Welcome to the Wisconsin Heritage Online Resources Wiki!
This wiki is designed to serve current and potential Content Providers--Wisconsin libraries, archives, museums and historical societies that are sharing their unique collections through the Wisconsin Heritage Online portal.
With the Wiki, You Can . . .
- Access up-to-date guidelines and educational opportunities.
- Take part in continuing discussion and development of statewide digitization standards.
- Make connections with other WHO content providers and partner organizations.
To become a Content Provider, contact us or submit the WHO Membership Form. Annual member dues are $50 for small organizations and $100 for large organizations.
**Latest News**
WHO News #21
Our fall newsletter includes updates on collections from Milwaukee Public Library, Ripon College, and the Stone Lake Area Historical Society as well as a feature on imaging vendor Northern Micrographics of La Crosse.
New collections harvested
In September, 24 new collections were harvested into the Wisconsin Heritage Online research portal. To explore the new collections, check out the sub-collection drop-down menu on the Guided Search page of the WHO portal.
Beloit College
Logan Museum of Anthropology (Wisconsin records only)
Carroll University
Carroll Student Newspaper Collection
Theatre Collection: May N. Rankin and the Carroll Players
Wisconsin Artists Collection
Edgewood College
Edgewood College History
Edgewood College Yearbooks
Owen J. Gromme Field Notes
Iowa County Historical Society
La Crosse County Historical Society
Marquette University
I'll Tell You A Story: Memories of Pre-Holocaust Europe
McFarland Historical Society
Milwaukee Public Library
Historic Recipe File
Milwaukee Leaders
New Berlin Historical Society
Outagamie-Waupaca InfoSoup
Appleton Memory Project
Door County Memory Project
Hortonville Memory Project
Oconto Falls Memory Project
Ripon College Archives
Stone Lake Area Historical Society
Three Lakes Historical Society
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Digital Sanborn Maps of Milwaukee 1894 and 1910
Whitefish Bay Public Library
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin in the Civil War
Training grant available through December 2011
Thanks to a grant from the Nicholas Family Foundation, Wisconsin Heritage Online has hired an Outreach Specialist who will provide digitization training and support to local historical societies, small public libraries, and other cultural heritage institutions across the state through December 2011. See the Training Grant page to read our grant proposal. See the Hosted Content Providers page for a list of projects currently underway with grant support.
What is WHO?
These links provide a general introduction to this collaborative statewide digitization initiative.
For Content Providers
Start with the links below to learn about planning and executing a digital project.
- Planning Guidelines for selecting materials and equipment, plus an overview of the steps involved in working with WHO.
- Copyright Essential legal issues to consider before posting material on the web.
- Digital Imaging Scanning, photography, image editing, and more.
- Audio Files An introduction to working with digital audio collections, particularly oral histories.
- Metadata Best practices for cataloging your digital content.
- CONTENTdm For Hosted Content Providers using the Project Client provided by the Milwaukee Public Library.
- PastPerfect For Hosted Content Providers cataloging items in PastPerfect.
- Preservation Recommendations for storing and maintaining your digital files.
- Other Issues This catch-all page includes information about collection development, accessibility, and other concerns.
- Forms and Documents Useful things, including the WHO Membership Form and Collection Hosting Application.
- Educational Resources Tutorials, blogs, guidelines, listservs, and articles about digitization efforts nationwide.
- Explore Digital Collections Browse a diverse array of digital collections from national and international institutions.
- Confused by any of the terms used in official WHO documents? Check out the WHO Glossary.
WHO Board and Working Groups
Questions? Contact us.
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