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UPLINK Digital Project Manager Annika Peterson and Collections Management Assistant Samantha Pynonnen digitizing material at a community scanning event. Photo courtesy of the Ontonagon County Historical Society.
Hosting a scanning day can be a great way to bring community members into the library and help them engage in local history! By providing training and resources for local families to digitize their photographs, documents, and memorabilia, you can add to your
community's shared history.
Upper
Peninsula Digital Network (UPLINK) hosted the first of two community scanning events last week. Local community members were invited to the Ontonagon County Historical Society to learn about how to digitize and preserve their family memorabilia and photographs.
Over the two-day event the UPLINK team was able to digitize 1,143 items and record two oral history interviews with community members. The second event will be held at the Menominee County Public Library in August with details to follow.
If you're interested in hosting a community scanning day at your organization, explore these additional resources:
When it comes to digitization, a one-size-fits-all approach to equipment just doesn't work. There are many factors to consider, from the type of media being digitized to your organization's budget and skill level. So how do you select the right equipment for
the job?
The
Digitization Equipment Selection Matrix was designed to aid cultural memory institutions in selecting the digitization equipment that best suits their needs based on a variety of factors. With tabs for various equipment types and columns that allow you
to sort by factors such as price, brand, resolution, and speed, you can explore options and find the equipment that's right for your project!
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.
DIGITAL CAPTURE: DIGITIZATION AND QUALITY CONTROL
July 26, 2022, 1:00pm ET
Learn how to select the right equipment for your project, steps for post-processing digital images, and parameters for quality control.
DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT PART 1: ACCESS & DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
August 30, 2022, 1:00pm ET
Learn considerations for managing levels of access, platforms for creating digital collections, and tools for promoting and tracking use of your digital collections.
DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT PART 2: PRESERVATION, FIXITY, & STORAGE
September 27, 2022, 1:00pm ET
Learn what digital preservation is, first steps for managing your digital collections, and tools for digital preservation.
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 why metadata is important, understand different types of metadata, and explore common metadata schemas and controlled vocabularies for describing digital content.
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