The Library Programming Collection of Cyndy Hamilton, MLIS student

Contents: About the Collection | About the About Page | Tech

About the Collection

The Library Programming Collection of Cyndy Hamilton was established in 2022 and is dedicated to preserving the personal library program associated work Ms. Hamilton has designed or utilized as an MLIS student at the University of MD iSchool. As the collection grows it is intended to be a resource for herself and fellow cohorts, a combination of volunteers and professional library staff. These records were deposited by Cyndy Hamilton.

The scope of the collection’s records includes events files, subject finding aids, and marketing files. The strength of the collection is found within the guides series while the remainder are support documents that may be used again or to provide . This series gives a historical overview of the involvement, development, and impact Ms. Hamilton has had in her pursuit to become a programming librarian.

The series ranges from 2020 to the present and includes work associated with Ms. Hamilton and cohorts, local business owners, and library management. Arrangement is first by date and then by event title. Users will find twenty or more items including flyers, social media flyers, program guides and accessories, event adverts, proposals, and policy. Only .pdf files and .jpg files are included at this time. The collection is easily search by the main subject of the object.

This site is generated using CollectionBuilder-GH, a project to create a free and simple digital collection using GitHub Pages from:

• a CSV of collection metadata
• a folder of JPG images or PDF documents

The template repository features four objects from the University of Idaho Library’s Digital Collections.

For full details of creating your own collection site, visit CollectionBuilder Documentation!

About the About Page

We want to make engaging interpretive pages easier to create, so CollectionBuilder gives you tools to write with your collection content!

The template comes with a customizable “About” page layout designed for long form content with rich media embeds. Content is written in Markdown and enhanced using “includes” that pull in collection content, external media, and Bootstrap features like cards and modals. We hope this makes it easier for site builders to develop the collection AND add interesting and engaging contextual information.

Each “include” file has several options, which are documented in the files themselves–copy the examples to see how it works with your content! In the demo below, we’ve given display widths of 25% and 50% to save space, but you can feature the entire image or document.

You can also see a page featuring a bonanza of feature includes options on our CollectionBuilder-GH demo site.

Include Collection Items

The template provides includes to pull your collection objects and metadata into your interpretive page, allowing you to write with your materials directly embedded in the content.

Include an Image

• Image –> {% include feature/image.html objectid="demo_001" width="75" %}

Include a PDF

• PDF – > {% include feature/pdf.html objectid="demo_002" width="50" %}

Include a Video

• Video: {% include feature/video.html objectid="demo_004" %}

Include an Audio File

• Audio: {% include feature/audio.html objectid="demo_003" %}

Include Bootstrap Features

The template also provides includes to make it easier to add Bootstrap components to your Markdown writing. These features allow you to better organize and highlight your content.

Include a Card

• Card – > {% include feature/card.html header="This is a Card" text="The card features an image from the collection as a cap" objectid="demo004" width="25" centered=true %}

Include a Button

• Buttons – > {% include feature/button.html text="Button Link to Somewhere" link="https://collectionbuilder.github.io/" color="success" %}

Include an Alert

• Alerts – > {% include feature/alert.html text="this is an *alert* that 'warns' a user" color="warning" align="center" %}

Include a Modal

• Modals – > {% include feature/modal.html button="This is a modal using a 'primary' colored button to invite clicking" title="when clicked:" text="A Modal will pop out a box with some more information" color="primary" %}