This document provides an overview of the Wisconsin Heritage Online (WHO) program and guidance for libraries, archives, and museums on building digital collections. WHO helps organizations across Wisconsin digitize and share local histories online. The document discusses planning a digital project, including defining goals, audiences, budgets, and digital preservation strategies. It also offers practical tips on selecting materials, scanning, adding metadata, and promoting completed digital collections.
Presented at the Marathon County Historical Society, Wausau, Wisconsin, May 14, 2012. Part of the Wisconsin Historical Society's spring workshop series.
Exploring Cultural History Online -- Winding Rivers Library System Kickoff EventRecollection Wisconsin
Slides from the Winding Rivers Library system's Exploring Cultural History Online kickoff event, La Crosse, Wisconsin, June 19, 2014. The WRLS ECHO project is an LSTA-funded initiative to digitize photographs and postcards held by member libraries and local historical societies in the region. Presented by Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS.
Handout for Planning and Implementing a Digital Library ProjectJenn Riley
Brancolini, Kristine and Jenn Riley. "Planning and Implementing a Digital Library Project." Indiana LSTA Digital Project Planning Workshop, February 7, 2006.
Planning and Implementing a Digital Library ProjectJenn Riley
Brancolini, Kristine and Jenn Riley. "Planning and Implementing a Digital Library Project," Indiana LSTA Digital Project Planning Workshop, February 7, 2006.
Presented at the Marathon County Historical Society, Wausau, Wisconsin, May 14, 2012. Part of the Wisconsin Historical Society's spring workshop series.
Exploring Cultural History Online -- Winding Rivers Library System Kickoff EventRecollection Wisconsin
Slides from the Winding Rivers Library system's Exploring Cultural History Online kickoff event, La Crosse, Wisconsin, June 19, 2014. The WRLS ECHO project is an LSTA-funded initiative to digitize photographs and postcards held by member libraries and local historical societies in the region. Presented by Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS.
Handout for Planning and Implementing a Digital Library ProjectJenn Riley
Brancolini, Kristine and Jenn Riley. "Planning and Implementing a Digital Library Project." Indiana LSTA Digital Project Planning Workshop, February 7, 2006.
Planning and Implementing a Digital Library ProjectJenn Riley
Brancolini, Kristine and Jenn Riley. "Planning and Implementing a Digital Library Project," Indiana LSTA Digital Project Planning Workshop, February 7, 2006.
OCLC Research project on archival approach to managing born-digital materials in research libraries, including how archivists' skills and knowledge can benefit broader digital library development.
This presentation by Susan Acampora of The College of New Rochelle was presented at the Westchester Library Association annual conference in Tarrytown, NY on May 8,2009.
The presentation is about Second Life and Libraianship. It covers key SL library initiatives, resources for getting started, research resources, and profressional development opportunities.
“Implementing a Culture of Creativity: Engaging Events and Making in the Acad...Megan Lotts
April 2015 “Implementing a Culture of Creativity: Engaging Events and Making in the Academic Library.” Presented at Tri-State College Library Cooperative’s Spring Program. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
January 19, 2022
NCompass Live - http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
This is an overview of basic booktalking skills for presentation to small-to-medium groups and/or for providing online content. Virtual programming can include: in-person programs that are streamed, broadcast, or recorded, or a combination of those; audio podcasts; book and media recommendations on a website; using Zoom or other interactive meeting software for book discussions, etc. Emphasis is on how booktalking programs and Readers Advisory resources have been kept viable remotely through use of technology that maintains existing access and also allows increased or new online consumption/attendance/participation and also with safety precautions in place for live events.
Between them, Becky and Scott have more than 80 years of work experience with Lincoln City Libraries. This includes: creating reading lists and book displays; appearing on local radio to give reading recommendations and promote library events and services; presenting live hour-long thematic book talks; recording book recommendation podcasts of various lengths for online access; conducting video-conferencing genre book discussions; and presenting toddler and pre-school storytime in person and via pre-assembled kits. When this presentation was in development, we had no idea the pandemic would still be such a huge consideration for library programming, so we are not fully in the "after" reality, but there is a variety of usable ideas and concepts contained here for vibrant ongoing booktalking.
