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                               September-October 2005                         Volume 32, Number 5                                                ISSN 0884-9692         

               

Nebraska Public Documents Digitization Project

 October 2005

 

University of Nebraska Project Partners:

 

University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO):  James Shaw

University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL):  Katherine Walter

Nebraska State Historical Society (NSHS):  Andrea Faling, Cindy Drake

Nebraska Library Commission (NLC): Beth Goble, Shannon Behrhorst, Bonnie Henzel, Jennifer Wrampe, Lori Sailors

 

Project Purpose:

 

The Nebraska Public Documents are a collection of reports of Nebraska constitutional officers and state agencies spanning 1870 to 1956.  They are owned by several Nebraska libraries, but not readily accessible to the public.  The oldest volumes are in poor condition.  The Digitization Project is a collaborative effort to produce digital versions of the Public Documents, and to create a public, freely accessible web site linking to the digitized documents.

 

Progress to Date:

 

The Partners have met several times since January 2005 and have remained in email contact.

• The Partners agreed to discuss level of involvement in the project with their directors and investigate Nebraska funding sources such as the State Records Board, Nebraska Information Technology Commission, and Nebraska State Bar Association.
• The Partners learned that New York Public Library (NYPL) had microfilmed the 1890-1956 portion of the collection. Several rolls were borrowed for evaluation for digitization potential and compared with contents of the print volumes owned by NLC and NSHS.   The quality was deemed good enough for digitization.
• The Partners agreed that the 116 rolls of film should be purchased from NYPL at $80 per roll so that it would be available in Nebraska regardless of whether funding was available for digitization.  Permission was obtained from New York Public Library to digitize the film without paying use fees in addition to the purchase price.

• In April 2005 the Library Commission awarded a grant of $10,000 to the Historical Society to purchase the film. After the digitization project is completed the Historical Society will store the microfilm permanently.
• UNL will take the lead in having the microfilm digitized and will host the web site.  A roll of film will be sent to two vendors to test which one to select for digitizing.  In April the Library Commission awarded a grant of $23,000 to Love Library at UNL to begin the digitization phase.

• A master spreadsheet of the holdings of the project partners who own print volumes (NLC, NSHS, UNO) has been created.  UNL is now checking it against the New York Public Library microfilm to identify material not on the film.  For example there are several "unofficial" volumes that contain Governor's messages translated into foreign languages such as Czech, Swedish and German. 
• $23,000 has been granted by the Library Commission to the UNL Love Library.   Potential digitization vendors have been identified and will be sent test reels.  The funds will be used to digitize approximately half of the microfilm.
• Katherine Walter drafted a grant proposal for $23,000, which was submitted to the State Records Board in May.  The grant was awarded to UNL Love Library at the Board's September 27^th meeting. 

 

Completing the Project

 

• The $23,000 State Records Board Grant will enable UNL to have the remaining microfilm reels digitized.
• The Partners will contribute additional resources or seek additional funding to complete the project.
  • UNL will contribute staff resources and server space for the creation and maintenance of the web site.
  • The State Historical Society will microfilm reports not on the NYPL microfilm. 
  • This additional microfilm will also need to be digitized.
  • The microfilm reels will be kept by the State Historical Society for permanent preservation and backup access.
• The partners will create catalog records for their online library catalogs.  The digitized collection will be linked to from partners' web sites.  

 

 

 

AGRICULTURE - CROPS

 

E-1          FALL SEED GUIDE 2005.  UNL/Cooperative Extension Service.  2005.  64 p.  U2250H001.0103-2005.

 

 

AGRICULTURE - GENERAL

 

E-2          SITE-SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT OF SOIL PH (FAQ).  (Extension Circular Series No. EC 05-705).  UNL/Cooperative Extension Service.  2005.  U2250H001.0705-2005.

