[SOA] Digitization workshops for local history organizations

[Andy Verhoff]

Dear local historians and OAHSM members:

 

If your organization is in northern or western Ohio-and in southeast
Ohio, too-you have hit the digitization jackpot!  If you want to learn
more about digitizing historic collections or newspapers, there are two
workshops just for you:

 

1.  Additional Newspaper Digitization Workshops The Ohio Historical
Society <http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/ondp/index.php?title=Main_Page> ,
in conjunction with the National Digital Newspaper Program
<http://www.neh.gov/projects/ndnp.html> , will be presenting two
additional workshops at the following locations: 

 

*        Bowling Green, June 28th (Wood County Public Library
<http://wcdpl.lib.oh.us/> )

*        Cincinnati, July 21st (The Public Library of Cincinnati and
Hamilton County, Madeira Branch
<http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/branches/madeira.html> )

 

These two-hour presentations will cover the following topics:

 

10 AM - Noon workshop: Digitizing Your Newspaper Collections (for
organizations interested in digitizing newspapers): Join the staff of
the National Digital Newspaper Program in Ohio for an overview of
digitizing a newspaper collection from start to finish. Topics will
include vendor selection, metadata and image specifications, and other
useful tips and tricks for a project. 

 

3 PM - 5 PM workshop: Using Digitized Newspapers (for librarians, school
media specialists, and educators): Come learn how to incorporate digital
newspapers into your lesson plans and reference tools. We will cover the
use of the Library of Congress' Chronicling America digitized newspaper
database and other digital newspaper repositories. 

 

Two contact hours will be made available to educators and refreshments
will be served for all. 

 

It's also not too late to sign up for the first workshops: 

*        Athens, June 22nd (Ohio University, Alden Library
<http://www.ohio.edu/athens/bldgs/alden.html> )

*        Dayton, June 23rd (Wright State University, Dunbar Library
<http://www.wright.edu/aboutwsu/maps/library.html> )

 

To register or for questions, please contact Eric W. Schnittke at 
eschnittke at ohiohistory.org <mailto:eschnittke at ohiohistory.org>  or
614.297.2613. 

 

 

2.  Digitization workshop at the Henry Ford Museum There is still time
to register for the last AASLH Digitizing Historic Collections
<http://www.aaslh.org/DigitizationAgenda.htm>  workshop of 2010.  (AASLH
= American Assoc. for State and Local History) 

 

Digitizing Historic Collections 

Date: July 15-16, 2010

Location: The Henry Ford <http://www.hfmgv.org/> , Dearborn, MI

Cost: $250 AASLH members / $315 nonmembers

 

This workshop introduces archivists, curators, librarians, and other
staff to the range of issues associated with digitization primary source
materials. The workshop provides an overview of key issues such as
selection of materials, physical preservation, considerations for
digital imaging, metadata, and the resources required for responsible
sustainability of digital collections. You'll explore new technologies
in museums with in-depth training on digitizing your collection. 

 

Register at www.aaslh.org/DigitizationAgenda.htm or for more
information, contact:  Bethany Hawkins, Program Associate, American
Association for State and Local History, (615) 320-3203 or
hawkins at aaslh.org.

 

 

Please feel free to forward these items to any and all interested
parties.  

 

These email blasts are a service of the Ohio Historical Society's Local
History Office and OAHSM, the Ohio Association of Historical Societies &
Museums.  If you want your name removed from our list, please let us
know (and include the name of your organization, too-it's not always
clear from email addresses).  As always, apologies for any cross
postings.  

 

Happy digitizing!

 

Andy

 

Andy Verhoff, Local History Coordinator

Local History Office

Ohio Historical Society

1982 Velma Ave., Columbus, OH 43211

614.297.2341  Toll-free:  800.858.6878

www.ohiohistory.org <http://www.ohiohistory.org/>  / www.oahsm.org
<http://www.oahsm.org> 

  

 

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