Paul Conway

Associate Professor of Information,
University of Michigan
Paper



Journal Articles



2011
[J.22]
Fear, K. & Conway, P. (2011 in press). "Valuing American Archivist: An Interpretation of SAA's First Readership Survey," American Archivist 74 (Fall/Winter).
[J.21]
Conway, P. and Landis, W. (2011 in press). "Open Access Publishing and the Transformation of American Archivist Online." American Archivist 74 (Fall/Winter).
[J.20]
Conway, P. (2011 in press). "Archival Quality and Long-term Preservation: A Research Framework for Validating the Usefulness of Digital Surrogates." Archival Science 11 (3).
[J.19]
Conway, P. and Punzalan, R. (2011). "Fields of Vision: Toward a New Theory of Visual Literacy for Digitized Archival Photographs." Archivaria 71 (Spring): 63-97. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85226
[J.18]
Yakel, E., Conway, P., Hedstrom, M., and Wallace, D. (2011). "Digital Curation for Digital Natives." Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 52 (Winter): 23-31.
2010
[J.17]
Conway, P. (2010). "Modes of Seeing: Digitized Photographic Archives and the Experienced User." American Archivist 73 (Fall): 425-462. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85224 Winner: SAA Fellows' Ernst Posner Prize for best article in American Archivist
[J.16]
Donaldson, D. R. & Conway, P. (2010). "Implementing PREMIS: A Case Study of the Florida Digital Archive," Library Hi Tech, Vol. 28 No. 2, pp. 273-289.
[J.15]
Conway, P. (2010). "Preservation in the Age of Google: Digitization, Digital Preservation, and Dilemmas." The Library Quarterly 80 (1): 61-79. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85223
2009
[J.14]
Conway, P. (2009). "Building Meaning in Digitized Photographs." Journal of the Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science 1 (no. 1). http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85222
2008
[J.13]
Conway, P. (2008). "Modeling the Digital Content Landscape in Universities." Library Hi Tech 26 (3): 342-358. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85221Winner: Outstanding Paper Award, Literati Network Awards for Excellence
1996
[J.12]
Conway, P. (1996). Preservation in the Digital World. Washington, D.C.: Commission on Preservation and Access. Translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Russian.
[J.11]
Conway, P. (1996). "Yale University Library's Project Open Book: Preliminary Research Findings." D-Lib Magazine 2 (February).
[J.10]
Conway, P. (1996). "Selecting Microfilm for Digital Preservation." Library Resources & Technical Services 40 (January): 67-77.
1994
[J.09]
Conway, P. (1994). "Digitizing Preservation: Microfilm and Paper Go Electronic." Library Journal 119 (February 1): 42-45. [cover story]
1993
[J.08]
Conway, P. (1993). "Effective Continuing Education for Training the Archivist." Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 34 (Winter): 38-47.
1990
[J.07]
Conway, P. (1993). "Archival Preservation Practice in a Nationwide Context." American Archivist 53 (Spring): 204-222. Reprinted in: American Archival Studies: Readings in Theory and Practice. Edited by Randall C. Jimerson. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2000, pp. 495-517. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85220
1989
[J.06]
Conway, P. (1989). "Archival Preservation: Definitions for Improving Education and Training." Restaurator 10 (1): 47-60.
1988
[J.05]
Conway, P. (1988). "Perspectives on Evaluating Workshop Education Programs," Options: A Professional Journal about Adult Learning and Practice 3 (Fall/Winter): 6-9.
[J.04]
Conway, P. (1988). "Archival Education and the Need for Full time Faculty." American Archivist 51 (Summer): 254-263. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85219
1987
[J.03]
Conway, P. (1987). "Perspectives on Archival Resources: The 1985 Census of Archival Institutions." American Archivist 50 (Spring): 174-191. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85218
1986
[J.02]
Conway, P. (1986). "Facts and Frameworks: An Approach to Studying the Users of Archives." American Archivist 49 (Fall): 393-407. Reprinted in: American Archival Studies: Readings in Theory and Practice. Edited by Randall C. Jimerson. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2000, pp. 433-448. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85217
[J.01]
Conway, P. (1986). "Research in Presidential Libraries: A User Survey." The Midwestern Archivist XI (July): 35-56.


