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The
Michigan Digital Preservation Network (MDPN) has an excellent lineup of presenters discussing a range of topics, including benchmarking and assessment with the DPC
RAM, file transfer and packaging with DART,
crafting an “elevator pitch” for digital preservation funding and buy-in, and more! The Summit also features sessions that introduce attendees to digital preservation and its importance to protecting our cultural memory content. The full schedule, including
all presenters and talk abstracts, can be viewed via Sched.
Elvia Arroyo-Ramírez, Digital Archivist for University Archives at the University of California, Irvine, will be the keynote speaker discussing elements of her sold-out workshop “Reframing
Digital Preservation Through an Anti-Racist Lens,” which she co-led with Sofia Leung in January and March 2022.
Location: This virtual conference is open to everyone and will take place via Zoom
When: Thursday, June 9 from 9:30am - 3:15pm ET
Cost: Registration is $10
About MDPN
The Michigan Digital Preservation Network is a statewide initiative dedicated to building a an affordable, accessible, and community-centered approach to digital preservation for cultural memory organizations of all sizes and technical abilities across Michigan.
The MDPN is a program of the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services. Support for the MDPN is provided by the Library of Michigan and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. To learn more about the MDPN, visit
http://mipres.org/.
Does your organization have online collections that you want to show off? We are building a list of libraries, museums, and cultural heritage organizations around the state that have digital collections available online. This is a great way to share what your
organization is doing and to see what other organizations around the state are making available! Click on the link below to add your digital collection.
Do you want to increase access to your collections but don't know where to begin? Join us for monthly webinars and learn the basics of how to digitize, provide access to, and preserve your unique collections!
These one hour webinars are free and you can choose the learning path that's right for you. Sign up for the whole series to build a solid foundation of digitization terms, standards, and workflows, or choose only ones that are of particular
interest. Click on individual class links below to register and to find out more information.
FUNDING YOUR DIGITIZATION PROJECT
May 31, 2022, 1:00pm ET
Learn about cost considerations in a digitization project, grant funding opportunities for digitizing collections, and non-traditional options for funding digitization projects.
METADATA FOR DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
June 28, 2022, 1:00pm ET
Learn why metadata is important, understand different types of metadata, and explore common metadata schemas and controlled vocabularies for describing digital content.
DIGITAL CAPTURE: DIGITIZATION AND QUALITY CONTROL
July 26, 2022, 1:00pm ET
Learn learn how to select the right equipment for your project, steps for post-processing digital images, and parameters for quality control.
COMPLETE DIGITIZATION BASICS SERIES
Check out more classes in the series and find the one that's right for you!
You can check out recordings of past webinars and other great programming on the
Library of Michigan's Webinar Archives page!
Learn what digitization is, the reasons for digitizing your collections, and basic terminology.
Learn factors to consider when planning a digitization project, establish steps for a successful pilot project, and identify tools to help manage a digitization project.
Learn what factors to consider when selecting items for digitization and how to scope the right-sized digitization project for your organization.
Learn how to identify the copyright status of items in your collection, how copyright impacts digitization, and how to appropriately apply standardized rights statements to your digitized content.
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