In past conversations and presentations, we’ve talked about the origins of this project and how it relates to other Recollection Wisconsin endeavors. Digital readiness and community building work is in our program DNA and, really, provides the foundation for so much of our work to digitize, share and preserve Wisconsin local history. Through our Digital… Read More…
CCDC
CCDC…That’s All Folks!
Thank you for your support of Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC). This two-year, IMLS-funded program completed in December 2019. In the coming months, we will make available our program curriculum and our process for creating CCDC. Congratulations and thank you to all the students, mentors and host sites who participated in CCDC in 2018 and… 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…
Curating Community Digital Collections: Final Cohort Update
Where has the time gone? It’s practically September and the Recollection Wisconsin consortium is winding down Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC) and helping our year two (and final) cohort wrap up their digital preservation projects. (cue fireworks) Over the past two years, it’s been inspiring to witness the power of collaboration in practice and to support CCDC… Read More…
Back for more digital preservation adventures in 2019!
My name is Bethany Huse, Librarian and Head of Special Collections at the College of Menominee Nation (CMN) S. Verna Fowler Academic Library/Menominee Public Library. I had the honor of participating in Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC) for a second time in 2019. Our Library is unique in that it is a tribal, academic, and… Read More…
New Opportunities
by Sam Steingraeber, CCDC student One of the advantages of writing this post near the end of my tenure in the Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC) program is that I can reflect on the experience as a whole, from the workshop in Madison, to the weekly trips to the Rock County Historical Society in Janseville,… Read More…
Preserving Exhibit Digital Interactives at the Neville Public Museum
by Louise Pfotenhauer, Collections Manager, Neville Public Museum Mary Ann Brevort and a handful of military companions set out for what was to be a short trip home across the Fox River after attending a dance at military Fort Howard. Instead, the group spent hours braving wind, rain, and cold as you can see in… Read More…
Building a Strong Foundation for Digital Collection Development at Lake Mills Aztalan Historical Society
by Robin Untz and Claire Flood for Curating Community Digital Collections Part I: Our Organization – The Lake Mills Aztalan Historical Societyby Robin Untz, President, Lake Mills Aztalan Historical Society When the Lake Mills Aztalan Historical Society was established in 1941, its purpose was to preserve the town’s original brick church (1852) by transforming it… Read More…
Digital Records Management at UW River Falls
Hello! My name is Morgan Paavola and I am the Interim Head of the University Archives and Area Research Center, and Records Manager at the University of Wisconsin River Falls. This summer we have had the pleasure of hosting Kristen Whitson, an MLIS student at the UW Madison Information School. The University Archives at UWRF… Read More…
Preserving Digital Interactive Exhibits at the Neville Public Museum of Brown County
My name is Stephanie Surach and I’m earning my MLIS at UW-Milwaukee’s School of Information Studies. I’m very excited to be part of the CDCC 2019 cohort and to have the opportunity to work on digital preservation at the Neville Public Museum of Brown County in Green Bay. The Neville Public Museum has an extensive… Read More…
