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Our Adventures in Digitization: McMillan Memorial Library
Andy Barnett – [email protected]
Law of the Retarding Lead
• Being in the lead can get in the way of staying in the lead.
• Mid 1990s – McMillan starts digitization project.
• 2002 – McMillan wins WLA/Highsmith Award for innovation.
• 2010 – McMillan needs to revamp access to its digital content. Moves to ContentDM.
What We Kept
• Most content OK.• Descriptions -> metadata.• Many PDFs.• Creative Commons license.• Local focus.• Selection policy (with nod to Google).
What WHO Gave Us
• Better access/metadata.• Better visibility.• Flexibility to create collections within the
collection, both old and new.• Off-site (they are our cloud).• Standards.• content.mpl.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/mcml
What Else Are We Up To?
• Ledger sized scanner (<$250).• Microfilm scanner. • Several copyrighted but fugitive books.• Early poetry of Wood County.• Flickr and Google Map mashups.• POD in our future.• See us: www.slideshare.net/mcmillanlibrary