Perspectives on Digital History

• Amy Friedlander, "Digits and Dreams: Scholarship and Computing in the Age of Abundance," paper presented at Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, Ireland, September 2008
• InterConnections: IMLS National Study on the Use of Libraries, Museums, and the Internet
• The study concludes that "the amount of use of the Internet is positively correlated with the number of in-person visits to museums and has a positive effect on in-person visits to public libraries."
• Christine von Oertzen, "New Ways of Using Digital Images: Recommendations Concerning the Free Use of Visual Media for Scholarly Purposes," Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
• Don Litzer and Andy Barnett, "Local History in E-Books and on the Web," Reference and User Services Quarterly v. 43, no. 3 (2004)
• An early project to digitize local history materials at the McMillan Memorial Library in Wisconsin Rapids

 

Online Tutorials  

• Moving Theory Into Practice digital imaging tutorial, Cornell University
• Digital Preservation Management tutorial, Cornell University
• Capture Your Collections Training Course, Canadian Heritage Information Network

 

 

Online Reference 

• Howard Besser, Introduction to Imaging (J. Paul Getty Trust)

• Daniel J. Cohen and Roy Rosenzweig, Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web, Center for History and New Media

• Created and written by Professors Daniel J. Cohen and Roy Rosenzweig, this online version of their book serves as an introduction to the web for those “who wish to produce online historical work, or to build upon and improve the projects they have already started in this important new medium.”  

• Digitization Technical Leaflet, Midwest Art Conservation Center

• A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections, Institute for Museum and Library Services, 2007

 

 

Mailing Lists, Groups, Blogs, and More 

• The Museum Computer Network (MCN) supports the greater museum community by providing continuing opportunities to explore, implement, and disseminate new technologies and best practices in the field.
• D-Lib Magazine is an online journal focusing on digital library research and development, including new technologies, applications, and contextual social and economic issues.
• Digitization 101, a blog by digitization consultant Jill Hurst-Wahl
• The Upper Midwest CONTENTdm User Group list is for CONTENTdm users from Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota to exchange information and questions about CONTENTdm. 
• The Signal is a digital preservation blog from the Library of Congress' National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP)

 

 

Related Projects and Resources in Wisconsin

• The Wisconsin Records Assessment Project is a statewide effort to assess archival documentation on recent Wisconsin history, funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
• The Wisconsin Archives Mentoring Service seeks to match professional volunteer archivists with small cultural institutions that need assistance in the preservation of their unique collections of historical material. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board and UW-Oshkosh.
• The Wisconsin Historical Society's Local Field Services Program offers support to local historical societies throughout the state.
• Found in Wisconsin is an online collections index used to search for and link into digitized books, photographs, videos and other resources available on the websites of libraries, historical societies and museums statewide, sponsored by Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning

 

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