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Digitizing and Hosting on the Cheap: Merging Two University Archives into One

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Abstract

In February 2016, Purdue University Calumet and Purdue University North Central merged together, creating a new entity called Purdue University Northwest. To support this new institution, we needed to create an archives that preserved the pasts of both institutions while also fulfilling the needs of our new institution. Purdue Calumet (PUC) was in Hammond, Indiana, which includes an urban, blue collar, and primarily Democratic demographic, whereas Purdue North Central (PNW), 40 miles away from PUC, serves a more rural and conservative population. The Purdue Calumet archives was established in 1976, while Purdue North Central never had a legitimate archives (everything was kept in filing cabinets and storage areas in boxes spread out over campus).

How to Cite:

Coates, J., (2019) “Digitizing and Hosting on the Cheap: Merging Two University Archives into One”, MAC Newsletter 47(2). doi: https://doi.org//macnewsletter.11134