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Strategic Planning For Sustaining User-Generated Content In Digital Collections, Cory K. Lampert, Su Kim Chung
Strategic Planning For Sustaining User-Generated Content In Digital Collections, Cory K. Lampert, Su Kim Chung
Library Faculty Presentations
• Should there be an overarching philosophy for user-generated content in the organization?
• Who in the management or leadership determines this philosophy or guides the organization to come up with a shared vision?
•What technical considerations are there for these projects? Are there staff that need to be consulted for software choices and technical customization?
•Is there are point person for the project and does this person have the authority and appropriate expertise to moderate content and respond to user’s contributions?
•Should there be appropriate guidelines for communicating an institutions’ brand or message in these new venues?
•And ultimately, …
Using Contentdm To Compliment K-12 Curriculum: Southern Nevada--The Boomtown Years, Cory K. Lampert
Using Contentdm To Compliment K-12 Curriculum: Southern Nevada--The Boomtown Years, Cory K. Lampert
Library Faculty Presentations
Setting the Stage for Boomtown
•2006, Libraries revamp digitization program and begin staff reorganization
•2007-2008 Implement Digitization Advisory Committee and Project Teams Launch Nevada Test Site Oral History Project: http://digital.library.unlv.edu/ntsohp/
•2008 awarded $95,000 LSTA grant to create large hybrid collection on Southern Nevada during 1900-1925
Insights Into The Cultivation And Sustainability Of Academic Library Digitization Programs: Success Factors And Challenge Threats, Cory K. Lampert, Jason Vaughan
Insights Into The Cultivation And Sustainability Of Academic Library Digitization Programs: Success Factors And Challenge Threats, Cory K. Lampert, Jason Vaughan
Library Faculty Presentations
Many academic libraries have invested time and resources into the creation of library digitization programs, and at this point in time there is a growing need to evaluate the impact and success of these efforts. What factors determine whether institutions achieve goals and experience long-term success or face challenges in staffing, funding, and strategic vision? This poster presents the results of a comprehensive survey administered to ARL (Association of Research Libraries) Library digitization managers to help provide a cross section of the current state of a diverse group of programs. Presented along with the survey results, the authors delve deep …
Contentdm @ Unlv: New Capabilities, New Opportunities, Cory K. Lampert
Contentdm @ Unlv: New Capabilities, New Opportunities, Cory K. Lampert
Library Faculty Presentations
Why digitize?
•Access
•Preservation (sort of…)
•Collaboration
•New forum for publishing
Adventures In Digitization: A New Librarian Shares Five Hard Earned Tips To Avoid Project Management Pitfalls, Cory K. Lampert
Adventures In Digitization: A New Librarian Shares Five Hard Earned Tips To Avoid Project Management Pitfalls, Cory K. Lampert
Library Faculty Presentations
Many institutions are feeling pressure to embark on digitization projects to provide greater access and visibility to their unique materials. Digitization initiatives have numerous benefits, but they can also drain staff time and resources if they are not planned and prioritized well. As new librarians are hired into increasingly technical entry-level positions, they are often expected to contribute to or lead digitization projects requiring a diverse skill set. Learn five key tips to help recent grads and new digital project managers to avoid pitfalls. Topics will include: the importance of the planning process, involving key people at the right time, …
Managing Your First Digital Project: Lessons Learned, Cory K. Lampert
Managing Your First Digital Project: Lessons Learned, Cory K. Lampert
Library Faculty Presentations
- Know thyself. Be realistic…
- Each institution has a unique culture, unique materials, unique challenges
- Every digitization program has a chronology
- Every digital project has a life-cycle
- Where UNLV is now
- Ready to start?