University of Kentucky LibrariesSpecial Collections and Digital Programs

Mary Molinaromolinaro@uky.edu@marymolinaro

Kentuckiana Digital LibraryBegun in 1997 with funding from the stateInitially created for finding aids from KY LibrariesUsed OCLC Site Search as content management systemNow resides on DLXSSteering committee of archivistshttp://kdl.kyvl.org/

Kentuckiana Digital LibraryFinding AidsBooksImagesMapsManuscriptsJournalsNewspapersOral Histories

Beyond the ShelfIn 2002 IMLS funded project to digitize 1000 books on Kentucky from microfilmPreselected material from SOLINET Cooperative Microfilm ProjectProject very boutiqueBalance quality vs. quantity

Post QC imageSource document imageMicrofilm image

National Digital Newspaper ProgramFunded by NEHPhase 1 - 2005 we are now in Phase 3Chronicling America http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/We proposed a totally in-house process!We also serve this content from the KDL

meta|morphosis: a film to digital workshop

Digitizing Oral HistoryLouie B Nunn Center for Oral History30 years of oral historyDeveloped software to synch audio to searchable transcript OHMSEquipment reviews on YouTube

In SummaryWe have deep expertise in imaging, newspaper conversion, microfilm-to-digital conversion, and oral historyWe are a can-do operation We like to help others gain skills in these areasWe are currently working on projects with born digital newspaper content and digital preservation

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