Presenters: Becky Wurm Clark, Bess Dodson Walt Branch Library, and Scott Clark, Bennett Martin Public Library, Lincoln City Libraries.
NCompass Live - February 2, 2022
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
In early 2020, archivists in higher education rushed to modify and create digital projects that would sustain them and their student employees and interns, during an unknown stretch of working from home. As the pandemic settled in and working from home expectations changed, students continued to need work and learning opportunities.
In this panel, the presenters will address planning for remote, in-person, and hybrid projects in outreach, digital initiatives, and processing for student workers. The presenters will discuss the implementation of different student projects and consider lessons learned. The presenters will ideate a more formalized internship design and workflow, looking to increase remote collaboration with students even as they return to full time in-person work. Through this work, the presenters plan to create student projects that are mutually beneficial and leave the students with a sense of purpose, accomplishment, and support they can carry with them to their classes and their future employment.
Presenters: Wendy Guerra, Digital Initiatives Archivist; Claire Du Laney, Outreach Archivist; Lori Schwartz, Hagel Archivist; Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Organizing Infoshop Libraries and Their Collections: Bringing the Community i...Nicole Pagowsky
Presentation by Kristen Cure & Nicole Pagowsky, University of Arizona School of Information Resources & Library Science (SIRLS) M.A. Students for 4th Annual SIRLS Graduate Student Symposium. Originally presented March 7, 2009 - recording completed on later date.
Community-run infoshop libraries provide access to information of special interest. Typically organized and maintained by non-librarians, there often is little organization to the collection. We present our collaboration with the Dry River Collective, as PLG-UA (Progressive Librarians Guild - UA Chapter), to organize their library. We wanted to explore how can we create systems of organization that are sustainable and efficient as well as supportive to the purpose and mission of infoshops. We will be discussing what an infoshop is, options for organization (including special materials, such as zines), our course of action for Dry River, and why infoshops are important to communities and should be of interest to libraries and information professionals.
http://sirls.arizona.edu/PLG
http://plg-sirls.pbworks.com
Contact:
nicolepagowsky@gmail.com
kkcure@email.arizona.edu
OCLC Research project on archival approach to managing born-digital materials in research libraries, including how archivists' skills and knowledge can benefit broader digital library development.
This presentation by Susan Acampora of The College of New Rochelle was presented at the Westchester Library Association annual conference in Tarrytown, NY on May 8,2009.
The presentation is about Second Life and Libraianship. It covers key SL library initiatives, resources for getting started, research resources, and profressional development opportunities.
“Implementing a Culture of Creativity: Engaging Events and Making in the Acad...Megan Lotts
April 2015 “Implementing a Culture of Creativity: Engaging Events and Making in the Academic Library.” Presented at Tri-State College Library Cooperative’s Spring Program. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
January 19, 2022
NCompass Live - http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
This is an overview of basic booktalking skills for presentation to small-to-medium groups and/or for providing online content. Virtual programming can include: in-person programs that are streamed, broadcast, or recorded, or a combination of those; audio podcasts; book and media recommendations on a website; using Zoom or other interactive meeting software for book discussions, etc. Emphasis is on how booktalking programs and Readers Advisory resources have been kept viable remotely through use of technology that maintains existing access and also allows increased or new online consumption/attendance/participation and also with safety precautions in place for live events.
Between them, Becky and Scott have more than 80 years of work experience with Lincoln City Libraries. This includes: creating reading lists and book displays; appearing on local radio to give reading recommendations and promote library events and services; presenting live hour-long thematic book talks; recording book recommendation podcasts of various lengths for online access; conducting video-conferencing genre book discussions; and presenting toddler and pre-school storytime in person and via pre-assembled kits. When this presentation was in development, we had no idea the pandemic would still be such a huge consideration for library programming, so we are not fully in the "after" reality, but there is a variety of usable ideas and concepts contained here for vibrant ongoing booktalking.