Conference Papers, Refereed



2011
[C.07]
Conway, P. & Williams, D. (2011). "Enhanced Education for Better Imaging Practices: A Case Study at the University of Michigan." Proceedings of IS&T Archiving 2011, Imaging Science & Technology, Salt Lake City, UT, May 16-19, pp. 65-70. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85230
2010
[C.06]
Conway, P. (2010). "Measuring Content Quality in a Preservation Repository: HathiTrust and Large-Scale Book Digitization." Proceedings of 7th International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (iPres 2010), 19-24 September, Vienna, Austria, pp. 95-102. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85227
[C.05]
Conway, P. (2010). "Validation of Archival Quality for Long-Term Preservation," Proceedings of Forum on Archives and Records Management Education and Research (FARMER), 5-6 July, Oxford University, UK.
2009
[C.04]
Conway, P. (2009). "The Image and the Expert User." Proceedings of IS&T Archiving 2009, Imaging Science & Technology, Arlington, VA, May 4-7, pp. 142-50. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85228
[C.03]
Yakel, E., Conway, P., & Krause, M. G. (2009). "Thinking Like a Digital Curator: Creating Internships in the Cognitive Apprenticeship Model." DigCCurr 2009: Digital Curation Practice, Promise and Prospects, Chapel Hill, NC, April 1-3, pp. 7-11.
2008
[C.02]
Conway, P. (2008). "Best Practices for Digitizing Photographs: A Network Analysis of Influences." Proceedings of IS&T Archiving 2008, Imaging Science & Technology, Berne, Switzerland, June 24-27, pp. 94-102. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85229
[C.01]
Conway, P. (2008). "Ethics, Information Technology, and Today's Undergraduate Classroom." Proceedings of the Third Annual iConference, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, February 28-March 1, pp. 233-238. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85225


Conference Presentations, Refereed



2010
[CP.06]
Conway, P. (2010). "Information Quality in Digital Preservation Repositories: Constructing a New Approach to Metrics." Society of American Archivists Research Forum, Washington, DC, August 10.
[CP.05]
Conway, P., Fraistat, N., Galloway, P., Kraus, K., Rehberger, D., & Walter, K. (2010). "Digital Humanities Internships: Creating a Model iSchool-Digital Humanities Center Partnership," Proceedings of Digital Humanities 2010, 7-10 July, Kings College London, UK.
[CP.04]
Conway, P. (2010). "Modes of Seeing: Case Studies on the Use of Digitized Photographic Archives." Proceedings of Digital Humanities 2010, 7-10 July, Kings College London, UK.
2009
[CP.03]
Conway, P. (2009). "How Do Experts Use Digitized Photographs? Theory Development on Users and Use." Society of American Archivists Research Forum, Austin, TX, August 12.
2008
[CP.02]
Conway, P. (2008). "Building and Judging Meaning in Digitized Photographs." Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science, University of Chicago, November 1-3.
[CP.01]
Conway, P. (2008). "Digitizing Photographs: Exploring the Relationship Between Building and Using Image Digital Archives." Society of American Archivists Research Forum, San Francisco, CA, August 24.


Books



1994
[B.01]
Conway, P. (1994). Partners in Research: Toward Enhanced Access to the Nation's Archive: A Report on the Users of the National Archives. Pittsburgh: Archives and Museum Informatics.


