Vision:

Wisconsin's cultural heritage institutions, through collaborative effort, provide the global community access to the state's history, culture, environment, government, and economy through a variety of digital formats via the World Wide Web. 

General Criteria:

     Content Providers must:

• Demonstrate committment to the Wisconsin Heritage Online Collection Development Policy.
• Apply Wisconsin Heritage Online standards and guidelines for digital imaging, metadata, and preservation.
• Ensure that resources are viewable by the public via the Internet.
• Ensure that materials will be freely available to all for personal, educational, informational, recreational, or research use.
• Ensure that materials are in the public domain or cleared for public access.  

Materials Selection Criteria:

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• ·  The following materials should have priority:
• o   Materials that may be heavily used or have broadest appeal to the Content Provider’s key audiences
• o   Materials that have high research, artifactual, or evidential value and/or are of particular interest to key audiences in the state
• o   Materials or collections that are not available from another online digital repository or through digital commercial providers
• o   Materials that fulfill preservation or accessibility needs
• o   Collections of materials based around a creator, topic, subject, or theme

Harvesting Criteria:

• ·       Content Providers must:
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Policy Review:

This policy will be reviewed by the Wisconsin Heritage Online Collection Development Working Group every two years. The Collection Development Working Group will provide recommendations to the Wisconsin Heritage Online Governing Board for review and approval.