Staff Notes: Adam Berenbak, Brian Dietz, Todd Kosmerick, Cate Putirskis, and Jason Ronallo

Adam Berenbak , Brian Dietz , Todd Kosmerick , Cate Putirskis (all from Special Collections Research Center), and Jason Ronallo (DLI) presented "Historical State: Discovering NC State History" at the Annual Conference of the Librarians' Association of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill on Monday, March 8, 2010. They discussed the history of the Libraries' recent efforts to present the university's history online, beginning with early web-based timelines and exhibits and culminating in the recently launched Historical State discovery platform. Also discussed were the technologies underlying Historical State, how University Archives staff administer and curate content for the site, and how Special Collections public services staff are using it as a ready-reference and outreach tool.