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City: Raleigh, NC
Teaching & Professional Interests
- Archival Collections
- Archival Description / RAD
- Special Collections / Rare Books
Research Interests
- Archival Description / RAD
- Digital / Virtual Libraries
- History of Libraries and Library Science
- Libraries and Society / Culture
- Special Collections / Rare Books
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Erin R. Lawrimore
Lecturer
Erin Lawrimore is the Associate Head and Curator for the Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University. In this position, she shares departmental management responsibilities and serves as the primary collection developer. Working with other library collection managers, she coordinates the donation and purchasing of materials for Special Collections.
Her research interests include the use of archival materials in K-12 classrooms, the selection and description of archival materials in a digital library environment, and the history of archival collecting. She is a member of the Society of American Archivists, the Academy of Certified Archivists, and the Society of North Carolina Archivists.
Courses Taught
Education
- M.S. (Information Studies), University of Texas School of Information (2003)
- B.A. (English), Duke University (1999)
Academic & Professional Experience
- Associate Head and Curator, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University (2008- )
- Coordinator for Acquisitions and Processing / Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Libraries (2005-2008)
- Political Papers Archivist, University of Tennessee Libraries (2003-2005)
Selected Publications (last five years only)
- Lawrimore, E. R. (2009). Margaret Cross Norton: Defining and redefining archives and the archival profession. Libraries and the Cultural Record, 44(2), 183-200.
- Lawrimore, E. R. (Fall 2006). "Let Us Hasten to Redeem the Time that is Lost:" J. G. M. Ramsey's Role in the Preservation and Promotion of Tennessee History. Libraries and the Cultural Record, 41(4), 419-434.
- Gracy, D. B. II, Kyle, R. E., Lawrimore, E. R., Naron, S. A., & Romanchuk, R. E. (2000-2001). Where Function Meets Form: Observations and Thoughts on Housing for the Archival Enterprise. Provenance: Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists, XVIII/XIX, 105-154.
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