 

 

AGRICULTURE - LIVESTOCK

 

E-3          LIVESTOCK RISK PROTECTION INSURANCE: A SELF-STUDY GUIDE JULY 2005.  (Extension Circular Series No. EC05-839).  UNL/Cooperative Extension Service.  2005.  40 p.  U2250H001.0839-2005.

 

 

AUDIT REPORTS

 

E-4          ATTESTATION EXAMINATION REPORT FOR THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AS OF AUGUST 24, 2005.  Auditor of Public Accounts.  2005.  15 p.  OCLC # 61445454.  A9000B316-2005.

 

E-5          ATTESTATION EXAMINATION REPORT FOR THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AS OF JUNE 30, 2005.  Auditor of Public Accounts.  2005.  14 p.  OCLC # 61445452.  A9000B316-2005.

 

E-6          ATTESTATION REPORT OF THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CHARITABLE GAMING INVESTIGATION PETTY CASH FUND, JULY 1, 2004 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2005.  Auditor of Public Accounts.  2004.  7 p.  OCLC # 61445459. 

 

E-7          ATTESTATION REPORT OF THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CIGARETTE TAX RECEIPTS, JULY 1, 2004 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2005.  Auditor of Public Accounts.  2004.  12 p.  OCLC # 61445464.  A9000B366-2004/05.

 

E-8          ATTESTATION REPORT OF THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MOTOR FUEL TAX ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION DIVISION, JULY 1, 2004 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2005.  Auditor of Public Accounts.  2004.  21 p.  OCLC # 61881511.  A9000B371-2004/05.

 

E-9          ATTESTATION REPORT OF THE NEBRASKA REAL ESTATE APPRAISER BOARD, JULY 1, 2004 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2005.  Auditor of Public Accounts.  2004.  21 p.  OCLC # 61881515.  A9000B406-2004/05.

 

E-10        ATTESTATION REPORT OF THE NEBRASKA STATE RACING COMMISSION, JULY 1, 2004 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2005.  Auditor of Public Accounts.  2004.  27 p.  OCLC # 61445472.  A9000B405-2004/05.

 

E-11        AUDIT REPORT OF THE NEBRASKA LOTTERY, JULY 1, 2004 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2005.  Auditor of Public Accounts.  2004.  37 p.  OCLC # 30744124.  A9000B171-2004/05.

 

E-12        AUDIT REPORT OF THE NEBRASKA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS - STATE AND COUNTY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT PLANS, JANUARY 1, 2004 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2004.  Auditor of Public Accounts.  2004.  53 p.  OCLC # 47770522.  A9000B041-2004.

 

 

BUDGET

 

E-13        FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA.  University of Nebraska.  2005.  504 p.  OCLC # 13499934.  U0100B001-2005/06.

 

 

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

 

E-14        FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 PERSONNEL ROSTER UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, VOLUME 1.  University of Nebraska.  2005.  531 p.  OCLC # 39822488.  U0100B003-2005/06(v.1).

 

E-15        FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 PERSONNEL ROSTER UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, VOLUME 2.  University of Nebraska.  2005.  536 p.  OCLC # 39822488.  U0100B003-2005/06(v.2).

 

E-16        FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 PERSONNEL ROSTER UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, VOLUME 3.  University of Nebraska.  2005.  202 p.  OCLC # 39822488.  U0100B003-2005/06(v.3).

 

E-17        UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA BOARD OF REGENTS POLICIES.  University of Nebraska.  2005.  176 p.  OCLC # 62037032.  U0000R003-2005.

 

 

EMERGENCY OPERATIONS

 

E-18        LOCAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, MERRICK COUNTY.  Nebraska Public Power District.  2005.  326 p.  OCLC # 62057880.  M2200B011.4743-2005.

 

 

HIGHWAYS AND ROADS

 

E-19        A HISTORY OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVES OF THE NEBRASKA STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.  Department of Roads.  2005.  36 p.  OCLC # 61881512.  R6000T028-2005.

