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Using Omeka to Build Digital Collections: The METRO Case Study

The following chapter excerpt is from the fourth section of Digitization in the Real World; "One Plus One is Greater Than Two: Collaborative Projects." A version of this article originally appeared in the March/April 2010 issue of D-Lib Magazine.  Download ...

From Argentina to Zambia: Capturing the Digital A to Z’s of a Child Art Collection

The following chapter excerpt is from the third section of Digitization in the Real World; "The Digital Campus: Digitization in Universities and Their Libraries."  Download the entire chapter for free (PDF) or purchase online at Amazon.com. View the collection here. ...

Collaborating for Success: A Cross-Departmental Digitization Project (at Oregon State University Libraries)

The following chapter excerpt is from the fourth section of Digitization in the Real World; "One Plus One is Greater Than Two: Collaborative Projects." Download the entire chapter for free (PDF) or purchase the complete book online at Amazon.com.  View ...

Entering the Digitization Universe: One Catalog Librarian’s Experience at an Academic Library

The following chapter excerpt is from the third section of Digitization in the Real World; "The Digital Campus: Digitization in Universities and Their Libraries." Download the entire chapter for free (PDF)  or purchase online at Amazon.com. View the collections here. Author ...

Picturing the Museum: Education and Exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History

The following chapter excerpt is from the second section of Digitization in the Real World; "A Diverse Digital Landscape: Digital Collections in Public Libraries, Museums, Cultural Heritage Institutions, and Knowledge-Based Organizations."  Download the entire chapter for free (PDF)  or purchase the entire ...

Hudson River Valley Heritage: A Journey in Collaborative Digitization

The following chapter excerpt is from the fourth section of Digitization in the Real World; "One Plus One is Greater Than Two: Collaborative Projects."  Download the entire chapter for free (PDF) or purchase the complete book online at Amazon.com.  View ...

Digitizing Colorado State University’s Historic Photograph Collection: A Case Study

The following chapter excerpt is from the third section of Digitization in the Real World; "The Digital Campus: Digitization in Universities and Their Libraries."  Download the entire chapter for free (PDF)  or purchase online at Amazon.com. View the collections here. Author ...

METRO Grant Success Story: Waterways of New York Project

The following chapter excerpt is the last from the first section of Digitization in the Real World; "Small is Beautiful: Planning and Implementing Digitization Projects with Limited Resources."  Download the entire chapter for free (PDF)   or purchase the book at ...

The Craft Revival Project: Library Leadership in Creating Connections Between Small Cultural Institutions

The following chapter excerpt is from the fourth section of Digitization in the Real World; "One Plus One is Greater Than Two: Collaborative Projects." Download the entire chapter for free (PDF) or purchase the complete book online at Amazon.com.  View ...

From Confusion and Chaos to Clarity and Hope: Reorganization of Work Flows, Processes, and Delivery for Digital Libraries

The following chapter excerpt is from the third section of Digitization in the Real World; "The Digital Campus: Digitization in Universities and Their Libraries." Download the entire chapter for free (PDF)   or purchase online at Amazon.com. View the collections here. ...

The Caprons of Paris: A Digitization Project in a Small Library System

The following chapter excerpt is from the second section of Digitization in the Real World; "A Diverse Digital Landscape: Digital Collections in Public Libraries, Museums, Cultural Heritage Institutions, and Knowledge-Based Organizations."  Download the entire chapter for free (PDF) or purchase online ...

Digitizing a Newspaper Clippings Collection at LSU Health Sciences Center Library

The following chapter excerpt is from the first section of Digitization in the Real World; "Small is Beautiful: Planning and Implementing Digitization Projects with Limited Resources." Download the entire chapter for free (PDF)   or purchase the book at Amazon.com. Access ...

Collaborative-Centered Digital Curation: A Case Study at Clemson U. Libraries

The following chapter excerpt is from the fourth section of Digitization in the Real World; "One Plus One is Greater Than Two: Collaborative Projects." Download the entire chapter for free (PDF) or purchase the complete book online at Amazon.com.  View ...

Scaling Back for an "Experimental" Collection at The University of Iowa Libraries

The following chapter excerpt is from the third section of Digitization in the Real World; "The Digital Campus: Digitization in Universities and Their Libraries."  Download the entire chapter for free (PDF) or purchase online at Amazon.com. View the collections here. ...

Digitizing the Rare Book Collection of the Leo Baeck Institute, New York City

The following chapter excerpt is from the second section of Digitization in the Real World; "A Diverse Digital Landscape: Digital Collections in Public Libraries, Museums, Cultural Heritage Institutions, and Knowledge-Based Organizations." Download the entire chapter for free (PDF)  or purchase online at ...

Digitization and Access of Louisiana Oral Histories (@ladigilibrary)

The following chapter excerpt is from the first section of Digitization in the Real World; "Small is Beautiful: Planning and Implementing Digitization Projects with Limited Resources."  Download the entire chapter for free (PDF)   or purchase the book at Amazon.com. Access the ...

Digitization in the Real World...Now on Amazon.com

I just wanted to drop a quick note to you all in between our weekly chapter posts. If you've found the chapter excerpts useful and would like to get a copy of Digitization in the Real World, you can now ...

Apollo 13.0: Digitizing Astronaut Jack Swigert's Apollo Documents

The following chapter excerpt is from the fourth section of Digitization in the Real World; "One Plus One is Greater Than Two: Collaborative Projects."  Download the entire chapter for free (PDF)  or purchase the book online at Amazon.com.  View the ...

Pratt Institute: A Historical Snapshot of Campus and Area

The following chapter excerpt is from the third section of Digitization in the Real World; "The Digital Campus: Digitization in Universities and Their Libraries." Download the entire chapter for free (PDF) or purchase the book online at Amazon.com. View the ...

Local Objects, Local People, Local History: Creating the Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database

The following chapter excerpt is from the second section of Digitization in the Real World; "A Diverse Digital Landscape: Digital Collections inPublic Libraries, Museums, Cultural Heritage Institutions,and Knowledge-Based Organizations." Download the entire chapter for free (PDF) or purchase the book online ...