SCRAPBOOK ARCHIVES Brackett Library challenges historians to help preserve club history by creating a scrapbook for digital archives F acuity and staff worked to unify the alumni and current students. When the library staff brainstormed what to include in the project of digitally archiving documents, "club scrapbooks were at the top of our list," E-Learning & Instruction Librarian Lisa Burley said. Brackett librarians worked with club historians to digitize the scrapbooks. The librarians got word out about the project via Facebook, asking Harding alumni for their club scrapbooks. The librarians first digitized the scrapbooks of disbanded clubs and then worked with the scrapbooks of existing clubs. To convert the physical scrapbooks to digital scrapbooks, the librarians used a free software program called Flipping Book Publisher, which made the scrapbooks interactive, allowing for activities such as digitally flipping through the pages of a scrapbook. "My colleague Lisa Burley and I spoke to the club historians recently to encourage them and to stress the importance of preserving their legacy to their clubs," Circulation Librarian and Instructor Hannah Wood said. "It's a record of their time in the club that is then woven into the greater history of the club through the years. Each scrapbook will look different for each club. We aren't giving them a template; we're providing a place where we help them preserve and share their club's histories." Club historians were excited to be a part of the process of meticulously recording their club history. "I love taking pictures, but I am looking forward to getting to learn more about our club's history and to be able to post it online where anyone can see," TNT historian senior Brent Simmons said. "My parents are really excited about getting to see old pictures of themselves and not have to flip through a bunch of yearbooks to find them." Students were also excited about the digital archiving of social club scrapbooks. They realized that the records of club history preserved the character, purpose and memories of social clubs. "I love looking at old club photos, but I wasn't ever sure where to find them, except in my parents' yearbooks," Knights member junior Justin Dority said. "It's always interesting to look back and see what your club looked like 10 or 20 years ago and how much things have changed." Burley said the ease of sharing photos on social networking sites caused a decline in the creation of physical club scrapbooks, which were essential in maintaining club memory. "College campuses have short memories," Burley said. "In five years, there is a complete turnover of members in a club, and the names, faces and activities that are very easy for you to recall will not be remembered." Through the work of social club historians, the Brackett Library was able to preser.ve the records of social club memories by digitizing club scrapbooks. This digital timeline of social club histories reinforced the unity of Harding alumni and current students. Payton Hurst Sub T-16est.1924: Row 1: C.Giover, S. Williams,A. Johnson, W. Kopec, E. Dobnikar, K. Lake, S. Lake. Row 2: M.Cullum, E. Villela, M. Melgoza, M. Mare, T Adkins, A. Brackins, D. Brooker, L. Shipman, L. Dailey, N. Crowe, B. Spear. Row 3: T Davis, J. Turner, C. Miller, H. Floyd, M. Love. Row 4: J. Boiling, C. Karr, P. Smith, 0 . Tamayo, C. Keeney, C. Hunt. A. Borsheim, B. Gannon, D. Ellis, C. Thomas. Row 5: A. Wallace, T Schuler, C. Inness, J. Lozano, T Tucker, C. Hendrix, L. Frampton, K. Barker, J. Tansey, J. Stevens. Row 6: R. Royer, J. McGinley, A. Bishop, A. Jones, T. Inness, G. Hawes, R. Hadash, J. Moore, T Gentry. Row 7: J. Dybowski, T Curtis, T Hunt, J. Stevens, S. Keese, R. Miller, C. Lang, B. McMullen, C. Porter, C Gentry, J. Reed. Titans est. 1977: Row 1: S. Eudaly, M. Jones, L. Tesh, M. Pickens, A. Bangs, K. Coble. Row 2: M. Morgan, S. Morris, E. Simmons, K. Hudson, J. Stripling, P. Parish. Row 3: G. Simmons, B. Petree, B. Patterson, J. Weaver, L. Martin, J. Hawkins, 0. Flowers, M. Cramblett. Row 4: H. Shirley, B. Blickenstaff, C. Rowan, N. Stutzman, A. Woltman, B. Clark, S. Stringfellow. Row 5: C. Farrel, C. Wilkerson, B. Daniel, L. Ferguson, M. Ferguson, Z. Cambron, J. Moble, A. Blue, J. Hearn, D. Hudson. Row 6: D. Hudson, P. Anzalone, J. Chapman, M. Huang, Z. Stewart, E. Du, L. Horn, L. Collins, K. Cook, B. Hester, D. Horton, C Reynolds, C. Haley. Row 7: P. Bingham, D. Downs, G. Roe, R. Teel, B. Bradley, A. Copeland, N. Monan, R. Harrison, K. Lester. 72 1 Social Clubs
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