 

E-20        NEBRASKA SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM BOOK, FISCAL YEARS 2006-2011 AND BEYOND.  Department of Roads.  2006.  67 p.  OCLC # 52432344.  R6000B003-2006.

 

E-21        REGRESSION EQUATIONS.  Department of Roads.  2005.  133 p.  OCLC # 61926624.  R6000B016.0104-2005.

 

E-22        RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION GUIDE FOR LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES.  Department of Roads.  2004.  27 p.  OCLC # 61920171.  R6000H051-2004.

 

E-23        TRAFFIC CRASH FACTS 2004 ANNUAL REPORT.  Department of Roads.  2004.  31 p.  OCLC # 51088722.  R6000S001-2004.

 

HISTORIC BUILDINGS

 

E-24        DAWES COUNTY NEBRASKA HISTORIC BUILDINGS SURVEY.  Nebraska State Historical Society.  2005.  134 p.  OCLC # 61881508.  H6000B009.1178-2005.

 

E-25        SIOUX COUNTY NEBRASKA HISTORIC BUILDINGS SURVEY.  Nebraska State Historical Society.  2005.  94 p.  OCLC # 61881509.  H6000B009.7045-2005.

 

 

HOME AND GARDEN

 

E-26        BACKYARD WILDLIFE PLANTING FOR HABITAT.  (NebGuide Series No. G05-1571-A).  UNL/Cooperative Extension Service.  2005.  4 p.  U2250H033.1571-2005.

 

E-27        LANDSCAPE PLANTS FOR WILDLIFE.  (NebGuide Series. No. G05-1572-A).  UNL/Cooperative Extension Service.  2005.  4 p.  U2250H033.1572-2005.

 

 

LEGISLATURE

 

E-28        STATE OF NEBRASKA BIENNIAL BUDGET FY2005-06 AND FY2006-07.  Legislative Fiscal Office.  2006.  121 p.  OCLC # 27018078.  L3350B007-2006/07.

 

 

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES

 

E-29        DISCOVER NEW TRAILS @ YOUR LIBRARY®.  Nebraska Library Commission.  2004.  518 p.  OCLC # 53344209.  L4000T027-2004.

 

E-30        PAWS, CLAWS, SCALES AND TALES.  Nebraska Library Commission.  2006.  152 p.  OCLC # 61728832.  L4000T027-2006.

 

 

NATURAL RESOURCES

 

E-31        2004 HYDROGRAPHIC REPORT.  Department of Natural Resources.  2004.  222 p.  OCLC # 22485436.  N1500B001-2004.

 

E-32        ICE JAM FLOODING AND MITIGATION LOWER PLATTE RIVER BASIN, NEBRASKA.  Natural Resources Commission.  1996.  85 p.  OCLC # 34716320.  N1000B065-1996.

 

 

NEBRASKA INFORMATION

 

E-33        NEBRASKA BLUE BOOK, 2004-05.  Legislative Council.  2004.  1064 p.  OCLC # 01253717.  L3000D001-2004/05.

 

 

NEBRASKA PRESS - SELECTED NEW RELEASES

 

E-34        BEAVER STEALS FIRE.  By Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $14.95 (clothbound).  56 p.  OCLC # 58456793.  U5002T100-2005.

 

E-35        COYOTE WARRIOR.  By Paul Vandevelder.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $19.95 (paperback).  321 p.  OCLC # 60373742.  U5002T103-2005.

 

E-36        DOMESTICATING THE WEST.  By Brenda K. Jackson.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $50.00 (clothbound).  184 p.  OCLC # 59712244.  U5000T909.0016-2005.

 

E-37        DRINKING DRY CLOUDS.  By Gretel Ehrlich.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $18.95 (paperback).  160 p.  OCLC # 60321943.  U5002T102-2005.

 

E-38        IMAGINING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN WEST.  By Blake Allmendinger.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $49.95 (clothbound).  161 p.  OCLC # 59401240.  U5002T078.0003-2005.

