The Cornell Korea Collection & Willard

Straight Photo Digital Project

Carrie YangSung Ok Kim

Committee on Korean Materials Annual MeetingMarch 26, 2009

Cornell University

Korea Collection

History and Development

Relatively late start as a collecting focus, which began in 2001

CUL’s appropriated fund, endowments and grants have helped the collection grow quickly

Now over 12,000 volumes in Korean language materials and approximately several thousand volumes of non-CJK language materials about Korea; 1,196 Korean films and videos (as of June 2008)

Comprised of works 70% in humanities, 25% in the social sciences, and 5% in general subjects

One half-time and a quarter-time staff Key Areas of the Collection include:

• Colonial and post-colonial studies• Linguistics, Modern literature & history• Willard Straight photography collection• Popular Culture

A Treasure of the Rare Manuscripts

Chingbirok (懲毖錄 ), 1695

What is in Progress?

CU-Panmun Approval Plan- One-year trial started in January 2009- Nearly 23% of the current fiscal year’s budget is allocated- Price over $100 subjected to negotiation - New titles limited to the proposed subject profile

WorldCat Selection- Aim to streamline acquisition process and making selection process more efficient and economical - Implemented by all CUL selectors since 2006 (except the CJK selectors until 2008)- No Korean vendors as yet- Active sources: LC, Yankees- News of OCLC’s negotiations with Panmun and Eulyoo

CU-Panmun Approval Plan

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Where is the Collection Heading?

Moving toward implementing the WorldCat Selection

Proactive role in collection development Cooperation with other university libraries

Willard Straight Photo Digital Project

by

Sung Ok Kim

Treasures of the Willard Straight Photographs Collection

Contents:

1. Willard D. Straight and His Legacy at Cornell University

2. Willard D. Straight Photographs Collection Project

■ Funding Sources ■ Collaboration of the Project ■ Project Objectives and Its Significance

3. Viewing Images

1. Willard D. Straight and His Legacy at Cornell University

1897-1901Attended Cornell University, majoring in architecture

1901Appointed to a position with Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service

1904-1905Reuters (some sources said Associated Press) hired Straight as a correspondent during the Russo-Japanese War, which brought him for the first time to Korea.

1. Willard D. Straight and His Legacy at Cornell University

■ During his stay in Korea, Straight created hundreds of photographs and sketches that documented landscapes, village scenes and people.

■ As one of Cornell University’s most famous alumni, Straight’s visual materials held by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections at the Cornell University Library.

■ 1925After his death his wife made a substantial donation to Cornell to build the school's first student union building, Willard Straight Hall, which was named in his honor.

■ Dragon Day, initiated by as College of Architecture Day in 1901 by Straight, is an annual event at Cornell University.

2. Willard D. Straight Photographs Collection Project

Funding Sources

● Internal Grants Program

- To Encourage Innovation & Collaboration - To Advance the Goals of the Cornell University Library Digital Futures - $35,000 was Available to Compete for the Internal Grants Program, in 2002

- Grants Were Awarded at the $3000-5000 Level - Program Open to All Cornell University Library Staff

● Grants Award Guidelines

- Identify the Importance to the Library, Unit Itself, or to the Community of Users - Describe the Benefits and a Clear Case of the Task for Qualification - Provide a Clear and Defensible Budget - Must Match the Goals of the Internal Grants Program - Complete Within a Six to Twelve Month Period

2. Willard D. Straight Photographs Collection Project

■ Collaboration of the Project

● Staff from Different Units of the Library

● Susette Newberry (Visual Resources Archivist, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collection)was responsible for serving as the project consultant to ensure that implementation was compatible with other RMC Luna projects.

● David Jones (Former Digital Imaging Specialist, Cornell Institute for Digital Collections) was responsible for processing images into Luna Insight database.

● William Marquis (Former Digital Conservation Specialist, Digital Consultation and Production Services) was responsible for scanning and editing techniques.

● Sung Ok Kim (Cataloger, Library Technical Services) was responsible for providing captions and cataloging the images.

● Thomas Hahn (Former Curator, Wason Collection on East Asia was responsible for supervising the project.

● Staff Time Allocation (ca. 230 hours)

● Identifying images & assigning accession number, creating spreadsheet for cataloging (60 hours) ● Scanning (54 hours) ● Luna Insight implementation (40 hours) ● Cataloging (66 hours) ● Supervising (7 hours)

● Digitization Costs (ca. $4020.00)

● Scanning: $3660.00 ● Student : $360.00

Continued…

Project Objectives and Its Significance

● Stimulating and enhancing new Korean Studies● Assisting faculty in Korean Studies● Assisting Wason Curator in developing the Wason Collection

Website ● Allowing wide public access to the valuable materials● Encouraging the use of materials in the Rare and Manuscript

Collection ● Serving as a prototype for a future website for all of the

photographs in the Willard Straight Papers● Preserving rare documents from unnecessary Handling

3. Viewing Images

■ Willard Dickerman Straight and early U.S.- Korea diplomatic relations

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/Straight/

■ OCLC Connexion● Record Number:

#71750075● Title:

Willard Dickerman Straight and early U.S.- Korea diplomatic relations

Willard D. Straight in Korea, 1904-1905

3. Viewing Images

■Images can be searched by: ● Identifier ● Title ● Date

● Type ● Subject ● Creator ● Key words ● Data field ● Show all

3. Viewing Images

Identifier:1260.60.09.38.01 Title: Banzai! first train crosses new

Japanese bridge Date:ca.1904 Type: Photographs Description: Celebrations surrounding

the first train crossing of a newly constructed Japanese bridge. Early train commuting occurred in Korea between Seoul and Pusan as early the 1880s. It is not clear which bridge and where this photograph was taken.

Inscription/Marks: Inscription, apparently in hand of WDS: 'Banzai! first train crosses new Japanese bridge

'Subject: Trains Subject: Seoul, South Korea Subject: Pusan, South Korea Format: Albumen print Format: Image: 3.4646 x 5.5512 in Format:8.8 x 14.1 cm Coverage: Asia: South Korea Source: Willard Dickerman Straight

papers, 1825-1925 Source: Rare & Manuscript Collections:

University Archives Publisher: Cornell University Library

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Identifier:1260.60.09.53.02 Title: Gordon Paddock, Alice Roosevelt, Nick

Longworth, in front of the Legation at Seoul Date:1905 Type: Photographs Description: Gordon Paddock, Alice Roosevelt,

Nick Longworth, in front of the Legation at Seoul. Alice Roosevelt's party travelled to the Far East and visited Korea in August 1905.

Inscription/Marks Inscription in unknown hand, possibly WDS: 'Gordon Paddock, Alice Roosevelt, Nick Longworth, in front of the Legation at Seoul‘

Subject: Paddock, Gordon Subject: Roosevelt, , Seoul, South Korea Format: Gelatin silver print Format Image: 3.3465 x 5.315 in. Format:8.5 x 13.5 cm Coverage: Asia: South Korea; Seoul Source: Willard Dickerman Straight papers,

1825-1925 Source: Rare & Manuscript Collections:

University Archives Publisher: Cornell University Library

Thank You!