Building a Bionic Heart on a Budget: Digitizing the Institution’s Stories

Heidi PettittTechnical Services Librarian

Loras College

Jonathan HelmkeAssistant Director for Technical Services and Library Systems University of Dubuque

Image from: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/news/article3112453.ece

Deep in the archives- a sound is heard

Listen closely- it might be the story of your institution

What has delayed your digitization project?

CostLack of staff timeEnormity of the taskTechnical skillsEquipment and softwareYour organization doesn’t see the value of it

A new path to digitized materials

Physical ObjectDigital Object

What is a Mission-Driven Digital Library

• Connecting the digital library to the institution’s mission statement– Tells a story about the

institution’s past

• Another example of how the library can position itself as the “Heart” of the institution

Now with added

Mission!

Why create a Mission-Driven Digital Library

Help focus the scope of the collection

Why create a Mission-Driven Digital Library

Help focus the scope of the collection

More time planning, less time scanning

More time planning, less time scanning

Why create a Mission-Driven Digital Library

Only need to digitize the ‘good stuff’More time planning, less time scanningHelp focus the scope of the collection

Why create a Mission-Driven Digital Library

Only need to digitize the ‘good stuff’More time planning, less time scanning

Non-library buy-in

Help focus the scope of the collection

Why create a Mission-Driven Digital Library

Only need to digitize the ‘good stuff’More time planning, less time scanning

Non-library buy-inProjects can be tailored to any technical skill level

Help focus the scope of the collection

University of DubuqueMission Statement

The University of Dubuque is a small, private university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) offering undergraduate, graduate, and theological seminary programs. The University is comprised of individuals from the region, the nation, and the world

As a community, the University practices its Christian faith by educating students and pursuing excellence in scholarship. Therefore, the University of Dubuque is committed to…

• Community where diversity is appreciated and Christian love is practiced

University of Dubuque Potential Project

Race Relations and the University

Project focused on documents, images, and

other objects

Mission Statement

Loras, as a Catholic liberal arts college, creates a community of active learners, reflective thinkers, ethical decision-makers, and responsible contributors in diverse professional, social, and religious roles. responsible contributors

religious roles

Loras College Potential Project

Chaplains Correspondence & Reports from WWII

Platform options

• Open Source– Omeka: Notable Women of Simmons College

Digital Scrapbook Collection• http://www.simmons.edu/library/archives/exhibits/372.

php

– Archon: Maps, drawings and architectural plans, 1872-1997• https://archivedb.carleton.edu/?p=collections/controlcar

d&id=2748

• Your website: Edward H. Bennett: New Light on the Plan of Chicago 1909– http://www.lakeforest.edu/library/archives/exhibits/edward

bennett.php

What has delayed your digitization project?

CostLack of staff timeEnormity of the taskTechnical skillsEquipment and softwareYour organization doesn’t see the value of it

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