Door County Library: A Digital Readiness Case Study

About Door County Library Active since 1866, community libraries throughout Door County, Wisconsin combined in 1953 to become branches of the Door County Library (DCL). Currently there are seven branches and a main library in Sturgeon Bay which also houses the Miller Art Museum and the local history and genealogy collection in the Laurie History… Read More…

Rolling Out the Digital Readiness Levels

Over the past few months, we have been busy gathering feedback from experts and colleagues and honing the Digital Readiness Levels. The Levels are a structured roadmap for organizations to plan and sustainably grow their digital initiatives in order to improve access to collections, and a foundational resource for the Digital Readiness Community of Practice…. Read More…

Workshopping the Digital Readiness Levels

One of the foundational resources we are creating as part of the Digital Readiness Community of Practice project is a road map for embarking on digital collections development work. Based on the NDSA’s Levels of Digital Preservation, our Digital Readiness Levels offer a structure for organizations to plan and sustainably grow their digital initiatives in… Read More…

The Toolkit: Content Statements

The Toolkit brings together resources for creating, managing, and sharing digital collections to address common concerns we often hear, like this one: Should my institution include a content warning or statement on our digital collection website? What is a content statement? A content statement is a message on your digital collection website or within your… Read More…

Recollection Wisconsin Office Hours

Recollection Wisconsin Office Hours are held every second Thursday of the month from 10:00 – 11:00 Central Time to provide guidance on new projects, feedback on metadata, or any other live help you might need. Sign up for an appointment or email us at info@recollectionwisconsin.org with any questions…. Read More…

Working with Volunteers

Many of our Recollection Wisconsin Content Partners rely heavily on volunteers to perform a range of activities including digital collections work. Supporting a volunteer-based project or program can be challenging for any organization. We asked our Content Partners to share their most valuable experiences working with volunteers. Their advice, Engaging Volunteers: Tips from Wisconsin Recollection… Read More…

Digital Readiness Community of Practice

Recollection Wisconsin’s Digital Readiness Community of Practice (CoP) connects Wisconsin’s public history practitioners and knowledge keepers with the skills, tools, and resources to support digital readiness at their institutions. This community is open to all and is aimed in particular at volunteers and staff in local historical societies and historic preservation organizations.  You are invited… Read More…

CCDC 2019: Apply to Participate!

We’re now accepting applications from Wisconsin libraries, archives, museums and historical societies to participate in Year Two of our IMLS-funded Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC) program. In 2019, CCDC will support a cohort of ten teams. Each team will include a graduate student from the iSchool at UW-Madison or the School of Information Studies at… Read More…

Content Partner Resources

Upcoming Harvest Dates Recollection Wisconsin collections are harvested quarterly, in March, June, September, and December. That harvest is ingested the next month by DPLA – in April, July, October, and January – and typically available in Recollection Wisconsin and DPLA by the end of that month or early the next month. Digital Readiness Toolkit: A… Read More…