Book Chapters



2009
[BC.11]
Conway, P. (2009). "Overview: Rationale for Digitization and Preservation." In Handbook for Digital Conversion Projects: A Management Tool. Edited by Maxine Sitts. Andover, MA: Northeast Document Conservation Center, 2000. http://www.nedcc.org/digital/ii.htm Reprinted in: Museums in a Digital Age, edited by Ross Parry. London: Routledge.
2006
[BC.10]
Conway, P. & Jakobs, D. (2006). "The Modern Research Library" in The Academic's Handbook, Third ed. Edited by Leigh DeNeef and Craufurd Goodwin, pp. 334-347. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
2001
[BC.09]
Conway, P. (2001). "The Preservation Environment." In Library Off-Site Shelving: Guide for High Density Facilities. Edited by Danuta A. Nitecki and Curtis L. Kendrick, pp. 89-118. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
2000
[BC.08]
Conway, P. (2000). "Preserving the Nineteenth Century: Challenges and Possibilities." In Getting Ready for the Nineteenth Century: Strategies and Solutions for Rare Book and Special Collections Librarians, Proceedings of the 39th Annual Rare Books and Manuscripts Preconference. Edited by Laura Stalker and William E. Brown, pp. 51-71. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.
[BC.07]
Conway, P. (2000). "Production Tracking." In Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging for Libraries and Archives. Ed. Anne R. Kenney and Oya Rieger. Mountain View, CA: Research Libraries Group.
1999
[BC.06]
Conway, P. (1999). "Digital Technology Made Simpler." In Preservation of Library & Archival Materials, 3rd Edition. Edited by Sherelyn Ogden. Andover, MA: Northeast Document Conservation Center. Translated into Spanish and Russian.
[BC.05]
Conway, P. (1999). "The Relevance of Preservation in a Digital World." In Preservation of Library & Archival Materials, 3rd Edition. Edited by Sherelyn Ogden. Andover, MA: Northeast Document Conservation Center.
1994
[BC.04]
Kenney, A. R. & Conway, P. (1994). "From Analog to Digital: Extending the Preservation Tool Kit." In Digital Imaging Technology for Preservation: Proceedings from an RLG Symposium Held March 17 and 18, 1994 at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Edited by Nancy Elkington. Mountain View, CA: Research Libraries Group, 1994. Reprinted simultaneously in Collection Management 22, No. 3/4, 1998, pp. 65-79; and: Going Digital: Strategies for Access, Preservation, and Conversion of Collections to a Digital Format. Edited by Donald L. DeWitt. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 1998.
[BC.03]
Finch, E. F. & Conway, P. (1994). "Talking to the Angel: Beginning Your Public Relations Program," in Advocating Archives: An Introduction to Public Relations for Archivists, edited by Elsie Freeman Finch. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, pp. 5-22.
1992
[BC.02]
Conway, P. (1992). "Preserving History's Future: A Nationwide Strategy for Archival Preservation." In Advances in Preservation and Access, Volume 1. Edited by Barbra Buckner Higginbotham and Mary E. Jackson, pp. 244-260. Westport, Conn.: Meckler.
1991
[BC.01]
Conway, P. (1991). "Education for Archival Preservation," in National Conference on the Development of Statewide Preservation Planning, edited by Carolyn Clark Morrow. Washington, D.C.: Commission on Preservation and Access, pp. 55-58.


White Papers



2011
[WP.08]
Williams, D. & Conway, P. (2011). ISa GoldenThread: Use and Interpretation Manual. Rochester, NY: Image Science Associates. [Prepared for SI 675 Digitization for Preservation as part of NEH grant; distributed by ISa. ]
2001
[WP.07]
Okerson, A. & Conway, P. (2001). BYTES: Books You Teach Every Semester. Final Report to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
1998
[WP.06]
Chapman, S., Conway, P., Kenney, A. R. (1999). Digital Imaging and Preservation Microfilm: The Future of the Hybrid Approach for the Preservation of Brittle Books. Washington, D.C.: Council on Library and Information Resources.
1997
[WP.05]
Preservation of Digitized Reproductions. Official Policy Statement, Society of American Archivists. Approved by SAA Council June 9, 1997.
1996
[WP.04]
Conway, P. (1996). The Production-Conversion Phase of Project Open Book: Final Report to the National Endowment for the Humanities. New Haven: Yale University Library.
1994
[WP.03]
Conway, P. & Weaver, S. (1994). The Setup Phase of Project Open Book: A Report to the Commission on Preservation and Access. Washington, D.C.: Commission on Preservation and Access.
1991
[WP.02]
Digital Imaging and Optical Media Storage Systems: Guidelines for State and Local Government Agencies. Albany, NY: National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators, December 1991. [lead author, with National Archives staff]
1989
[WP.01]
Archives Assessment and Planning Workbook, edited by Paul McCarthy. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 1989. [assistant editor and author of statistical appendices]


