In November 2021, Kristen Whitson (Recollection Wisconsin), Steven Rice (Door County Historical Museum) and Beth Renstrom (Sturgeon Bay Historical Society) presented at the Wisconsin Library Association conference. Session Description:“Recollection Wisconsin resources can prepare your library to respond to the digital heritage needs of your community. Join us to hear about Recollection Wisconsin’s NHPRC-funded Digital Readiness… Read More…
Presentations
Slides and handouts from past Recollection Wisconsin presentations, webinars and training workshops.
National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Digital Preservation Conference: Building a Digital Readiness Community of Practice
On November 4, 2021, Kristen Whitson (WiLS Digital Projects Specialist) and Kristen Leffelman (Wisconsin Historical Society Southeast Outreach Coordinator), along with Jennifer Gurske (Madison Trust for Historic Preservation) and Dustin Mack (The History Museum at the Castle) presented virtually at the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA). The group shared the project origins and goals, project… Read More…
Wisconsin Historical Society Local History and Historic Preservation Conference: Digital Readiness Workshop
In October 2021, Emily Pfotenhauer and Kristen Whitson, both of Recollection Wisconsin, presented a Digital Readiness workshop at the Wisconsin Historical Society Local History and Historic Preservation conference. The 90-minute workshop guided participants through the first steps in Recollection Wisconsin’s Digital Project Planning worksheet (see the handout we used here). Building a Community of Practice… Read More…
Midwest Archives Conference: Building a Statewide Digital Readiness Community of Practice
Earlier this spring, WiLS staff Vicki Tobias and Kristen Whitson presented at the Midwest Archives Conference annual conference on the Digital Readiness Community of Practice. Joined by Launch Committee members Robin Untz (Lake Mills Aztalan Historical Society) and Janean Mollett Van Beckum (History Center of Washington County), the group shared the project origins and goals,… Read More…
Digital Projects on the Move – How to use Digitization Kits for your Next Digitization Project
Wisconsin libraries and local history organizations are building digital collections through community engagement and circulating toolkits. These kits provide equipment, training documentation and support to digitize or create born-digital resources. Local practitioners gain hands-on experience curating digital resources without incurring the expense of building and maintaining a digitization lab. Introducing mobile or circulating toolkits through… Read More…
Curating Indigenous Digital Collections
Presented at the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference, November 5, 2020. Native Nations are charged with collecting, preserving, and sharing language and culture. Tribal cultural institutions not only preserve the belongings, stories, and words of their communities, they also protect tribal identity, knowledge, and sovereignty. Whereas most digital archives initiatives champion open access to content… Read More…
Digital Preservation Advocacy
Earlier this month, Emily Pfotenhauer and Vicki Tobias delivered a WiLSWorldShorts webinar focused on Digital Preservation Advocacy. Webinar slides, recording and a list of supporting resources are all available on the WiLS website. This hour-long webinar introduced participants to key concepts related in digital preservation work for libraries, archives and cultural heritage institutions. Topics included… Read More…
Students Share CCDC at Midwest Archives Conference
This April, first-year Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC) cohort and UW Madison iSchool graduate students Jessica Behrman and Kristina Warner presented a poster at the Midwest Archives Conference in Detroit, Michigan on “Curating Community Digital Collections: Digital Preservation at Small Cultural Heritage Institutions.”… Read More…
Digitization and Public Libraries: SCLS Workshop
Workshop presented for South Central Library System directors meeting, Sun Prairie, November 15, 2018…. Read More…
Building the Community: NEDCC Symposium Keynote
Keynote presentation by Emily Pfotenhauer, WiLS, for a digital preservation symposium coordinated by the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), Boston, November 9, 2018…. Read More…
CCDC Lightning Talk: Creating Community Through Digital Futures
Curating Community Digital Collections lightning talk by Vicki Tobias, WiLS, for Creating Community Through Digital Futures, a symposium hosted by the Art Institute of Chicago, November 1, 2018…. Read More…
CCDC: Collaborating to Build Digital Capacity
In this panel, participating students and site supervisors shared their experiences and lessons learned from the Summer 2018 IMLS-funded Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC) cohort. Presented for the Wisconsin Library Association annual meeting in La Crosse, October 25, 2018…. Read More…
WiLSWorld 2018: Innovations in Digital Projects