Presenters: Becky Wurm Clark, Bess Dodson Walt Branch Library, and Scott Clark, Bennett Martin Public Library, Lincoln City Libraries.
NCompass Live - February 2, 2022
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
In early 2020, archivists in higher education rushed to modify and create digital projects that would sustain them and their student employees and interns, during an unknown stretch of working from home. As the pandemic settled in and working from home expectations changed, students continued to need work and learning opportunities.
In this panel, the presenters will address planning for remote, in-person, and hybrid projects in outreach, digital initiatives, and processing for student workers. The presenters will discuss the implementation of different student projects and consider lessons learned. The presenters will ideate a more formalized internship design and workflow, looking to increase remote collaboration with students even as they return to full time in-person work. Through this work, the presenters plan to create student projects that are mutually beneficial and leave the students with a sense of purpose, accomplishment, and support they can carry with them to their classes and their future employment.
Presenters: Wendy Guerra, Digital Initiatives Archivist; Claire Du Laney, Outreach Archivist; Lori Schwartz, Hagel Archivist; Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Organizing Infoshop Libraries and Their Collections: Bringing the Community i...Nicole Pagowsky
Presentation by Kristen Cure & Nicole Pagowsky, University of Arizona School of Information Resources & Library Science (SIRLS) M.A. Students for 4th Annual SIRLS Graduate Student Symposium. Originally presented March 7, 2009 - recording completed on later date.
Community-run infoshop libraries provide access to information of special interest. Typically organized and maintained by non-librarians, there often is little organization to the collection. We present our collaboration with the Dry River Collective, as PLG-UA (Progressive Librarians Guild - UA Chapter), to organize their library. We wanted to explore how can we create systems of organization that are sustainable and efficient as well as supportive to the purpose and mission of infoshops. We will be discussing what an infoshop is, options for organization (including special materials, such as zines), our course of action for Dry River, and why infoshops are important to communities and should be of interest to libraries and information professionals.
http://sirls.arizona.edu/PLG
http://plg-sirls.pbworks.com
Contact:
nicolepagowsky@gmail.com
kkcure@email.arizona.edu
Presented by Sarah Grimm (Wisconsin Historical Society) and Emily Pfotenhauer (WiLS) for the WiLSWorld conference, Madison, Wisconsin, July 24, 2013. Content based on Modules 1 & 2 of the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) Baseline Digital Preservation Curriculum developed by the Library of Congress.
Workshop presented at the Wisconsin Conference for Local History and Historic Preservation, Wisconsin Rapids, October 11, 2013. Presenters: Sarah Grimm, Electronic Records Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society and Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS.
Slides from the "Planning a Successful Digital Project" start-to-finish session presented at the Wisconsin Library Association annual conference, Green Bay, October 25, 2013. Presenters: Sarah Grimm, Electronic Records Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society and Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS.
Given by Bruce Smith (WiLS), Inese Christman (Wisconsin Valley Library System), Lori Roholt (Indianhead Federated Library System), and Michael Sheehan (Northern Waters Library System) for Lake Superior Libraries Symposium on June 6th, 2014
Andrea Coffin, Community Liaison / Service Specialist, WiLS
July 29th, 2014
Innovation involves risk, and we have all tried new things that didn’t work, some spectacularly. Come to share and listen to how we cope and grow from our failures in this support group for innovators. How do you recognize what didn’t work? How do you know when to improve the project and try again or when to scrap it? Who determines success? How do we stay positive about our work despite the setbacks?
Workshop presented at the Wisconsin Conference for Local History and Historic Preservation, Wisconsin Rapids, October 11, 2013. Presenters: Sarah Grimm, Electronic Records Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society and Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS.
