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Stephanie Shrewsbury, imaging supervisor in the Digital Library Center, creates digital files of physical materials to add to the FSU Digital Library. (FSU Libraries)\t\t<\/p>\n\t\tStephanie Shrewsbury, imaging supervisor in the Digital Library Center, creates digital files of physical materials to add to the FSU Digital Library. (FSU Libraries)\t\t<\/p>\n
Florida State University Libraries<\/a>\u00a0will transition to TIND Digital Archive as its new digital library platform\u00a0after\u00a0an extensive procurement review process.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The move marks a significant upgrade for the\u00a0FSU Digital Library<\/a>, which provides faculty,\u00a0students\u00a0and the research community access to more than 125,000 cultural heritage items.\u00a0<\/p>\n The migration to TIND is designed to provide a more intuitive user environment while enhancing the discoverability of the university\u2019s rapidly expanding digital collections. By leveraging TIND\u2019s advanced management tools, FSU Libraries\u00a0is prepared\u00a0to better\u00a0support long-term growth and streamline the digital experience for all users.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe FSU Digital Library is a research gateway to the unique collections stewarded by FSU and its partners,\u201d said Katie McCormick, associate dean of Special Collections & Archives. \u201cWith the selection of TIND as our new platform, we\u2019re excited to more seamlessly connect students, faculty and community members to these incredible collections.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Managed by\u00a0the\u00a0University Libraries\u2019\u00a0Special Collections & Archives<\/a>\u00a0(SCA), the FSU Digital Library houses\u00a0materials\u00a0ranging\u00a0from cuneiform tablets and handwritten manuscripts to current\u00a0university publications.\u00a0The repository includes contributions from internal partners like the Warren D. Allen Music Library and the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Archives, as well as community partners such as the First Baptist Church of Tallahassee and the Havana\u00a0(Florida)\u00a0History\u00a0and\u00a0Heritage Society.\u00a0<\/p>\n The decision to partner with TIND follows a rigorous evaluation of the university\u2019s current and future digital\u00a0collections\u00a0needs. The new platform offers specialized tools that allow for better organization and\u00a0branding of specific collections.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cDuring our review process, we were very impressed with TIND as an option for our cultural heritage materials in our repository,\u201d said Krystal Thomas,\u00a0director of Digital Archives for SCA. \u201cIt provides an excellent, user-friendly experience to access our materials, along with object-level and collection-specific tools that we and our partners see as opportunities to better organize, manage, and brand our collections for end users.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n University Libraries will share updates\u00a0regarding\u00a0the migration process and the official launch date for the new platform in the coming months\u00a0to the\u00a0FSU Libraries Blog webpage<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n