This session for WiLSWorld 2018, July 24 in Madison, highlighted new tools and innovative approaches Wisconsin libraries are using to create, share and preserve digital collections. Presenters: Vicki Tobias, Program Coordinator, Curating Community Digital Collections, WiLS Ann Hanlon, Head, Digital Collections and Initiatives and DH Lab, UW-Milwaukee Randi Ramsden, Program Coordinator, National Digital Newspaper Program,… Read More…
WAAL and WAPL Conferences 2018
WAAL conference, April 27, 2018, Oshkosh Presented by Josh Hickman, Beloit College and Emily Pfotenhauer, WiLS. WAPL conference, May 4, 2018, Pewaukee Presented by Gail Murray, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and Emily Pfotenhauer, WiLS…. Read More…
Wisconsin Local History and Historic Preservation Conference 2017
Workshop: Introduction to Digital Projects Wisconsin Local History and Historic Preservation Conference 2017 La Crosse, October 20, 2017 Presented by Ann Hanlon, UW-Milwaukee Materials: Presentation slides Digital Project Planning Worksheet Handout — Further Resources… Read More…
Wisconsin Local History and Historic Preservation Conference 2016
Workshop: Digital Projects Clinic Date: October 21, 2016 Presenters: Emily Pfotenhauer and Melissa McLimans, WiLS Materials: Presentation slides Digital Project Planning Worksheet Handout — Further Resources… Read More…
DPOE Workshop
Managing Digital Content Over Time An Introduction to Digital Preservation Sponsored by the Digital Initiatives Coordinating Committee Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries June 6, 2016 Pyle Center, Madison Presenters Sarah Grimm Electronic Records Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society Emily Pfotenhauer Recollection Wisconsin Program Manger, WiLS Slide decks Intro Module 1: Identify Module 2: Select Module… Read More…
South Central Library System Workshop – Tech Day 2016
Slides_SCLSTechDay_2016 DigitalProjectChecklist2016 DigitalProjectPlanningWorksheet SampleMetadata_Photo Resourceshandout2016… Read More…
Historic Preservation Workshop
Slides from a presentation for the Wisconsin Historical Society’s workshop for historic preservation consultants, November 13, 2015…. Read More…
Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies 2015
Slides and handouts presented for the Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies annual conference, Madison, Wisconsin, March 16, 2015. Handout: Teaching Visual Literacy (pdf) Handout: Using Recollection Wisconsin in the Classroom (pdf)… Read More…
Eastern Shores Library System
Slides and handout from a webinar presented for Eastern Shores Library System as part of their Ozaukee and Sheboygan Memories project, February 20, 2015. The project is made possible with Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds awarded to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)…. Read More…
Local history regional meeting, Brodhead
Slides from the Capital Region’s regional meeting for the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Council for Local History, hosted by the Brodhead Historical Society, Brodhead, Wisconsin, August 14, 2014…. Read More…
Best Practices for Managing Born Digital Content
Webinar presented for WiLS by Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, June 24, 2014. Based on information from the Demystifying Born Digital reports from OCLC Research and the Digital Preservation Education and Outreach (DPOE) curriculum developed by the Library of Congress. Handout – Resource links… Read More…
Winding Rivers Library System digitization project
Slides and handout from the Winding Rivers Library System’s Exploring Cultural History Online kickoff event, La Crosse, Wisconsin, June 19, 2014. The WRLS ECHO project is an LSTA-funded initiative to digitize photographs and postcards held by member libraries and local historical societies in the region. Handout (pdf)… Read More…
WLA 2013
Slides and handouts from the “Planning a Successful Digital Project” start-to-finish session presented at the Wisconsin Library Association annual conference, Green Bay, October 25, 2013. Presenters: Sarah Grimm, Electronic Records Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society and Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS. Handout – Further resources Handout – Digital Project Planning Worksheet… Read More…
Local History Conference 2013
Slides and handouts from workshops presented at the Wisconsin Conference for Local History and Historic Preservation, Wisconsin Rapids, October 11, 2013. Presenters: Sarah Grimm, Electronic Records Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society and Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS. Handout – Sample Inventory Fields Handout – Digital Project Checklist Handout – List of Resources… Read More…
WiLSWorld 2013
Handout – Resources for Identifying and Selecting Digital Content for Preservation Handout – Sample Inventory Fields (Wisconsin Historical Society) Handout – Sample Inventory (DPOE)… Read More…
WAPL 2013
Handout – Recollection Wisconsin WAPL 2013… Read More…
WAAL 2013
Handout – Resources for Identifying and Selecting Digital Content for Preservation Handout – Sample Inventory Fields You’ve Got to Walk Before You Can Run: First Steps for Managing Born-Digital Content Received on Physical Media. Ricky Elway, OCLC Research, August 2012…. Read More…
WEMTA 2013
Download handout (pdf) – Recollection Wisconsin WEMTA 2013… Read More…