Lighting Talks: Innovations in Digital ProjectsWiLS
Delivered for WiLSWorld 2018 on July 24th in Madison, WI by Laura Damon-Moore, Community Engagement Librarian, Madison Public Library; Ann Hanlon, Head, Digital Collections and Initiatives and DH Lab, UW-Milwaukee; Erin F. H. Hughes, Mukurtu Hub Manager, WiLS; Greg Kocken, Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist, UW-Eau Claire; Emily Pfotenhauer, Community Liaison and Service Specialist, WiLS; Randi Ramsden, Program Coordinator, National Digital Newspaper Program, Wisconsin Historical Society; Tamara Ramski, Digitization Assistant, South Central Library System; and Vicki Tobias, Program Coordinator, Curating Community Digital Collections, WiLS
This fast-paced session highlights new tools and innovative approaches Wisconsin libraries are using to create, share and preserve digital collections. Projects include efforts to collect oral histories and music memorabilia from community members, partnerships with local artists to reimagine digitized special collections, text mining of historical newspapers, managing Indigenous digital collections in culturally responsive ways, centralized digitization training and support for public libraries, and building LIS students’ skills in digital stewardship through hands-on fieldwork at small libraries, archives and museums around the state.
Presented by Vicki Tobias, Program Coordinator, Curating Community Digital Collection & Recollection Wisconsin for DPLAFest 2019 on Wednesday, April 17 in Chicago, IL.
Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC), a two-year, IMLS grant-funded program managed by WiLS and Recollection Wisconsin, a DPLA Service Hub for Wisconsin cultural heritage organizations. Launched in December 2017, CCDC aims to 1) provide digital stewardship practicum experience for information school graduate students; 2) to help small or under-resourced institutions in Wisconsin develop and sustain a digital preservation program; and 3) to build community around digital preservation work within Wisconsin and beyond.
Presented at the Capital Region regional meeting in Brodhead, Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Council for Local History, August 14, 2014.
Presented by Emily Pfotenhauer at the Local History - Historic Preservation 2016 Annual Conference on Oct 22, 2016.
Thinking about sharing collections online, but don’t know how to get started? Been scanning, but not sure what to do next? This workshop will discuss common challenges encountered in digitization and share strategies and resources for successful digital projects. Bring your questions -- we will include time to diagnose issues arising from your own experiences.
Slides and handout from a webinar presented for Eastern Shores Library System as part of their Ozaukee and Sheboygan Memories project, February 20, 2015. The project is made possible with Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds awarded to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The first materials, from seven participating libraries in Ozaukee and Sheboygan counties, will be available through Recollection Wisconsin this spring.
Andrea Coffin (WiLS) and Rose Fortier (Marquette University) presentation at the Brown Deer Public Library to Milwaukee County librarians. March 24th, 2014.
Welcome to the Mountain West Digital Library: Update for New PartnersRebekah Cummings
In this webinar, Sandra and Rebekah talk about how the MWDL network came together and how partners work together across the region. They will also discuss how to join the Mountain West Digital Library, what it means to be an MWDL partner, and the benefits of partnership.
Welcome to the Mountain West Digital Library: The Power of PartnershipSandra McIntyre
Webinar from the Mountain West Digital Library
Sandra McIntyre, MWDL Director
Rebekah Cummings, MWDL Assistant Director/Outreach Librarian
The Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL) provides a central search portal to over 800,000 digital resources from memory institutions in Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, and Hawaii. As a program of the Utah Academic Library Consortium for the last twelve years, MWDL brings together 122 partners, including academic libraries, public libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and government agencies, to share expertise and resources for digitization, hosting, and aggregated search. As one of the first six service hubs to the Digital Public Library of America, MWDL provides the on-ramp for DPLA participation to memory institutions in the Mountain West.
Sandra and Rebekah will talk about how the MWDL network came together and how partners work together across the region. They will also discuss how to join the Mountain West Digital Library, what it means to be an MWDL partner, and the benefits of partnership.
Digital collections: Increasing awareness and useButtes
Your digital collections are online. What's next? Learn how CONTENTdm users including libraries, museums and archives use a variety of ways to increase awareness and promote their digital collections. The session will also highlight the use of the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway that provides you with a self-service tool for uploading the metadata of your unique digital content to WorldCat and is available to all repository managers.
