July 2019 #OHMuseumChat Resources –Archives and Collections Digitization

The Ohio Museums Association (@OhioMuseums) held our July ‪#‎OHMuseumChat - Thursday, July 18 on Twitter. Thank you to all the individuals and organizations that participated in this conversation!

For July's topic we discussed Archives and Collections Digitization.

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Weren't able to make it to this month's chat, but want to stay in the loop on the great conversation with other museum professionals? We have you covered! You can find a summary with details from the July #‎OHMuseumChat here.

Below are resources related to this month's chat topic, "Archives and Collections Digitization."

American Alliance of Museums

• Digitization resources from AAM
  https://www.aam-us.org/programs/resource-library/collections-stewardship-resources/digitization/

 American Association for State and Local History

• Technical Leaflet. 246: How to Plan Your Digitization Project. By: Leigh A. Grinstead.
  https://learn.aaslh.org/products/technical-leaflet-246-how-to-plan-your-digitization-project#tab-product_tab_overview

• Technical Leaflet. 217: Digitizing Your Collection. By: Jill Marie Koelling.
  https://learn.aaslh.org/products/technical-leaflet-217-digitizing-your-collection

Archive Journal

• Case study. “Why Do We Digitize? The Case for Slow Digitization,” by: Andrew Prescott and Lorna Hughes. September 2018.
  https://www.archivejournal.net/essays/why-do-we-digitize-the-case-for-slow-digitization/

Association of Science and Technology Centers

• Blog post. “Real + Virtual: New Horizons for Engagement with Nature,” by: Emily Schuster. October 20, 2014.
  https://www.astc.org/annual-conference/real-virtual-new-horizons-for-engagement-with-nature/

Connecting to Collections

• Digitization resources from Connecting to Collections
  https://www.connectingtocollections.org/resources/?fwp_search_term=digitization

Institute of Museum and Library Services

• Grant resources from IMLS
  https://www.imls.gov/grants/apply-grant/available-grants

National Archives

• White paper. Strategy for Digitizing Archival Materials. December 2014
  https://www.archives.gov/digitization/strategy.html

Ohio Digitization Interest Group – OhioDIG

• Website and resources for OhioDIG, the Ohio digitization interest group for archivists, librarians, and others interested in cultural heritage materials.
  https://ohiodig.org/

Ohio Memory

• Ohio Memory is a statewide collaborative digital library, managed by the Ohio History Connection and the State Library of Ohio. This freely-available collection includes materials from more than 365 cultural heritage institutions representing all of Ohio’s 88 counties. Ohio Memory’s mission is to help communities share, discover and connect to Ohio’s rich past through dynamic online resources.
  https://ohiomemory.ohiohistory.org

Peel Art Gallery Museum + Archives

• Blog post. “Why Don’t Archivists Digitize Everything?” By: Archives. May 31, 2017.
  https://peelarchivesblog.com/2017/05/31/why-dont-archivists-digitize-everything/

Science Magazine

• Article. “Report Urges Massive Digitization of Museum Collections,” by: Elizabeth Pennisi. April 4, 2019.
  https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/04/report-urges-massive-digitization-museum-collections

Smithsonian Institution Archives

• Digitizing Collections resources from the Smithsonian
  https://siarchives.si.edu/what-we-do/digital-curation/digitizing-collections

Society of American Archivists

• Digitization resources from the Society of American Archivists
  https://www2.archivists.org/sitesearch?cx=013982339786901321102%3Akjtzjctuzru&cof=FORID%3A11&query=digitization

Thanks again for a fantastic July chat! We hope you can join us for our August #‎OHMuseumChat,  Thursday, August 15 as we discuss "Working with Controversial Artifacts."

Have a great topic for an upcoming chat? Drop us a line at [email protected] or tweet @OhioMuseums and let us know!