Digitization Projects
A key task of the Digital Initiatives Working Group is to report on the digitization activities happening in the library and in conjunction with other campus entities. If your department is interested in partnering with the library, please see Submit Collection for Review for how to submit a proposal for the library to review and make a determination.
Herland Archives
The Herland Archives are a collection of various newsletters and newspapers that were once received by the Herland Sister Resources, a local womanist organization who donated their collections to the UCO Women's Research Center and BGLTQ+ Student Center in 2016. Students working in The Center have been diligently scanning these materials and are partnering with the library to make them available on SHAREOK.
| Phase | Task | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Scan images of materials | Complete |
| Phase 2 | Edit and prepare images for public view | In progress |
| Phase 3 | Put content online | In progress |
Pre-2008 Graduate Theses
Chambers Library takes pride in its efforts to preserve the intellectual output of the university, which includes graduate theses. Presently, theses published in 2008 and after are available online in SHAREOK and in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (UCO login required). 2007 and prior years are only available in physical copies; thus, we are starting a theses digitization project for any theses published before 2008 and is not available online.
UCO alumni interested in receiving a digital copy of their thesis created before 2008 may send an email to diwg@uco.edu. Please include the author name, year graduated, and degree information.
| Phase | Task | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Disbind duplicate copies of theses pre-2008 | In progress |
| Phase 2 | Scan and prepare digital copies for public view | Not started |
| Phase 3 | Upload content to SHAREOK | Not started |
| Phase 4 | Submit content to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses | Not started |