The DPLA and NY Heritage for Tech Camp 2014Larry Naukam
This is an introduction to the Digital Public Library of America and to New York Heritage. It was put together for showing these web sites to school media librarians and others, an helping them to use it more effectively. It may also be used to find items for use in the Common Core curriculum.
Building Strong Community Connections Through Digital CollectionsUBC Library
Presented at the 2013 British Columbia Library Association annual conference in Richmond, BC May 10, by Michael Conroy, Community Digital Projects Analyst & Coordinator, BC Digitization Coalition, and Simon Neame, Director, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Community collections: Exploring three distinct approaches to collaboration a...jdgwynn
The digital projects unit of the UNCG University Libraries has in recent years been involved in three different grant-funded projects designed to increase community outreach and participation in our work. The LSTA-funded “Textiles, Teachers, and Troops” initiative was a large digitization project that involved collaboration between all five universities and colleges in Greensboro plus the Greensboro Historical Museum and the Greensboro Public Library. The “Community Collections” project was funded through a UNCG Community-Based Research Grant and involved working with local institutions to identify unique and “hidden” materials, and to test innovative filed digitization techniques. The IMLS-funded “DGHi Explorers” program expands on “Community Collections” through collaboration with Greensboro’s Hayes-Taylor YMCA in its work with diverse and underserved communities, and involved working directly with at-risk youth in their home communities. This presentation will explore the successes and challenges of these initiatives and the lessons learned through three very different collaborative models.
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he Past Through Tomorrow: Empowering Digital History at the LibraryWiLS
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1. BUILDING DIGITAL
COLLECTIONS
E M I LY P F O T E N H A U E R
P R O G R A M M A N A G E R , W I S C O N S I N H E R I TA G E O N L I N E
E P F O T E N H A U E R @ W I L S .W I S C . E D U
2. TODAY’S AGENDA
• Introductions
• Tell us about yourself
• Wisconsin Heritage Online—
who are we and what do we do?
• Planning a digital project
• Defining goals
• Determining audience and
stakeholders
• Budget and funding
• Digital preservation
• Putting your plan into action
• Selecting materials
• Scanning
• Metadata
• Promoting your project
• Wrap-up and final thoughts Waterford Public Library/University of
Wisconsin Digital Collections
3. WHAT IS WHO?
• Wisconsin Heritage Online helps
Wisconsin libraries, archives, historical
societies and museums digitize and
share online the unique histories of
their communities and our state.
• Sponsored by Wisconsin Library
Services (WiLS)
• Supported by a grant from the Nicholas
Family Foundation
• Other core partners: Milwaukee Public
Library, Wisconsin Historical Society
and University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 68 members from across
Wisconsin, including local historical
societies, museums, academic
libraries, public libraries, and special
libraries, contribute annual Eager Free Public Library/University of Wisconsin
Digital Collections
membership dues
4. WHAT DO WE DO?
• Bring resources together.
• The wisconsinheritage.org website is a
free one-stop search portal for more
than 120,000 digital resources from
Wisconsin collections, including
photos, postcards, maps, yearbooks,
scrapbooks, letters, diaries, oral
histories, artifacts and much more.
• Provide training and support.
• Members receive hands-on, in-
person training in all the steps
involved in building a digital
collection.
• Host collections.
• Database software and server space
are available to organizations without
the resources to develop and host
their own. Iowa County Historical Society
5. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, DIGITIZE?
• Selecting materials
• Reformatting materials
(scanning or
photographing)
• Adding metadata
(descriptive
information)
• Making available online
• Storing and maintaining
digital files and data
(digital preservation) Wisconsin Historical Society
6. PLANNING A DIGITAL PROJECT
• Identifying your goals
• Identifying your
stakeholders, partners
and audience
• Budget
• Funding
• Planning for digital
preservation
New Berlin Historical Society
7. IDENTIFYING GOALS: WHY DIGITIZE?
• Go where your
audience is
• Reach new audiences
• Improve access to
“invisible” materials
• Protect fragile or
heavily used materials
• Learn more about your
collections
• Contribute to our
collective knowledge South Wood County Historical Museum
8. POTENTIAL AUDIENCES
• Local residents
• Students and teachers
• Genealogists
• Specialists (Civil War re-
enactors, railroad buffs)
• Academic researchers
• Curious Wisconsinites
• Everyone!
