digital collections on a dime

Amanda StoneSouth Carolina State Libraryastone@statelibrary.sc.gov

Digital Collections on a Dime

PhotographsLettersBooksMapsDocumentsPublic Domain e-booksVideosOral HistoryAnything we have the

rights* to put online!

What Can We Put Online?

How do we know if we have the rights to put our collections online?

Follow normal copyright laws http://www.librarylaw.com/DigitizationTable.htm http://www.mlcnet.org/cms/sitem.cfm/library_tools/copyright_/c

opyrightdigitize/

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)

Copyright

If you can buy 1 big-ticket item, buy the best scanner you can afford.

Epson Expression 10000xl is a common workhorse ~$4,500

But 600 dpi, 24-bit color, large enough for your needs good enough for now!

Ask Friends Groups, Family Trusts, Local Businesses—set up a tip jar for donations.

But How? We Have No $ $ $

http://megawattpr.wordpress.com/2008/09/

Digitizing

VolunteersInterns from local collegesReally responsible Teen GroupsMake it a part-time responsibility for a

couple of peopleScanning on a smaller service desk

(Richland Library’s South Carolina Room)

Student Assistants at USC Political Collections, http://library.sc.edu/scpc/intstud.html

Digitizing

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

There is other scan software for fairly cheap: VueScan, SilverFast SE

Scanning Software

GIMPPaint.netIrfanview

EditingResize/CropChange formatRotateFix blemishesEdit colorsUse as scanning software!

GIMP

OmekaViewshareFlickrTumblrFacebook

Putting It All Online

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 specialistsOmeka.net: Basic plan for free, $49-999 a

year

Collections, Tagging, Controlled Vocabulary, Google Maps, Timelines, RSS feeds, QR Codes, and more!

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Viewshare is a free platform for generating and customizing views that allow users to experience your digital collections.

From the Library of CongressDoes not host digital images, creates

interfaces to your online digital collections

Interactive maps, Timelines, Facets, Tag clouds

Viewshare

Lower Richland Historic Houses

http://viewshare.org/views/localhistory1431/lower-richland-historic-houses/

Lower Richland Historic Houses

http://viewshare.org/views/localhistory1431/lower-richland-historic-houses/

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

Pickens County Libraryhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/pcls

Pros-very easy, Google-friendlyCons-not branded to your organization, not

necessarily long-term storage

* made with spell with flickr

Flickr

Social media site for posting text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos.

Lowcountry Digital Libraryhttp://lowcountrydigitallibrary.tumblr.com/

Pros-easy, nice looking interface, Google-friendly

Cons-not branded to your organization, not long-term storage

PS-check out womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com

Tumblr

Tumblr

Adding historical photos to FacebookPros-easy to use, comments on individual

items, works with your existing social mediaCons-not branded to your organization, not

long-term storage

Facebook

Union County Historical Society

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.491391854244522.122674.162696527114058&type=3

Union County Historical Society

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.491391854244522.122674.162696527114058&type=3

Thrifty Partners

The Ultimate List of Historical Digital Collections in SChttp://scln.statelibrary.sc.gov/index.php?title=L

ist_of_Digital_Collections_in_South_Carolina_Organizations

60 entities12 public libraries31 academic, 16 are USC17 are historical societies, museums, state agencies

They Did It, You Can Too!

Public libraries with digital collections

Preserving History: http://archivehistory.jeksite.org/

Copyright & Cultural Institutions http://hdl.handle.net/1813/14142

Online Resources