Committing to Memory: A Project to Publish and Preserve California Local History Digital Resources

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Main Author: Turner, Adrian L.
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Language:en
Published: 2006
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contents Committing to Memory: A Project to Publish and Preserve California Local History Digital Resources Turner, Adrian L. Local History Library Materials Preservation Electronic Publishing Cooperation State Programs Cultural Background Grants Electronic Libraries Archives Metadata Library Services Staff Development Standards This article highlights the LSTA-grant funded California Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP) as a case study of a collaborative statewide program involving three primary groups: cultural heritage institutions, grant funding agencies, and digital library service providers. It explores how the infrastructure of the California Digital Library (CDL) is utilized to preserve and promote public access to digitized local history collections, and discusses challenges and technical solutions to integrating heterogeneous resources into METS-based repositories. Project building blocks are also discussed, including digital object encoding and transmission tools, scanning services, metadata and imaging standards, and training programs. (Contains 41 notes.)
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spellingShingle Committing to Memory: A Project to Publish and Preserve California Local History Digital Resources
Turner, Adrian L.
Local History
Library Materials
Preservation
Electronic Publishing
Cooperation
State Programs
Cultural Background
Grants
Electronic Libraries
Archives
Metadata
Library Services
Staff Development
Standards
Committing to Memory: A Project to Publish and Preserve California Local History Digital Resources Turner, Adrian L. Local History Library Materials Preservation Electronic Publishing Cooperation State Programs Cultural Background Grants Electronic Libraries Archives Metadata Library Services Staff Development Standards This article highlights the LSTA-grant funded California Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP) as a case study of a collaborative statewide program involving three primary groups: cultural heritage institutions, grant funding agencies, and digital library service providers. It explores how the infrastructure of the California Digital Library (CDL) is utilized to preserve and promote public access to digitized local history collections, and discusses challenges and technical solutions to integrating heterogeneous resources into METS-based repositories. Project building blocks are also discussed, including digital object encoding and transmission tools, scanning services, metadata and imaging standards, and training programs. (Contains 41 notes.)
title Committing to Memory: A Project to Publish and Preserve California Local History Digital Resources
topic Local History
Library Materials
Preservation
Electronic Publishing
Cooperation
State Programs
Cultural Background
Grants
Electronic Libraries
Archives
Metadata
Library Services
Staff Development
Standards
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ885093