The Digital Readiness Community of Practice has been an NHPRC-funded project at Recollection Wisconsin since 2019, and we’ve spent the past two years planning for, growing, learning about and implementing the statewide network of resources and practitioners. The Community of Practice and digital readiness efforts will continue to be a focus of Recollection Wisconsin, though… Read More…
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Wisconsin Library Association: The Past Through Tomorrow – Empowering Digital History at the Library
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…
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…
Digital Readiness Fair Hosts: In Their Own Words
Throughout Summer 2021, we facilitated four Digital Readiness Fairs where local history practitioners and invited guest experts shared their experiences working with digital projects including their challenges and successes, “best practices” and a few lessons learned along the way. Did you miss the Digital Readiness Fairs? We’ve got you covered! Content from all four Digital… Read More…
The Toolkit: You asked, let’s chat!
The Toolkit brings together resources for creating, managing, and sharing digital collections to address common concerns we often hear. This month, we’re featuring a few frequently-asked questions posed by local history practitioners during our summer Digital Readiness Fairs. Any advice for getting started with a digitization project? How should we create metadata to allow a… Read More…
Missed the first three Digital Readiness Fairs?
It’s not too late to jump on the bandwagon! Join us for the last Digital Readiness Fair of the summer on August 18, 2021 from 1 – 4:30 pm (CST). Hosted by the Kenosha County Historical Society, this fair will include guest presenter sessions on the Jewish Museum of Milwaukee’s video oral history program and… Read More…
Our Digital Readiness Fairs are officially underway!
On June 29, 2021, Appleton Public Library and their local history librarian, Katie Stilp, hosted our first of four summer events. Over 40 fair-goers enjoyed presentations from UW-Madison iSchool faculty Dorothea Salo who shared strategies for A/V preservation, Kitty Werner of the Oconto County Genealogical Society who talked about their newspaper digitization project, and Lawrence… Read More…
Sharing Local History Resources: A Digital Readiness Case Study
You digitized some of your favorite and most engaging materials from your local history collection – now what? Some local history organizations digitize collections to facilitate reference requests or reduce wear and tear on their oldest or most frequently handled materials. Others share images on their organization’s website or social media sites to generate community… Read More…
The Toolkit: Inheriting a Digital Project
The Toolkit brings together resources for creating, managing, and sharing digital collections to address common concerns we often hear, like this one: Help! I inherited my organization’s digitization project and I don’t know where to start! Some of us have the luxury of building a digitization project or program from scratch. Others, though, take on… Read More…
