[OPLINLIST] Photographic Archives

[Grace Freeman]

Tyson,

You may be interested connecting with other members of the Ohio Digitization Interest Group (OhioDIG) which includes large and small libraries, historical societies, museums, and academic institutions. We have a meeting coming up on March 7, and there is a listserv there, too!

We discuss all things digitization.

https://ohiodig.org/




Grace Freeman │ Librarian, Local History & Genealogy

Columbus Metropolitan Library │ Main Library
96 S. Grant Ave. │ Columbus, OH 43215
614.849.1240
gfreeman at columbuslibrary.org<mailto:gfreeman at columbuslibrary.org>│columbuslibrary.org<http://columbuslibrary.org>

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From: Tyson Horton <tyson at mywcpl.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 29, 2024 10:08 AM
To: oplintech <oplintech at lists.oplin.org>; OPLINList <oplinlist at lists.oplin.org>
Subject: [OPLINLIST] Photographic Archives

I was wondering if there were any libraries out there that have a local history center that has created a digital photographic archive that patrons can access to request copies of photos. If you have, what did you use and how does the patron access it? We are currently just scanning photos and the staff print a copy and put it into a file for the patron to leaf through. We have so many photos that have been scanned and many more that still need to be scanned and the amount of printing/toner usage is astronomical! Since they are already scanning and have a digital copy of the pictures, I think it would be more beneficial to just make those digital copies available and we'd only be printing on demand. Just looking for some guidance and recommendations.

Thanks,
Tyson Horton
IT Manager
Williams County Public Library
833-633-7323 x282


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