The Library of Michigan now has
Digitization Kits available for circulation. These kits are designed to increase the capacity of Michigan's libraries and cultural heritage institutions to digitize, provide access to, and preserve their local history collections through digitization. Kits
contain everything needed to digitize common formats, such as photographs, print material, and photographic negatives. In addition to the scanners, kits also contain laptops preloaded with software for managing your digital files, such as photo editing and
OCR software.
Whether you're undertaking a new digitization project or just looking to test new equipment before making a purchase, these kits provide Michigan cultural heritage organizations with the necessary resources to create one-of-a-kind digital collections!
Preservation Week is coming April 24-30 and there are many great ways to get involved. Preservation Week is an opportunity for libraries, archives, and other cultural heritage organizations to inspire action to preserve collections, those both
in our collections and in our communities. It also raises awareness of the role libraries and other cultural institutions play in providing ongoing preservation education and information. Check out some of the free Preservation Week events happening next week
or check out
PreservationWeek.org to find out more!
GREAT
QUESTION!
April 25, 2022, 2:00pm ET
The
Michigan Digital Preservation Network,
Michigan Service Hub (DPLA),
Library of Michigan, and
Mid-Michigan Digital Practitioners are pleased to facilitate a free, public virtual event. Great Question! is your chance to ask the community anything related to digital archives, access, and preservation. Questions can be submitted (anonymously, if you're
feeling shy) before and during the event through Airtable, queued using progressive stack, and answered live by the community!
LIBRARY
OF CONGRESS WEBINAR SERIES
April 25-29, 2022, 11:00am ET
The Library of Congress is hosting webinars every weekday of Preservation Week at 11:00 am (ET). The five webinars will feature preservation-related projects conducted at the Library from digitization to Daguerreotypes!
The Library of Michigan is pleased to announce that the
Improving Access to Information grant program is open for 2022! This LSTA grant program is designed to provide public and academic libraries with the opportunity to expand services that improve access to library collections and information. The local history
aspect of the grant is focused on projects that engage local communities in the collection, documentation, and preservation of their local histories, experiences, and identities. Examples are preservation and promotion of an existing collection, collaborating
with a local museum to bring together a themed collection, remediating metadata for an existing digital collection for inclusion in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), and more!
The grant period is one year (Oct. 1 - Sept. 30) and funding is from $5,000 to $25,000.
Applications are due Tuesday, May 31st by 5:00 PM EDT.
This grant is open to eligible public and academic libraries, but it is a great opportunity for libraries to partner with cultural heritage organizations to increase access to their collections through digitization.
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.
COPYRIGHT CONSIDERATIONS FOR DIGITIZATION PROJECTS
April 26, 2022, 1:00pm ET
Join guest presenter Clare Membiela, Library of Michigan Law Consultant, to 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.
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.
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.
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