Author Archives: Eric Ames

About Eric Ames

Curator of Digital Collections for Baylor University Libraries, adjunct lecturer in Department of Museum Studies, Baylor University. MA in Museum Studies (Baylor University) and BA in Public Relations (Texas Tech University)

Item Spotlight – “Female Education: Address Delivered at the Annual Examination of the Baylor University by Col. William P. Rogers” (The Texas Collection – Selections)

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Eric Ames

Our item spotlight this time around focuses on an antebellum publication that addresses two controversial issues – one directly, one obliquely – from the point of view of a former U.S. Consul to Mexico, an early law professor at Baylor … Continue reading →

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Baylor Faculty Members Secure Grant Funding for Digital Collections-Based Research Project

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Eric Ames

In a year filled with firsts for the Digital Projects Group, we’re excited to announce another. Two Baylor University faculty members – Dr. Greg Hamerly (Associate Professor, Computer Science) and Dr. William Weaver (Assistant Professor, Great Texts Program – Honors … Continue reading →

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In A Time Of Uncertainty, The Pursuit of Permanence Reinforced

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Eric Ames

At the time of this writing, the campus of Baylor University is quiet, subdued under a twin burden thanks to the dismal weather (due to a cold front/rainstorm combo) and an event that occurred just twenty short miles up the … Continue reading →

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A Dispatch From the Ivory Tower: An MST/DPG Graduate Course Update

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Eric Ames

Long-time readers of our blog may remember this post, wherein we unveiled a new venture for the Digital Projects Group: implementing, hosting and teaching a graduate course on technology and outreach for museums, archives and libraries. We’re now heading into … Continue reading →

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“And On Your Right Is One Of Only Five Cruse Large-Format Scanners In Texas”: Tips From the Tour-Guiding Trenches

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Eric Ames

Since opening our doors in October 2008, the Riley Digitization Center has hosted dozens of groups for tours, demos, information sessions, mingling, and general collegial carousing. Baylor presidents, regents, library fellows, donors, academics, provosts from other universities, students (graduate and … Continue reading →

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The Brazos River: Impacting Life in Waco, Scholarship at Baylor

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Eric Ames

In support of our colleagues at The Texas Collection and their upcoming event, The Brazos River and the Baylor Achives, we’re reposting a link from last year that shows the awesome power of the Brazos River in flood stage from … Continue reading →

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A Club for Every Interest: The 1906 “Round-Up”

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Eric Ames

One of the great joys of my job as Curator of Digital Collections is the opportunity I get to go in-depth with the materials we host as part of the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. They are drawn from every … Continue reading →

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Collection Spotlight: The Keston Digital Archive

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Eric Ames

Baylor University is a long way from Kirov, Russia and the halls of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, but one digital archive unites these seemingly disparate places through the common bond of The Keston Collection. The Keston … Continue reading →

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English Street Art, Full Text Searching and Raising the Dead

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Eric Ames

“I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.” This quote, attributed to anonymous and ubiquitous English street artist … Continue reading →

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Gather ‘Round and Download the Tale: A Primer for Digital Storytelling in Archives

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Eric Ames

The storytelling urge is an ingrained part of human behavior spanning back to our earliest conversant days, when “This plant bad, that plant good” wasn’t just helpful advice for staying alive, it could also pass for a rollicking tale around … Continue reading →

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