Briston, Heather
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The collection highlights some of the research and presentations of Heather Briston, Associate Professor and Corrigan Solari University Historian and Archivist at the University of Oregon.
Associate Librarian
Corrigan Solari University Historian and Archivist
Mail: Special Collections and University Archives, 1299 University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1299
Phone: 541-346-1899
Email: hbriston@uoregon.edu
Current Research Interest:
The use of primary source materials in teaching and as a part of information literacy
Legal issues and their effect on archives and research
Collective memory and the role of archives
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Item Open Access Guiding a Campus Through the Transition to a Paperless Records System(Oesterreichische Computer Gesellschaft / Austrian Computer Society, 2010) Briston, Heather; Estlund, KarenThe “paperless office” concept has been around for decades, and many have cited that the electronic office has instead increased the amount of paper produced. Case studies have shown that a successful “paperless” system requires motivation, ease of use, and cost savings [5]. Paper will co-exist with electronic records for the foreseeable future; however, what happens when the official record of an institution becomes “paperless”? This short paper presents a case study describing the efforts in the University of Oregon Office of the President to move to a fully electronic records system, the trickle-down effect to campus units, and the work of the Libraries to preserve the institutional record. The Libraries created a model to solve the immediate needs of the Office of the President addressing issues of workflow and preservation before an ideal system and staffing could be realized. A hands-on approach was employed, focusing on day-to-day work and ease of use for office contacts, and standards and migration plans for archival files using PLATTER [1]. By doing this, a foundation was created for an electronic records system that can be adapted across campus for administrative offices, faculty scholarship, cultural museums, science labs, and student coursework.Item Open Access Creating a Flexible Preservation Infrastructure for Electronic Records(Springer, 2010) Estlund, Karen; Briston, HeatherAs universities begin to address their first significant collections of electronic records, the needs of the collections often outstrip the resources and support available. This poster will illustrate the steps taken to transition and preserve a presidential electronic records collection into an university archives with limited systems support and preparation for future preservation needs. The infrastructure created was designed to quickly ingest at-risk records and allow for file migration and system evolution as future technologies are implemented.Item Open Access Another Satisfied Customer? Understanding Student and Faculty Use of Digitized Primary Sources(2007-07-20T15:46:22Z) Briston, Heather; Breakstone, ElizabethFindings from interviews with faculty and students regarding their use of physical and digitized primary sources in teaching and learning.Item Open Access Keeping an Account: The role of archives and archivists in accountability(University of Oregon Libraries, 2004-08) Briston, HeatherAn examination of the fundamental role of archives and archivists in promoting accountability. Includes a discussion of both the impact of laws on the role, and the legal implications of the role of archives. Exploring the perceptions of archives and accountability in the general public as viewed by archivists. Concluding with a discussion of actions for archivists to take to foster a wider public understanding of the role of archives and archivists in accountability.Item Open Access Legal Rights of Privacy and Publicity: Managing the records of the famous, infamous, and completely unknown(University of Oregon Libraries, 2005-08) Briston, HeatherAn analysis of the legal rights of privacy and rights of publicity for an audience of archivists. Discusses legal issues in the context of managing archival collections.Item Open Access Primary Sources from the Inside Out: Discovering Uncharted Territory(2006-02) Briston, Heather; Ward, Heather EA primary source research course developed for the University of Oregon, and offered as part of the University Libraries undergraduate information literacy curriculum. Developed and taught collaboratively by an archivist and a librarian.Item Open Access LIB 399 Primary Sources from the Inside Out Spring 2005(2006-03-23T23:45:19Z) Ward, Heather E; Briston, HeatherThis 4-credit course allowed students to investigate manuscripts & archives by working with letters, diaries, film scripts, architectural plans, photographs, or other materials; to extend the boundaries of historical knowledge by using collections few have seen before; to take their research skills to the next level; to find out where primary sources are and why they matter.Item Open Access LIB 399 Primary Sources from the Inside Out Spring 2004(2006-03-23T21:19:33Z) Ward, Heather E; Briston, HeatherThis 4-credit course allowed students to investigate manuscripts & archives by working with letters, diaries, film scripts, architectural plans, photographs, or other materials; to extend the boundaries of historical knowledge by using collections few have seen before; to take their research skills to the next level; to find out where primary sources are and why they matter.Item Open Access Exploring Uncharted Territory: Incorporating primary source research into the university undergraduate curriculum(University of Oregon Libraries, 2004-08) Briston, HeatherThe integration of primary sources into the undergraduate curriculum and the role of archivists in the information literacy program - two examples from the University of Oregon.Item Open Access The Right of Privacy and the Right of Publicity: It's not just about tabloids and fame(The Henry Ford, 2004-10) Briston, HeatherAn analysis of the rights of privacy and the rights of publicity as they affect the management of archives and museum collections.Item Open Access Which Way to the Lifeboats: Copyright, Archives and Unpublished Material after Eldred(2006-03-17T22:56:45Z) Briston, HeatherPresentation slides on copyright law and its impact on archives.Item Open Access Expanding the Focus of the IR: Scholars’ Bank at the University of Oregon(University of Oregon Libraries, 2005-07-07) Breakstone, Elizabeth; Briston, Heather; Hixson, Carol G.