Conference 2010
Fourth Annual Digital Library Conference and Vendor Fair
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Hogan Center, College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts
Conference Overview Including Downloadable Session Materials
This conference highlights important issues and practical skills in implementing and nourishing a digital collection. It is designed for all cultural institutions that have an interest in digital libraries, including historical societies and commissions, museums, archives, research institutions, schools, and libraries of all types.
Welcome and Digital Commonwealth Update
Morning Keynote session
Fundraising for Your Digital Collections (PowerPoint)
Speaker: Tom Clareson
Whether you are creating digital collections in-house or via outsourcing, there are a variety of costs you’ll encounter. This session will focus on potential funding sources to assist you in building and preserving your digital collections.
Afternoon Keynote session
Engaging Users (PowerPoint, 16.7 MB)
Speaker: Roy Tennant
Digitizing is but an early step in a long process that includes a variety of activities that can both enhance discovery of your content as well as engage users in compelling ways. There are a number of things cultural heritage institutions can do to create a satisfying experience for users without breaking the bank. These and other issues will be explored in a look at best practices from around the world on how best to engage users wherever they may be found.
Breakout sessions
- Getting Started with Digital Commonwealth (Speaker: Robin Dale)
Getting Started by Robin Dale (PowerPoint) - Bringing the Past to the Future: Managing the Process (Speakers: Anne Clark, Anne Reed, and Lucy Loomis)
The Digitization of the Historic Photograph Collection of the Public Library of Brookline by Anne Reed and Anne Clark (PowerPoint)
The Digitization of the Historic Photograph Collection of the Public Library of Brookline by Anne Reed and Anne Clark (Word document)
Sturgis Library Preserving Memory Digital Archive: OAI Compatibility and Conversion by Lucy Loomis (PowerPoint) - From Artifact to Digital: Changes in Preservation Concerns (Speakers: Gregor Trinkaus-Randall and Bill Donovan)
Preserving eScholarship and Digitized Special Collections: Distributed Digital Preservation by Bill Donovan (PowerPoint, 7 MB)
From Analog to Digital: Changes in Preservation by Gregor Trinkaus-Randall (PowerPoint) - Metadata I: From the Beginning (Speaker: Dodie Gaudet)
Handout for Metadata I by Dodie Gaudet (Word document) - Get Your Grant Here: Digital Commonwealth Grants to Small Institutions (Speakers: Julie Bartlett, Tina Peters)
2010 Grant Program by Julie Bartlett (PowerPoint)
2009 Grant Case Study: Buckland Historical Society, Inc. and Buckland Public Library Inc. by Tina Peters (PowerPoint) - Fix It or Sleeve It? Use It or Freeze It?—Conservation Assessment and Preparation for Digitization (Speaker: Priscilla Anderson)
Outline of presentation on conservation assessment by Priscilla Anderson (Word document) - The Role of Print Permanence in the Digital Age (Speaker: Mark McCormick-Goodhart)
- Reaching Your Patrons: Online Outreach for Digital Libraries (Speaker: Jennifer Koerber)
Reaching Your Patrons by Jennifer Koerber (PDF, 9.4 MB) - Metadata II: Moving forward with Metadata and XML (Speaker: Jim Keenan)
XML resources assembled by Jim Keenan (web page)
Thanks to our sponsors
The Digital Ark www.thedigitalark.com
Luna Imaging www.lunaimaging.com
LYRASIS www.lyrasis.org
OCLC www.oclc.org
Bloggers
Lacy Crews http://www.mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/
Millie Gonzalez http://whittemorelibrary.wordpress.com/
Jillian Parsons http://wplrefblog.blogspot.com/