Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Unless noted, digital media are not available online. Copies of unrestricted digital files will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access will be provided to use copies of unrestricted digital files rather than carrier media, such as CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks. Some or all electronic files may be unavailable or restricted due to privacy reasons, agreement with the donor, or because files cannot be retrieved from original media.
This subgroup is composed of a variety of materials related to News Services' work promoting North Carolina State University. The textual records include news releases, clippings, correspondence, university reports, university publications, and files and press information on faculty. The records also contain a number of audiovisual formats, including photographs, slides, and video cassettes of various types (VHS, Betacam SP, MBU 5s, UCA60), documenting broadcasts, press conferences, public service announcements and other media presentations. The materials date from 1896 to 2007.
University Communications and Marketing (fromerly known as the North Carolina State University Office of Public Affairs) consisted of three divisions: Communications Services, News Services, and Web Communications. The News Services division uses a wide variety of methods to promote NC State University on local, national, and international levels. Staff members utilize traditional press releases, news tips, and direct contact with journalists to give the university, its scholarship and its research more visibility. They also distribute news stories electronically on listservs and web pages and distribute a list of faculty experts to assist the media and university representatives.
University Communications and Marketing (formerly known as the North Carolina State University Office of Public Affairs) consisted of three divisions: Communications Services, News Services, and Web Communications and operates to help the University "accomplish its mission by building sound relationships with the university's constituencies and public groups." The News Services division uses a wide variety of methods to promote NC State University on local, national, and international levels. Staff members utilize traditional press releases, news tips, and direct contact with journalists to give the university, its scholarship and its research more visibility. They also distribute news stories electronically on listservs and web pages and distribute a list of faculty experts to assist the media and university representatives.
It is believed that somewhere around 2013-2014 the name of the Office of Public Affiars was changed to University Communications and Marketing. Prior to its renaming and reorganization in 1994, North Carolina State University's University Communications and Marketing operated as the Office of University Relations and consisted of four main areas: the Office of Information Services worked with the news media and provided information in response to requests from the public; the Office of Broadcast Services provided video and audio productions to on-campus units and off-campus organizations; University Events supported and supervised various aspects of on-campus events, including catering, reservations, and protocol; and the Publications Office designed, wrote, and supervised the printing of a number of publications and periodicals. As of 2007, University Communications consisted of three divisions: News Services, Marketing, and Creative Services. As of 2013, University Communications consisted of three divisions: Communications Services, News Services, and Web Communications.
Like its predecessors, the News Services division of University Communications has used a wide variety of methods to promote NC State University on local, national, and international levels. Staff members have utilized traditional press releases, news tips, and direct contact with journalists to give the university, its scholarship and its research more visibility. They also have distributed news stories electronically on listservs and web pages and distribute a list of faculty experts to assist the media and university representatives.
This subgroup is composed of a variety of materials related to News Services' work promoting North Carolina State University. The textual records include news releases, clippings, correspondence, university reports, university publications, and files and press information on faculty. The records also contain a number of audio-visual formats, including photographs, slides, and video cassettes of various types (VHS, Betacam SP, MBU 5s, UCA60), documenting broadcasts, press conferences, public service announcements and other media presentations. The materials date from the 1896 to 2007.
The records of University Communications, News Services Records are arranged in five series:
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The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.
[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, University Communications, News Services Records, UA 014.011, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from the North Carolina State University Office of Public Affairs.
Processed by Jennifer McElroy, 2007 and Vivian Phinizy, 2011, and by Flora Blackley and Liz Bell 2013. Encoded by Jennifer McElroy, 2007 Updated by Karen Paar, 2007, and Vivian Phinizy, January 2011, and by Flora Blackley and Liz Bell 2013. Finding aid written by Todd Kosmerick, Flora Blackley, and Liz Bell
The collection is organized into five principal series:
Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Unless noted, digital media are not available online. Copies of unrestricted digital files will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access will be provided to use copies of unrestricted digital files rather than carrier media, such as CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks. Some or all electronic files may be unavailable or restricted due to privacy reasons, agreement with the donor, or because files cannot be retrieved from original media.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, University Communications, News Services Records, UA 014.011, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.