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Reflections on a Digital Project:
Digitizing Diversity
Presented by Karen Feeney, Amy Ruhe, & Corrine Luthy
(aka The Digitelles) at NCLA 2015
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Why did we apply for a grant?
What was the purpose of the Grant?
We Applied for a Grant to digitize our archive collections.
We decided on the EZ Digitization Grant because we determined that hiring staff was essential to complete the project.The purpose was to increase user access to regionally diverse collections by following trends of diversification in archives.
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According to 2012 census data, women represent 52.5 % and African Americans 27.1% of the population of Forsyth County.
Final Rummage Documentary at River Run
Memorial Industrial School Historical Marker
★ American Association of University Women
★ Atkins & Columbian Heights High School Class Photographs
★ Junior League of Winston-Salem
★ League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad
★ Memorial Industrial School
★ Women’s Club
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Copyright issues
Personal
Information
Applying
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● Folder Schema● Placeholders● Spreadsheets● Google Docs● Renumbering issue
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Trips to NC Digital Heritage Center. Oh the packing and unpacking...50-plus large framed photographs.
Amy
Corrine
Billy
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❖ Write your grant.❖ Build flexible timeline.❖ Prepare for organizational
challenges and transportation issues.
❖ Develop metadata structure. ❖ Utilize communication network.
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http://www.digitalnc.org/institutions/forsyth-county-public-library/
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"Mad Men Yourself." AMC. Accessed April 15, 2015.
http://www.amc.com/shows/mad-men/exclusives/mad-
men-yourself
This publication was supported by grant funds from the
Institute of Museum and Library Services a division of the
Department of Cultural Resources.
Special thanks to:Billy King, FCPL Supervisor of the North Carolina Room and grant co-author.
The North carolina Digital Heritage Center in the North Carolina Collection of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Forsyth County Public library and the State Library of North Carolina.