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Digital Planning
Summit |
With an overall goal of improving and expanding access to Wisconsin's cultural heritage and facilitating digitization of such content a number of Wisconsin institutions sponsored a conference in March 2004 to initiate statewide discussion and to learn how other states are addressing these goals. Building on the momentum of that conference a Digital Exploratory Committee was created to begin work on the "next steps" identified. The summit was an opportunity for the committee to present its findings and recommendations to the state community.
Summit Goals:- Achieve consensus within the cultural heritage community on an organizational model for building/coordinating digital content
- Create of a Planning Committee to carry the work forward
- Establish of Working Groups to investigate and make recommendations on key issues in digital development
| Program |
| Welcome—Peter Gilbert, Lawrence University |
| Overview of the March '04 Conference "Bringing the Pieces Together" and review of work since then—Joshua Ranger, UW Oshkosh (powerpoint presentation slides) |
| WHO Grant Proposal Outline—Linda Gruber, Milwaukee Public Museum |
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State of the State in Digital: how does
WHO relate to current and planned digital projects—Paula
Kiely, Milwaukee Public Library
(powerpoint presentation slides) |
| Recently funded LSTA projects—Phyllis Christensen, Marathon County Public Library; Jan Dibble, Oshkosh Public Library |
| Milwaukee Public Museum Photo Archives Project—Christine Del Re, Milwaukee Public Museum |
| Building a Digital Registry—Sally Drew, DLTCL ( access the digital registry ) |
| "Are We All On-Board?" Ken Frazier, UW Madison |
Planning Committee
Representative of the major stakeholders of WHO including both the repositories of content and the users of such content. This Committee provides leadership, advocates within stakeholder organizations, and actively seeks funding to support WHO activities. The Committee also directs the Working Groups and receives/reviews their recommendations.
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Seven Working Groups
- Collection Development/Selection
Responsible for developing guidelines for content to be included in the WHO collection and for assessing distinction between and linking of WHO with other Wisconsin digital content.
- Metadata
Responsible for reviewing the options for the description of digital resources and developing guidelines for metadata to be used by project participants. Also responsible for establishing quality control procedures.
- Education/Training/Outreach
• Responsible for identifying educational and training needs within Wisconsin's cultural institutions and developing a plan for meeting such needs.
• Responsible for proactively delivering the WHO message to all types and sizes of cultural institutions and for facilitating local and regional collaboration among libraries, museums and historical societies.
- Technical
The Technical Committee is charged with recommending one or more possible concepts for providing digital imaging products and services to qualifying institutions in the State of Wisconsin taking into account institutions that already have digital assets and systems in place AND also taking into account institutions that have no digital assets but desire to begin a digitization project.
(See Technical Committee Report)
- Future Directions
Responsible for monitoring activities and projects in other statewide digital collaborations and making recommendations for new initiatives for the WHO
- Preservation
Responsible for developing best practices models and exploring options for the long-term preservation of WHO digital assets.
- Accessibility Review
Responsible for developing accessibility guidelines that address the needs of users with disabilities, especially those using assistive technology to interface with the online environment.