 

E-39        IN THE "STRANGER PEOPLE'S" COUNTRY.  By Mary Noailles Murfree.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $19.95 (paperback).  211 p.  OCLC # 58919975.  U5002T013.0002-2005.

 

E-40        JOURNAL OF A LADY OF QUALITY.  By Janet Schaw.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $19.95 (paperback).  341 p.  OCLC # 60245386.  U5002T107-2005.

 

E-41        LOOKING THROUGH TAIWAN.   By Keelung Hong and Stephen O. Murray.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $55.00 (clothbound).  161 p.  OCLC # 58526397.  U5001T860.0008-2005.

 

E-42        MORMON RESISTANCE.  Edited by Leroy R. Hafen and Ann W. Hafen.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $29.95 (paperback).  375 p.  OCLC # 60373607.  U5002T101-2005.

 

E-43        NATIVE AMERICA STUDIES.  By Clara Sue Kidwell and Alan Velie.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $19.95 (paperback) and $70.00 (clothbound).  160 p.  U5002T090.0001-2005.

 

E-41        NO ONE EVER ASKED ME: THE WORLD WAR II MEMOIRS OF AN OMAHA INDIAN SOLDIER.  By Hollis Dorion Stabler and Victoria Smith.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $24.95 (clothbound).  190 p.  OCLC # 59148414.  U5000T943.0029-2005.

 

E-42        ONEIDA LIVES.  Edited by Herbert S. Lewis.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $29.95 (paperback) and $75.00 (clothbound).  425 p.  OCLC # 58986084.  U5001T409.0004-2005.

 

E-43        PORTALS TO HELL.  By Lonnie R. Speer.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $21.95 (paperback).  410 p.  OCLC # 60375720.  U5002T104-2005.

 

E-44        RACE WORK.  By Matthew C. Whitaker.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $35.00 (clothbound).  382 p.  OCLC # 58985911.  U5002T078.0002-2005.

 

E-45        RECOVERING OUR ANCESTORS' GARDENS.  By Devon Abbott Mihesuah.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $24.95 (clothbound).  194 p.  OCLC # 60311862.  U5002T108.0001-2005.

 

E-46        SHADOW CATCHER.  By Laurie Lawlor.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $18.95 (paperback).  132 p.  OCLC # 60419406.  U5002T105-2005.

 

E-47        THE TLINGIT INDIANS IN RUSSIAN AMERICA, 1741-1867.  By Andrei Val'terovich Grinev.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $55.00 (clothbound).  386 p.  OCLC # 60321946.  U5002T109-2005.

 

E-48        YORUBA PROVERBS.  By Oyekan Owomoyela.  University of Nebraska Press.  2005.  Available from Nebraska Press for $50.00 (clothbound).  502 p.  OCLC # 57366102.  U5002T106-2005.

 

 

 

WATER

 

E-49        CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND ANNUAL REPORT STATE FISCAL YEAR 2005.  Department of Environmental Equality.  2005.  30 p.  OCLC # 46949592.  E6900A002-2005.

 

E-50        DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND ANNUAL REPORT STATE FISCAL YEAR 2005.  Department of Environmental Equality.  2005.  30 p.  OCLC # 46949915.  E6900A001-2005.

 

 

POTPOURRI

 

E-51        A CATALOG OF PUBLICATIONS 2005 RESOURCE.  UNL/Cooperative Extension Service.  2005.  49 p.  OCLC # 28437641.  U2250H103.000-2005.

 

E-52        ANNUAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2004/2005.  Equal Opportunity Commission.  2004.  31 p.  OCLC # 53984085.  E7000A001-2004/05.

 

E-53        DIRECTORY OF HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS, MARCH 1999.  Department of Administrative Services/Material Division.  1999.  77 p.  OCLC # 35012608.  A2700D002-1999.

 

E-54        WRITING GRANTS OF YOUTH.   Nebraska Library Commission.  2005.  Video.  OCLC # 61849086.  L4000 V061 -2005.

 

 

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