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David Mindel

Pronouns: He/Him/His
Associate Professor
Murphy Library
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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David Mindel Pronouns: He/Him/His

Associate Professor

Murphy Library

Specialty area(s)

Digital Conversion (Digitization) of Cultural Heritage materials, Digital Preservation, Color Management, Digital Content Management, Digital Photography, Digital Image Manipulation

Brief biography

Prior to joining the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse as the Digital Collections Librarian, I received my MA in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and subsequently served as a Digital Conversion Specialist at the Library of Congress. My research interests include digitization with a focus on quality and affordability, image manipulation related to digital image restoration, and the relationship between digital access and digital preservation of cultural heritage materials.

Education

MA Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2009

BA Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2005

Career

Professional history

Digital Collections Librarian, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 2012-Present

Digital Conversion Specialist, World Digital Library, Library of Congress 2010-2012

Assistant to the Curator of Visual Materials, Wisconsin Historical Society 2008-2010

Editorial Assistant, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2004-2009

Research and publishing

Recent Publications: 

Mindel, D. (2021). Ethics and Digital Collections: A Selective Overview of Evolving Complexities. Journal of Documentation. (Submitted: November 12, 2020, Revised: May 6, 2021, Accepted: July 11, 2021, Published: July 29, 2021). 

Mindel, D. (2020). Expanding the Scope of Digital Collection Development for Heritage Preservation: The Case of the Odin Oyen Collection. Imaging Science & Technology, Archiving 2020 Conference Proceedings. (Submitted: October 16, 2019, Accepted: February 2020, Published: May 18, 2020).

Mindel, D. (2019). A Shifting Relationship: Digitisation Standards and Advances in Display and Capture Technologies. Journal of Digital Media Management. (Submitted: August 30, 2018, Accepted: November 2018, Published: April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2019).

 Mindel, D. (2017). Accessible Preservation on a Budget: One library's cost-effective approach to producing and preserving quality digital content. Journal of Digital Media Management. (Submitted: February 3, 2017, Accepted: April 2017, Published: October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2017).

Mindel, D. (2016). Approaches and Considerations Regarding Image Manipulation in Digital Collections. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 42(3), 179-188. (Submitted: March 29, 2016, Accepted: June 2016, Published: October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2016).

Mindel, D. (2015). Report of the ALCTS PARS Digital Conversion Interest Group Meeting, American Library Association Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, June 2014 (2nd ed., vol. 32, pp. 196-201). Philadelphia, PA: Technical Services Quarterly. (Accepted: August 2014, Published: March 17, 2015).

Mindel, D., Russell, K. (2014). Building Digital Collections on a Budget. Computers in Libraries, 34(9), 4-10. (Accepted: August 2014, Published: November 2014).

Kudos

presented

David Mindel, Murphy Library, presented "The Driftless River Initiative at Murphy Library" at UWL/USGS Seminar Series on April 11 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Submitted on: April 18

presented

David Mindel, Murphy Library, presented "Reading the River: Building, Enhancing, and Preserving River-Related Collections at UW-La Crosse Murphy Library" at Mississippi River Research Consortium Annual Meeting on April 19 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Submitted on: April 21, 2023

published

David Mindel, Murphy Library, authored the article "Ethics and Digital Collections: A Selective Overview of Evolving Complexities" in Journal of Documentation published on July 29 by Emerald Publishing Limited.

Submitted on: Sept. 14, 2021

presented

David Mindel, Murphy Library, presented "Expanding the Scope of Digital Collection Development for Heritage Preservation: The case of the Odin Oyen collection" at Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference on Nov. 6 virtually.

Submitted on: Nov. 9, 2020

presented

David Mindel, Murphy Library, presented "Expanding the Scope of Digital Collection Development for Heritage Preservation: The case of the Odin Oyen collection" at Imaging Science & Technology, Archiving 2020 on Monday, May 18 virtually (previously Washington, DC). Using the Odin Oyen digital collection as a case study, this presentation discussed how smaller institutions are able to leverage the selective application of the post-custodial model to acquire relevant digital materials that preserve local and cultural heritage.

Submitted on: May 18, 2020