The bulk of the DLP’s funding comes from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) federal program, but in 1997 the Library received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to catalog and digitize the Virginia Historical Inventory Project (VHI). After an introduction to the DLP and VHI, this article will discuss the costs and benefits of creating the online version and will compare the one‐time development cost and subsequent delivery of the digital resource to the long‐term costs and benefits of providing access to these materials via traditional means.

Barriers and solutions to assessing digital library reuse: preliminary findings

Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the initial top-level findings of a year-long comprehensive needs assessment, conducted with the digital library community, to reveal reuse assessment practices and requirements for digital assets held by cultural heritage and research organizations. The type of assessment examined is in contrast to traditional library analytics, and does not focus on access statistics, but rather on how users utilize and transform unique materials from digital collections. Design/methodology/approach This paper takes a variety of investigative approaches to explore the current landscape, and future needs, of digital library reuse assessment. This includes the development and analysis of pre- and post-study surveys, in-person and virtual focus group sessions, a literature review, and the incorporation of community and advisory board feedback. Findings The digital library community is searching for ways to better understand how materials are reused and repurposed. This paper shares the initial quantitative and qualitative analysis and results of a community needs assessment conducted in 2017 and 2018 that illuminates the current and hoped for landscape of digital library reuse assessment, its strengths, weaknesses and community applications. Originality/value In so far as the authors are aware, this is the first paper to examine with a broad lens the reuse assessment needs of the digital library community. The preliminary analysis and initial findings have not been previously published.

Beginning with Swem: One Hundred Years of Innovations in the Library of Virginia's Map Collection

Abstract: The Library of Virginia (LVA) in Richmond was established as the state library in 1823. Maps were a part of the library's early collections. A glimpse into the library's early map collecting efforts and the collection itself highlights innovations in conserving, cataloging, and promoting the library's maps. An exploration of the challenges that arose in this early map collection reveals the accomplishments of librarians and archivists who worked closely with LVA's map collection. Earl Gregg Swem compiled the seminal Virginia cartobibliography, referred to as “Swem.” Wilmer L. Hall applied a map classification system for LVA's maps. And Marianne McKee spearheaded the online cataloging of LVA's map collection, collaborated with philanthropist Alan Voorhees to digitize United States Civil War maps with the Library of Congress and the Virginia Historical Society, and promoted scholarship using the map collection in publications, symposia, exhibitions, and lectures. Hence, Swem, Hall, and McKee, through their ...

Measuring Reuse of Digital Objects: Preliminary Findings from the IMLS-funded Project

Abstract: The first step of the Developing a Framework for Measuring Reuse of Digital Objects project involved a survey identifying how cultural heritage organizations currently assess digital library reuse, barriers to assessing reuse, and community priorities for potential solutions and next steps. This poster offers initial analysis of the survey results.