Review Articles



2011
[R.12]
Paper to Digital: Documents in the Information Age. By Ziming Liu. In The Library Quarterly 81 (April 2011).
2007
[R.11]
Preservation Management for Libraries, Archives and Museums. Edited by G. E. Gorman and Sydney J. Shep. In American Archivist 70 (Spring/Summer 2007).
2004
[R.10]
Vandals in the Stacks? A Response to Nicholson Baker's Assault on Libraries. By Richard J. Cox. In American Archivist 67 (Spring/Summer 2004).
2001
[R.09]
Internet Publishing and Beyond: The Economics of Digital Information and Intellectual Property. Edited by Brian Kahin and Hal R. Varian. In portal: Libraries and the Academy 1 (April 2001).
1998
[R.08]
Digital Image Access & Retrieval: Papers Presented at the 1996 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing. Edited by P. Bryan Heidorn and Beth Sandore. In Archival Issues 23 (1998): 75-77.
1997
[R.07]
Review Essay on Proceedings of Four RLG Digital Conferences. In Library Resources & Technical Services 41 (March 1997): 158-162.
1994
[R.06]
Preservation of Electronic Formats & Electronic Formats for Preservation. Janice Mohlhenrich. In NEA Newsletter 21 (January 1994): 23-24.
1993
[R.05]
Archival Appraisal. Frank Boles. In Information Processing & Management Vol. 29, No. 4, (1993) pp. 525-526.
[R.04]
Managing Institutional Archives: Foundational Principles and Practices. Richard Cox. In The Library Quarterly 63 (July 1993): 370-372; and in Journal of the American Society for Information Science 44 (August 1993): 428-429.
1989
[R.03]
Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the United States, 2nd Edition. In American Archivist 52 (Winter 1989): 102-103.
1986
[R.02]
A Reference Guide to United States Department of State Special Files. Gerald K. Haines. In American Archivist 49 (Spring 1986): 196-197.
1985
[R.01]
Information Design: The Design and Evaluation of Signs and Printed Material. Edited by Ronald Easterby and Harm Zwaga. In The Midwestern Archivist 10 (Fall 1985): 137-138.


Other Publications



2011
[O.11]
Conway, P. (2011). "SAA Opens Access to Publications through HathiTrust," Archival Outlook (May/June).
2008
[O.10]
Conway, P. (2008). "Tec(h)Tonics: Reimagining Preservation." College & Research Libraries News 69 (Nov.): 598-610.
2004
[O.09]
Conway, P. (2004). "Deep Infrastructure Supports Digital Library Services." Syllabus Magazine (May).
2003
[O.08]
Conway, P. (2003). "Zope at Duke University: Open Source Content Management in a Higher Education Context." DigiCult.Info, Number 6 (December 2003).
2002
[O.07]
Conway, P. (2002). "Building the Digital Library @ Duke." Duke University Libraries Magazine (Spring/Summer). Vol.15, No. 3, pp. 2-11.
[O.06]
Conway, P. (2002). "Towards a Shared Vision of Content Management in the Web Environment: An Outline of Concepts and Definitions." Association of Research Libraries, Task Force on Collections & Access, April.
2000
[O.05]
Conway, P. (2000). "Raising Awareness of Faculty about Preservation Issues." ARL Bimonthly Report 213 (December).
1995
[O.04]
Conway, P. (1995). "Yale Study of Imaging Costs: Some Early Findings." ARL News 182 (October 1995): 6-7.
1991
[O.03]
Conway, P. (1991). "Digital Imaging Over the Long Run." Inform (Nov./Dec.): 31-36.
1990
[O.02]
Conway, P. (1990). "Special Collections Revisited," College & Research Library News 51 (September).
1987
[O.01]
Conway, P. (1987). "Archival Census: First Analysis." The Bowker Annual of Library and Book Trade Information. New York: Bowker, pp. 390-396.