College of Menominee Nation
9. STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS
• Board
• Staff and/or volunteers
• Local experts
• Community members
• Chamber of Commerce
• Local government
• Students
• Other organizations in
your
community/county/regio
n
McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids
• Who else?
10. POTENTIAL PROJECT COSTS
• Flatbed scanner
• Outsourcing imaging to a
commercial vendor
• Digital camera and
related equipment
• Internet access
• Storage for digital files
• Archival storage supplies
• Be sure to budget for
TIME and SPACE
Merrill Historical Society
11. FUNDING
• Grants
• Historical societies: WI Council
for Local History mini-grants
• Public libraries: LSTA
Digitization of Local Resources
grants (Dep’t of Public
Instruction)
• Donations
• In-kind contributions
• Tech support
• Equipment use
• Biggest expense is TIME
• Paid staff time
• “Free” volunteer time
• Students/interns
Ripon College
12. DIGITAL PRESERVATION
• Definition from the Library of
Congress:
• The active management of digital
content over time to ensure
ongoing access.
• Two threats to digital content:
• Obsolescence
• Physical damage
• Digital preservation is not
simply file storage/backups.
• Good practices now
(preservation file
formats, consistent file
naming, thorough metadata)
help ensure future access. Beloit College
13. DIGITAL PRESERVATION QUICK TIPS
• Save more than one
copy of each file
• On more than one type
of storage media
• In more than one
location
• Document
what, where, when
• Spot-check annually
• Migrate as necessary
Wetherby Cranberry Library
14. STORAGE OPTIONS
• Cloud storage service
• Google Drive
• Amazon
• DuraCloud
• Local network
• RAID device
• External hard drive
• Archival quality (gold)
CDs or DVDs
Take into account potential
future storage needs.
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum
15. PHYSICAL PRESERVATION
• Don’t compromise
collections care in order to
digitize
• A digital project can be an
ideal time to assess
collection conditions and
rehouse materials
• Resources for collections
care:
• Wisconsin Historical Society
Field Services staff
• Wisconsin Archives Mentoring
Service
• National Park Service
Conserve-O-Grams
Richland County History Room
16. TIPS FROM OTHER DIGITIZERS
• If I could do it all over
again, I would:
• Tackle a smaller group of
materials at first
• Make sure two people
started the project at the
same time so we could help
each other
• Start with a clearer plan
• Take the time to sort and
research the physical
collection before digitizing
• Have firm deadlines to help
me stay on track
Langlade County Historical Society
17. PUTTING YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION
• Digital imaging
• Scanning photographs
• Scanning texts
• Object photography
• File naming
• Metadata
• What is it?
• Basic elements
• Where does it go?
Milwaukee Public Library
19. SELECTING MATERIALS
Y/N This item is rare or unique to our
collection.
Y/N This item holds a particular
significance in our community.
Y/N This item is frequently requested by
our patrons/visitors.
Y/N This item or very similar items are not
found anywhere else on the Internet.
Y/N There is enough accurate information
available about the item to add useful
context for our audience (for
example, we know or can find out
names of people, locations, dates).
Y/N We have the appropriate equipment
to create an accurate, high-quality
digital copy of this item (for example,
item is not too large to fit on scanner).
Y/N This item is in stable condition and will
not be damaged by scanning or other
handling.
