Passing along this call for proposals opportunity for those who have digital collections projects to share! Biz Gallo Statewide Digitization Initiatives Coordinator Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48915 GalloB@michigan.gov<mailto:GalloB@michigan.gov> | mi.gov/LMdigitization<http://mi.gov/LMdigitization> | 517-335-1402 she/her/hers [A logo for the Michigan School Meals program.] All public-school students have access to free breakfast and lunch again for School Year 2024-25! Don’t forget to complete and turn in the application or form from your school district’s food service department to ensure the funding for education and nutrition benefits continues. [Michigan.gov/Vote logo Description automatically generated]<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/> Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at Michigan.gov/Vote<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/>. ________________________________ CAUTION: This is an External email. Please send suspicious emails to abuse@michigan.gov Hello, digital stewardship colleagues: The Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference is taking place in St. Paul, MN next May, and the call for proposals is currently open. This is a friendly and supportive conference for folks working with digital collections of all shapes and sizes.
From the call for proposals<https://minitex.umn.edu/events/conference/2025-05/upper-midwest-digital-collections-conference-and-minnesota-digital>: "In your work, what have you learned along the way? What would you share with other practitioners if they were to do a similar project? Have you recently completed a project or are you planning a new one? Whether you're fine-tuning existing collections or embarking on new initiatives, come join us to discuss the future of digital collections work together."
Suggested Topics * Inclusive metadata projects (e.g. traditional knowledge labels and notices) and other DEIA practices in digital collections * Digital genealogy work * Growth and management of audiovisual collections * Artificial intelligence in digital collections work * Working with community-centered collections/archives * Minnesota Digital Library (MDL) issues and initiatives * Initiatives in digital cultural heritage storytelling * Re-evaluating/auditing digital collections (remediation projects and other best practices for reviewing content) * Open source digital content management systems/migrating to new systems * America 250 initiatives * Crowdsourcing digital projects * Changing landscape for national and other large-scale digital collections * Future directions in digital collections work Please consider submitting a proposal on any of your digital collections initiatives you think would be of benefit to your colleagues! Thanks, Kristen -- [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/rBppdefxPxfEuZkn8sk0mgE6t5tyVJL4geENUdy0Wm...] Kristen Whitson (she/her) Digital Specialist and Consortia Manager WiLS & Recollection Wisconsin kristen@wils.org<mailto:kristen@wils.org> | 608.571.3941 | wils.org<http://wils.org/>
