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SALALM LVI – Philadelphia, PA Anton duPlessis – Cushing Library, Texas A&M University

SALALM LVI – Philadelphia, PA Anton duPlessis – Cushing Library, Texas A&M University Craig Schroer – Benson Library, The University of Texas. Primeros Libros :  Phase 2 project book count. Currently there are 174 exemplars in the project 84 different titles

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SALALM LVI – Philadelphia, PA Anton duPlessis – Cushing Library, Texas A&M University

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  1. SALALM LVI – Philadelphia, PA Anton duPlessis – Cushing Library, Texas A&M University Craig Schroer – Benson Library, The University of Texas

  2. PrimerosLibros:  Phase 2 project book count • Currently there are 174 exemplars in the project • 84 different titles • 47 titles are not held in common by another project member • Larger collection than the physical holdings of any single institution SALALM – Los Primeros Libros Project

  3. PrimerosLibros: history and participants • Initiated by Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin • Web site launched August 2010 http://primeroslibros.org • Partners in Mexico, Spain, and the US • The project is seeking additional partners • Use of technology to share the historical and cultural patrimony SALALM – Los Primeros Libros Project

  4. PrimerosLibros: history and participants México: Biblioteca José María Lafragua (Puebla) Biblioteca Palafoxiana (Puebla) Biblioteca Franciscana (San Andrés Cholula) Biblioteca Pública de la Universidad Michoacana de san Nicolás de Hidalgo (Morelia) Biblioteca Centro Cultural Vito Alessio Robles (Saltillo) Centro de Documentación Histórica Rafael Montejano y Aguiñaga (San Luis Potosí) Technology: CIRIA de la Universidad de las Américas Puebla (San Andrés Cholula) Biblioteca José María Lafragua (Puebla) Sistema de Bibliotecas de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (San Luis Potosí ) SALALM – Los Primeros Libros Project

  5. PrimerosLibros: history and participants España: Biblioteca Histórica Marqués de Valdecilla de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Madrid) United States: Benson Latin American Collection (Austin) Cushing Memorial Library (College Station) The John Carter Brown Library (Providence) Technology: The University of Texas Libraries (Austin) The Texas A&M University Libraries (College Station) SALALM – Los Primeros Libros Project

  6. PrimerosLibros: Optimizing Collaboration • Removing technological costs as a barrier • Scanner, training, resource sharing • Maximizing potential for participation • Material providers, technical providers • Recognizing the “not obvious” means of participation (institution politics) SALALM – Los Primeros Libros Project

  7. PrimerosLibros: side benefits of collaboration • Permits collection growth in an atmosphere of constrained finances • Good faith reparation of cultural patrimony • Discover forgotten or previously unknown, unique holdings • Promote smaller institutions to a larger scholarly audience • Develop contacts among special collections SALALM – Los Primeros Libros Project

  8. PrimerosLibros: Preservation advantages • Quality of scanned images often easier to read • Greater contrast, increase text size in viewer • Overall, less handling of the primero(s) libro(s) • Scanning is done to minimize strain on the binding and spine of the particular volume • Increased accessibility increases the valuation of the primero(s) libro(s) • not neglected, but appreciated by a wider audience. SALALM – Los Primeros Libros Project

  9. PrimerosLibros: Collaborative Digital Library • Point of access for digitized specific collections of materials • Historical, cultural, linguistic scholarship among others • High-quality digital content at the core • Selection, design, management, preservation, and tools to ensure its discovery and availability • Image viewers from UT, TAMU, and UDALP/ Lafragua • Project site by UT and TAMU • Preservation by TDL and UASLP SALALM – Los Primeros Libros Project

  10. PrimerosLibros: Preservation advantages • Protects unique materials in the event of a calamity • 5 member libraries hold 47 titles that no other project members hold • Complete collection will be hosted and archived in several places in the world, including Mexico and Texas • Bibliographic • Marginalia • Compare state, emission, edition, etc. of an exemplar • Future capability for curators and scholars to annotate the texts via a web interface SALALM – Los Primeros Libros Project

  11. PrimerosLibros: Realizing Collaborative potential • Provenance • marcas de fuego, ex libris • digital avoids export issues • Instruction • classes for Náhuatl using PDFs rather than photocopies of microfiche printouts. SALALM – Los Primeros Libros Project

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