Neville Public Museum of Brown County
20. CONSIDERING COPYRIGHT
• Disclaimer: I am not a
lawyer
• Owning a physical item does
not necessarily mean you
hold the copyright to that
item
• Public domain = no longer
under copyright. In the US
in 2012 that means the item
was:
• published before 1923 –OR–
• Unpublished; creator died
before 1942 –OR–
• Unpublished; unknown
creator; made before 1892
UW-Milwaukee Libraries
21. CONSIDERING COPYRIGHT
• Works under
copyright, copyright holder
is known:
• Contact copyright holder IN
WRITING to request
permission to make available
online
• Works presumed to be
under copyright; copyright
holder is unknown or
cannot be located
• Due diligence has been made
to identify and locate
copyright holder
• Be prepared to remove item
from digital collection if Three Lakes Historical Society
challenged
22. DIGITAL IMAGING
• Goals of imaging:
• Create a digital
representation that’s
faithful to the original
item
• Create the highest quality
image file you can
achieve with available
resources
• Scan once—don’t expect
to return to re-digitize
UW-Madison Archives
23. SCANNING PHOTOGRAPHS
• Scan all photographs in 24-
bit color, even if image is
black and white
• Scanning resolution (ppi)
depends on size of original
item
• Longest side of item longer
than 7” = 300ppi
• Shorter than 7” = 600ppi
• Save two copies of each
scan:
• High resolution TIFF (20-
40MB) for archiving and
printing
• Lower resolution JPEG (1-5MB)
UW-La Crosse
for online
collection, email, easy access
24. TIP: USE YOUR HISTOGRAM
• A histogram is a graph that
shows the distribution of dark
and light pixels in a digital
image
• Using the Histogram function
improves the accuracy/fidelity
of your scan
• Do a preview scan
• In
advanced/professional/custom
mode, select the Histogram
function
• Move the left and right sliders to
each end point of the histogram
• Do not move the sliders INTO
the histogram
• Scan the image
26. SCANNING DOCUMENTS
• Handwritten texts
• Scan in 24-bit color to
retain character of
original
• 300-400ppi is generally
sufficient
• If feasible, create a
transcription
• Use care when unfolding
papers or handling tightly
bound volumes
Wisconsin Historical Society
27. SCANNING DOCUMENTS
• Printed texts
• Scan in 8-bit grayscale or
24-bit color
• 300ppi is generally
sufficient
• Use OCR (Optical Character
Recognition) software to
make the text computer-
searchable
• May be provided with your
scanner software
• ABBYY Fine Reader
• Adobe Acrobat
• OCR is never 100% L. E. Phillips Memorial Library, Eau Claire
accurate, but that’s ok
28. NAMING YOUR FILES
• Use only lower case letters, numbers, and dashes or
underscores
• Don’t use spaces or punctuation
• Use leading zeroes for consecutive numbering. For
example, a multi-page letter could have file names
mac001.tif, mac002.tif, mac003.tif, etc.
• Tie your file names to existing catalog numbers if possible
• Document any file naming conventions you develop
• Examples:
• Photograph with accession # 2011.32.1 = 201132001.tif –OR–
2011_32_001.tif
• Series of images by photographer John Smith =
smith001.tif, smith002.tif, smith003.tif
• Not so good: Glassplate16039 Auto repair in basement 025.tif
29. METADATA: WHAT IS IT?
• Information about stuff
• Technical metadata =
information about the
digital file (size, type, etc.)
• Descriptive metadata =
information about the
content of the item (what
are we looking at?)
• Lets users find what
they’re looking for
• Organized, standardized,
consistent, searchable
Grant County Historical Society
30. METADATA ELEMENTS
Field Name Sample Data
Title DiVall barber shop
Creator F. C. Bartle
Date 09/12/1925 OR 1920-1930
Materials Photographs
Subjects Barbers; Barbershops
Description Ralph DiVall (left) and Edwin T. Baltes (right) shave
two men seated in barber chairs. According to a
family history on file at the Society, DiVall operated
this barber shop from the 1920s until his retirement
on July 1, 1966.
Location Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin Middleton Area Historical Society
Collection DiVall Family
Rights statement This material may be protected by copyright law. The
user is responsible for all issues of copyright.
