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Conference Proposal

2012-09-10T21:39:45Z

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''Your Catchy Title:'' Digital Data Capture for Small and Mid-Sized Institutions

While many larger institutions have made considerable headway on digital preservation, medium-sized and smaller-sized institutions have struggled to make similar progress, largely due to lack of time, staff, or funds. Yet, preparedness and action concerning digital materials is essential as more hard drives and CDs arrive from donors and old media begin to deteriorate. The ingest of new digital material, as well as ensuring older content is still accessible, is of great concern for archivists. This panel investigates the strategies that small and medium-sized institutions are implementing in order to ensure the preservation of digital objects in their repositories. Three panelists will also address their experience with digital preservation. Particularly, [sub-topics could include:] in creating awareness and surveying of donors,the process of ingest, choosing/creating management software, creating metadata, developing a methodology for preservation or access, providing users access to the digital content. Additionally, a panel member will discuss the working grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services that was awarded to Northern Illinois University that is currently investigating this issue.

Audience members with novice interest and understanding as well as experienced digital archivists in small and mid-sized institutions would benefit from this session; it will address the current concerns and methods of practice in collecting and archiving digital content. Audience members can leave the session with the latest knowledge in emerging methods for planning and implementing the processing of digital material.

Conference Proposal

2012-09-10T21:32:50Z

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While many larger institutions have made considerable headway on digital preservation, medium-sized and smaller-sized institutions have struggled to make similar progress, largely due to lack of time, staff, or funds. Yet, preparedness and action concerning digital materials is essential as more hard drives and CDs arrive from donors and old media begin to deteriorate. The ingest of new digital material, as well as ensuring older content is still accessible, is of great concern for archivists. This panel investigates the strategies that small and medium-sized institutions are implementing in order to ensure the preservation of digital objects in their repositories. Three panelists will also address their experience with digital preservation. Particularly, in creating [topics could include:] awareness and surveying of donors,the process of ingest, choosing/creating management software, creating metadata, developing a methodology for preservation or access, providing users access to the digital content. Additionally, a panel member will discuss the working grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services that was awarded to Northern Illinois University that is currently investigating this issue.

Audience members with novice interest and understanding as well as experienced digital archivists in small and mid-sized institutions would benefit from this session; it will address the current concerns and methods of practice in collecting and archiving digital content. Audience members can leave the session with the latest knowledge in emerging methods for planning and implementing the processing of digital material.

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2012-08-20T18:06:14Z

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=IMLS Digital POWRR Project - Preserving Digital Objects With Restricted Resources=
While many larger institutions have made considerable headway on digital preservation, many medium- and smaller sized institutions have struggled to make similar progress, largely due to a lack of economy of scale. This project will investigate, evaluate, and, as its close, recommend scalable, sustainable digital preservation solutions for libraries with smaller amounts of data and/or fewer resources. Working closely with nationally recognized standards-based vendors of digital preservation solutions, the project will also investigate potential business models that would provide equitable access to digital preservation to libraries of all sizes. The Northern Illinois University Libraries will carry out this research with a board of advisors and partner libraries at Chicago State University, Illinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, and Western Illinois University.

==Project Staff==

*'''Project Investigator:''' [[Lynne_Thomas |Lynne Thomas]] (Curator, Rare Books/Special Collections)
*'''Project Investigator:''' [[Drew_Vandecreek| Drew Vandecreek]] (Director of Digital Initiatives and Co-Director, Digital Convergence Lab)
*'''Project Director:''' [[Jaime_Schumacher | Jaime Schumacher]]
*'''Technical Coordinator:''' [[Stacey_Erdman |Stacey Erdman]] (Technical Coordinator, Digital Initiatives and SEADL)
*'''Regional History Center Liaison:''' [[Katharine_White | Katharine White]] (Curator of Manuscripts, Regional History Center)
*'''Systems Administrator:''' Joseph Thomas (LAN Administrator, Technology Initiatives and Support Services)
*'''Graduate Assistant:''' [[Sarah_Fraser | Sarah Fraser]]

===Partner Institutions===

*[[Chicago_State | Chicago State University]] '''Project Lead:'''([[Aaisha_Haykal | Aaisha Haykal]])
*[[Illinois_State | Illinois State University]] '''Project Lead:'''([[Patrice_Andre_Prud'homme | Patrice-Andre Prud'homme]])
*[[Illinois_Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan University]] '''Project Lead:'''([[Meg_Miner | Meg Miner]])
*[[Western_Illinois | Western Illinois University]] '''Project Lead:'''([[Jeffrey_Hancks | Dr. Jeff Hancks]])

===Advisory Group===

*[[Liz_Bishoff | Liz Bishoff]] (Principal Partner, Bishoff Group, LCC)
*[[Steve_Bromage | Steve Bromage]] (Executive Director, Maine Historical Society)
*[[Martin_Halbert | Martin Halbert]] (Dean of Libraries and Associate Professor, University of North Texas)
*[[Jerome_McDonough | Jerome McDonough]] (Assistant Professor, University of Illinois)
*[[Christopher_Prom | Christopher Prom]] (Assistant University Archivist and Associate Professor, University of Illinois)
*[[Amy_Rudersdorf | Amy Rudersdorf]] (Director, Digital Information Management Program, North Carolina State Library)

===Project Sponsors===
[[File:IMLS_Logo.jpg]]
*[http://www.imls.gov Institute of Museum and Library Services]
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Through grant making, policy development, and research, IMLS helps communities and individuals thrive through broad public access to knowledge, cultural heritage, and lifelong learning.

==Project Websites==
* [http://www.ulib.niu.edu/imls/imlsindex.cfm Main Webpage]
* [http://www.digitalpowrr.wordpress.com Project Blog]

==Grant Submission Materials==

* [[Narrative | Project Narrative]]
* [[Workplan | Project Workplan]]

==Project Calendar & Significant Milestones==

* [[Calendar| Project Calendar]]
* [[Milestones | Significant Milestones]]

==Meeting Notes==

* Monday, June 18th Conference Call
* Monday, July 30th Conference Call [[Minutes July 30 | Meeting Minutes]] -- [[Agenda July 30 | Meeting Agenda]]
* Wednesday, August 15th Face-2-Face [[Minutes August 15 2012 | Meeting Minutes]] -- [[Agenda August 15 2012 | Meeting Agenda]]

==Working Materials & Documents==

* [[Conference List | Conference List]]
* [[Conference Proposal | Conference Proposal Boilerplate]]
* [[Tools and Services | Tools and Services List]]



==Grant Research Resources==

* [[Bibliography | Bibliography of Primary Resources]]