1. Digital Collections
on a
Amanda Stone
South Carolina State Library
astone@statelibrary.sc.gov
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* Winged Liberty Head Dime, 1917 http://imagesearch.library.illinois.edu/u?/tdc,1502
10. Copyright
• Follow normal copyright laws
• —Add digital rights statement to future donor
agreements, secure agreement if possible on past
collections
• —Carefully-phrased copyright statements are your friend
"It is the user's obligation to determine and
satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when
reproducing materials found in the Libraries'
collections." (U of Miami)
11. We Have No $$$
• —If you can buy 1 big-ticket item, buy
the best scanner you can afford.
• —Epson Expression 10000xl is a
common workhorse ~$4,500
• Probably 600 dpi, 24-bit color & large
enough scanning for your needs is good
enough for now! (Amazon, as low as
$200)
12. Ask Friends Groups, Family Trusts, Local
Businesses— set up a tip jar for
donations.
http://megawattpr.wordpress.com/2008/09/
14. Who?
• Volunteers
• Interns from local colleges
• Really responsible Teen Groups
• Make it a part-time responsibility
for a couple of people
• Scanning on a smaller service
desk (Richland Library’s South
Carolina Room)
Student Assistants at USC Political Collections,
http://library.sc.edu/scpc/intstud.html,
https://twitter.com/IEPexperience/status/308527202474008576
15. How?
• —Software that comes with
your scanner may be fine to
use for now (Epson
Scan, Nikon Scan, Canon
ScanGear)
• Make sure you can save in
formats and resolution you
want
16. —There are other scan software
programs for fairly cheap
(examples)
•VueScan ($39.95, $79.95)
•SilverFast SE (starts at $49.00)
19. Now What?
There are free and cheap non-technical
options for putting your collections online.
20. Omeka
• —Omeka is a free, flexible, and open source web-
publishing platform for the display of library, museum,
archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions.
• From the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New
Media and George Mason University
• For non-IT specialists
• Omeka.net: Basic plan for free, $49-999 a year
Collections, Tagging, Controlled Vocabulary, Timelines,
Google Maps, RSS feeds, QR Codes, and more!
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23. Viewshare
• —Viewshare is a free platform for generating and
customizing views that allow users to experience
your digital collections.
• —From the Library of Congress
• —Does not host digital images, creates interfaces to
your online digital collections
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Interactive maps, Timelines, Facets, Tag clouds
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29. • Online photo management and sharing application
• —Free account-2 videos, 300MB of photos every
month
• Pro account-unlimited pretty much everything 1
year for $24.95
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*made with spell with flickr
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33. Tumblr
• Social media site for posting text, photos, quotes, links,
music, and videos.
• Lowcountry Digital Library lowcountrydigitallibrary.tumblr.com
• Auburn Avenue Research Library Program Division
aarlprogram.tumblr.com
—PS-check out womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com
water-cooler trivia: Yahoo just bought Tumblr for $1.1
billion
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36. Facebook
• Most libraries have a Facebook page to
promote events, share photos, keep in touch
with patrons
• Many libraries & organizations add historical
photos to their Facebook account!
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39. Wordpress
• —Web software for making websites or blogs.
Wordpress.org has software you host yourself.
• —At Wordpress.com, they can host your site for
you! Free with wordpress.com address, some
customization options and 3 GB of space, no video
storage
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43. Social Media Pros & Cons
usually very easy, often nice-looking interface,
comments on individual items, may work with
your existing social media, Google-friendly
not branded to your organization, may not have
adequate "digital collection" features, cannot
trust as long-term storage
45. Thrifty Partners in Georgia
Based at the University of Georgia Libraries, the Digital Library of
Georgia has operated since 2000 as part of Georgia’s GALILEO
virtual library.
46. DPLA
• —The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is a
project aimed at bringing about a large-scale public
digital library.
• Millions of items from Abbeville County Soil Maps
(1932) to Zion Baptist Church, Marietta, GA (1980)
• Digital Library of Georgia: 139,190 items
• South Carolina Digital Library: 54,383 items
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48. They Did It, You Can Too!
• The Ultimate List of Historical Digital
Collections in SC: http://1.usa.gov/11v9h66
• 60 entities
• 12 public libraries
• 31 academic, 16 are USC
• 17 are historical societies,
museums, state agencies
Public libraries with digital
collections
