Collections in the Digital Age: Exciting Times for

Preservation and Access

Kaia LandonDirector

Brigham City Museum

Issues to Consider

What’s the Point?

• Involve/engage public?• Aid researchers?• Altruistic (share the collection)?• Minimize staff time on requests?• Gain publicity?• Image rights/reproductions sales?• Increase donations?• ???

Project Design: Funding

Grants Regular budget Donations Sponsors

Project Design: Labor

Regular Staff Volunteers Interns Temporary Staff

What to Digitize? What about Copyright?

Historical Collections (photos and text): Public domain (1922) No known copyright Smaller images online only

Art No 3D objects Oral Histories Fair Use & DMCA

Digitizing Audio

Tools needed: Cassette Player Appropriate cable Computer Software (Audacity) Time

OR $$$$

Choices for online access

All?Some

Watermarks?Image size?

Members only?Part of a consortium?

Web hosting considerations

PastPerfect

Collective Access

Collection Space

Mimsy XG

KE Emu

eHive

Omeka

Pachyderm

OpenExhibits

All the Rest

QUESTIONS?