This powerpoint provides an overview of the Special Collections Department at the Rawlings Library, as well as diagrams for the website that I have created as an outreach tool. PCCLD recently launched its new website, but it does not provide information about the history and genealogy collection. This goal of this website is to increase the collection's visibility and therefore its users.

1. Pueblo City-County Library District
Archives Outreach Tool
LI 844 – Introduction to Archives
Amy Nelson
Emporia State University

2. Background
The Pueblo City-County Library District’s Special
Collection Department houses a non-circulating
collection of archived materials which has been
developed around two major themes: local history and
genealogy. There is currently no formal mission
statement for this collection.
Proposed Mission Statement:
It is our mission to collect, preserve, and provide access
to items of historical and genealogical value, to
foster appreciation for our community’s rich history and
to support the research needs of diverse users.

3. Collection
 Books
 Journal Publications
 Papers
 Diaries
 Oral Histories
 Maps
 City Directories
 Clipping Files
 Photographs
 Local Ephemera
 Microfilm
 Newspapers
 Census Records
 Vital Records
 Land Records
 Immigration Records

4. Services
 Research Assistance
 Document Delivery
 Interlibrary Loan
 Primary source
instruction for educators
and students
 Workshops
 Tours
 Duplication
(oral histories,
photographs, microfilm)

5. 10%
10%
50%
30%
Usage According to Staff Interviews
Students
Curiosity Seekers
Genealogists
Historical
Researchers

6. Process
 Interviews with department staff
Noreen Riffe, Special Collections Supervisor
Charlene Garcia Simms, Hispanic Resources Librarian
Maida Scott, PCCLD Webmaster
 Analysis of collection
Physical inspection
Catalog inventory
Finding Aids
 Survey of current outreach tools
Library signage
Handouts & brochures
Word of mouth
No visible web presence

7. Special Collections Homepage

8. Internet Resources

9. Obituary Index

10. Pueblo Water Collection

11. Historical Photos

12. Services

13. Policies & Procedures

14. Forms

15. Contact Us

16. Implementation
 Currently working with staff to finalize content
Noreen Riffe, Special Collections Supervisor
Charlene Garcia Simms, Hispanic Resources Librarian
 Using wireframe diagrams as a guide to develop
webpages using Dreamweaver
 Plan to implement live version in May