Identifier 2006.01.12
File name 2006_01_12.jpg
31. ASSIGNING TITLES
• Descriptive and unique
• Capitalize first word and
proper names
• Not so good:
• Woman and man
• Woman and man, trees
• Good:
• Woman, man and child in
apple orchard
• Ida and Peter Swartz with
son James in apple orchard, New Berlin Historical Society
Wausau
32. ASSIGNING SUBJECT HEADINGS
• Subject headings are terms or phrases
assigned to an item to facilitate
searching and filtering a collection.
Consistent use of subject headings can
help link related content in your
collection and across disparate
collections.
• A controlled vocabulary is a
standardized, pre-determined list of
subject headings.
• Some examples of controlled
vocabularies:
• Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
• Library of Congress Subject Headings
• Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus
• Nomenclature 3.0
Mineral Point Historical Society
33. ASSIGNING SUBJECT HEADINGS
• Generate your own “tags,” then
search for approved terms. Look
at similar items for examples.
• Copy terms exactly (most terms
are plural).
• Consider the following
categories of subject headings
to simplify term selection:
• People (Age/Gender; Occupation;
Ethnicity)--WHO
• Building or environment--WHERE
• Activities or events—WHAT
• There is no one right answer! New Berlin Historical Society
• Agriculture, Farmers, Trees
34. SHARING CONTENT ONLINE
• Software solutions compatible
with the WHO portal—must
be OAI-PMH-compliant
• CONTENTdm (hosted by
Milwaukee Public Library)
• ResCarta
• Omeka.net (Gold, Platinum plans)
• Not directly compatible with
WHO (but can be moved to a
compatible option)
• PastPerfect Online
• Omeka.net (Basic, Plus, Silver
plans)
• File Maker Pro
• Microsoft Access
Wisconsin Folksong Collection, UW-Madison
• Excel spreadsheet
35. You and WHO: Once a month, WHO “harvests”
your metadata and images from
How Wisconsin Heritage Online CONTENTdm into the
works with local collections wisconsinheritage.org
web portal
YOU send your low-resolution images WHO uploads your metadata
and metadata spreadsheets to WHO in and low-resolution images to a
batches (first batch = 20 server provided by Milwaukee
items, subsequent batches = 50+) Public Library, using
CONTENTdm database software
YOU reformat YOU create catalog YOU share your digital
your original records (metadata) using collection with your users in
materials (scan or the spreadsheets and two ways:
photograph) guidelines we provide --your custom CONTENTdm
collection (your content only)
--the WHO
portal, wisconsinheritage.org
YOU store your (content from across the
high-resolution state)
images
36. ENCOURAGING USE OF YOUR COLLECTIONS
• Google is not enough
• Organizations are moving
away from “if you build
it, they will come” approach
• Bring your content to your
audience—find them where
they already are
• Let them look behind the
curtain and see projects in
progress, warts and all
• Participatory archives
concept—shared
authority, community Milwaukee Public Library
engagement
37. WHO PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS
• Quarterly email
newsletter
• Facebook
• facebook.com/wisconsin
heritage
• Twitter
• twitter.com/wiheritage
• Tumblr
• wiscohisto.tumblr.com
Rock County Historical Society
38. LOCAL PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS
• Add introduction/background
information on your own website
• http://www.newberlinhistoricalsociety.org
• Highlight an item of the
day/week/month
• https://www.facebook.com/lacrosse.
history
• Host an opening event
• Whitefish Bay Public Library
• College of Menominee Nation
• Host a slide show or exhibition
• South Wood County Historical
Museum
• Mineral Point Historical Society
• Press release to local media
• What else? South Wood County Historical Museum
39. WHAT NEXT?
Interested in participating in Wisconsin
Heritage Online?
• Submit a Request for Consultation.
Provide us with some basic
information and we’ll be in touch
to help you plan a project.
• Become a member.
Annual membership dues are $50.
• Schedule a training session.
We provide on-site, customized
training to help get your project up
and running.
Marquette University
40. THANK YOU!
E M I LY P F O T E N H A U E R
P R O G R A M M A N A G E R , W I S C O N S I N H E R I TA G E O N L I N E
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