Erich J. Kesse
Encyclopedia
Erich J. Kesse began at the University of Florida
as a rare book cataloguer in 1984 and quickly moved into preservation
and became the chair of the George A. Smathers Libraries
Preservation Department from 1987-1999. In 1999, Kesse founded the University of Florida Digital Library Center as its director continuing his work in preservation through digitization.
, the Digital Library of the Caribbean
, the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature Digital Collection
, and many others.
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
as a rare book cataloguer in 1984 and quickly moved into preservation
Preservation (library and archival science)
Preservation is a branch of library and information science concerned with maintaining or restoring access to artifacts, documents and records through the study, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of decay and damage....
and became the chair of the George A. Smathers Libraries
George A. Smathers Libraries
The University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries, is one of the largest university library systems in the United States. The system includes eight of the nine libraries of the University of Florida and provides primary support to all academic programs except those served by the Lawton...
Preservation Department from 1987-1999. In 1999, Kesse founded the University of Florida Digital Library Center as its director continuing his work in preservation through digitization.
Digitization
Under Kesse's leadership, the Digital Library Center was awarded a number of grants, including grants for the Florida Digital Newspaper LibraryFlorida Digital Newspaper Library
The Florida Digital Newspaper Library provides access to the news and history of Florida through local Florida newspapers. The Florida Digital Newspaper Library is supported by the University of Florida's George A...
, the Digital Library of the Caribbean
Digital Library of the Caribbean
The Digital Library of the Caribbean is an international digital library operated collaboratively by the contributing partners.-Partners:...
, the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature Digital Collection
University of Florida Baldwin Library
The Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature in the Department of Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries contains more than 103,000 volumes published in Great Britain and the United States from the early 18th century through the...
, and many others.