2008 Woodie Awards
University Archives open after 100 years of history
Adrienne Sabo, Editor in Chief
Issue date: 11/29/07 Section: News
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If students took this long to complete their projects, no one would be around to see the final masterpieces.
After 100 years in the making, Youngstown State University opened The University Archives and Special Collections area in Maag Library.
YSU President David Sweet said the archives took 100 years to build.
The opening of the archives is a part of the Centennial Celebration.
Paul Kobulnicky, executive director of Maag Library, said the archives took a lot of dedication and effort.
"A major purpose of the archives is to advance the university's celebration of this centennial, as well as future centennials, and to begin to aggressively collect resources that document the history of the university as well as the research and scholarly activity that goes on at the university," Kobulnicky said.
The process to create the archives took over four years.
Sweet said to him the archives date back to 2001, during the university's search for a new president, when he called to see what previous university presidents had left behind for the archives and was told there was no archival system.
Sweet called the archives a celebration of the institution, its people and its mission.
The archives are housed on the fifth floor of Maag Library and a newly renovated 4,000 square foot space, which chronicles YSU's history dating to the late 1800s.
The area features an exhibit gallery that displays the university's history, flat screen monitors highlighting YSU alumni, university presidents and important events in YSU's history.
In addition to the exhibits is a reading room with rare books dating to the early 1500s.
The archives have four staff members who help to process the collections and set up the displays.
Kobulnicky said while the archives are now open, there is still work to be done.
He said their job now is to find ways to preserve digital documents and the archives' approach to digital preservation. He said the archives staff will also need to figure out what needs to be preserved for tomorrow — not only for YSU, but also for the community.
After 100 years in the making, Youngstown State University opened The University Archives and Special Collections area in Maag Library.
YSU President David Sweet said the archives took 100 years to build.
The opening of the archives is a part of the Centennial Celebration.
Paul Kobulnicky, executive director of Maag Library, said the archives took a lot of dedication and effort.
"A major purpose of the archives is to advance the university's celebration of this centennial, as well as future centennials, and to begin to aggressively collect resources that document the history of the university as well as the research and scholarly activity that goes on at the university," Kobulnicky said.
The process to create the archives took over four years.
Sweet said to him the archives date back to 2001, during the university's search for a new president, when he called to see what previous university presidents had left behind for the archives and was told there was no archival system.
Sweet called the archives a celebration of the institution, its people and its mission.
The archives are housed on the fifth floor of Maag Library and a newly renovated 4,000 square foot space, which chronicles YSU's history dating to the late 1800s.
The area features an exhibit gallery that displays the university's history, flat screen monitors highlighting YSU alumni, university presidents and important events in YSU's history.
In addition to the exhibits is a reading room with rare books dating to the early 1500s.
The archives have four staff members who help to process the collections and set up the displays.
Kobulnicky said while the archives are now open, there is still work to be done.
He said their job now is to find ways to preserve digital documents and the archives' approach to digital preservation. He said the archives staff will also need to figure out what needs to be preserved for tomorrow — not only for YSU, but also for the community.
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