University of Kentucky Libraries

Special Collections and Digital Programs

Mary Molinaromolinaro@uky.edu@marymolinaro

Kentuckiana Digital Library

• Begun in 1997 with funding from the state

• Initially created for finding aids from KY Libraries

• Used OCLC Site Search as content management system

• Now resides on DLXS• Steering committee of archivists• http://kdl.kyvl.org/

Kentuckiana Digital Library• Finding Aids• Books• Images• Maps• Manuscripts• Journals• Newspapers• Oral

Histories

Beyond the Shelf

• In 2002 IMLS funded project to digitize 1000 books on Kentucky from microfilm

• Preselected material from SOLINET Cooperative Microfilm Project

• Project very “boutique”• Balance quality vs. quantity

Post QC image

Source document

image

Microfilm image

National Digital Newspaper Program

• Funded by NEH• Phase 1 - 2005 – we are now in Phase

3• Chronicling America

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/• We proposed a totally in-house

process!• We also serve this content from the

KDL

meta|morphosis: a film to digital workshop

Digitizing Oral History

• Louie B Nunn Center for Oral History• 30 years of oral history• Developed software to synch audio

to searchable transcript – OHMS• Equipment reviews on YouTube

In Summary…

• We have deep expertise in imaging, newspaper conversion, microfilm-to-digital conversion, and oral history

• We are a “can-do” operation • We like to help others gain skills in

these areas• We are currently working on projects

with “born digital” newspaper content and digital preservation