Digitizing Your Community's History: The Innovative Librarian's Guide Contributor(s): Hoffman, Alex (Author) |
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ISBN: 144084240X ISBN-13: 9781440842405 Publisher: Libraries Unlimited OUR PRICE: $59.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - Digital & Online Resources - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - Collection Development |
Dewey: 025.2 |
LCCN: 2015050728 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.60 lbs) 150 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Internet technologies have enabled anyone to tell their story--and to find out their own unknown story. Libraries are seeing increased interest in community and family history and in genealogy, as well as heightened demand for access to personal and community history materials in digital format. The opportunity exists for libraries to benefit their communities by providing these in-demand, digitized historical materials optimized for researchers at the individual level. Digitizing Your Community's History: The Innovative Librarian's Guide provides you with step-by-step directions for launching a DIY digitization program for personal and community historical materials. It covers the process of setting up a digitization program, training customers to use the equipment, best practices for storing digitized material, and tips for engaging the community in local history, such as ideas for exhibiting materials and programs for genealogy and family history. Just as importantly, the author addresses how to explain the benefits of programs like these to library stakeholders and supplies recommendations on sustaining library community history programs through access and engagement. The book also provides supplemental materials that include templates and programming ideas, lists of recommended software and apps, and recommended specifications for equipment and for file storage. |