6-10-08

Snowden Library at Lycoming College has introduced a new online archival newspaper collection, Lycoming College Newspapers, 1856-present. The collection, which is full-text searchable, joins the library’s four historic photograph collections as part of the AccessPA Digital Repository. It is available from the library’s Web site at: www.lycoming.edu/library/archives/newspapers.html.

Through the years, many of the College’s student-produced newspapers had previously been microfilmed for preservation purposes. The microfilm was used for digitization, and the newspapers have been made available to the public online in order to share the history of the College and highlight important events in the lives of its students.  

Lycoming’s Digital Projects Committee partnered with OCLC Preservation Services in Bethlehem, Pa., with special assistance from Christine Guenther, project manager, and Lisa Hummel, assistant project manager. Dennis Gormley, digital collections manager for Health Sciences Libraries Consortium/Access Pennsylvania, was responsible for uploading the project onto the digital repository’s server.

Members of the College's Digital Projects Committee are: Lisa Barrett, library technician, technical services; Sue Beidler, associate professor and head collection management services librarian; Janet Hurlbert, director of library services and associate dean; Sue Nelson, instructional services librarian and assistant professor; and Alysha Russo, part-time library technician, access services. Julia Dougherty is the College archivist.

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