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North Carolina Central University Digital Library Collection. Prepared by Vernice Faison December 18, 2008. NCCU Selected for HBCU Library Alliance and Cornell University Digital Collections Initiative.
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North Carolina Central University Digital Library Collection Prepared by Vernice Faison December 18, 2008
NCCU Selected for HBCU Library Alliance and Cornell University Digital Collections Initiative • HBCU Library Alliance/CUL awarded a new grant ($450,000) from the Andrew Mellon Foundation to expand the HBCU digital library • Project “Building collections, building services, and building sustainability: A collaborative model for the HBCU Library Alliance.” • NCCU (Shepard Library) was one of ten institutions selected in Phase 2 • Project Manager is Ira Revels (Cornell University)
Digital Workflow and Metadata Management Tools Library Meeting HBCU-CUL Digital Workshop Document Selection Equipment Calibration Release Collection Scanned Documents Test and Refine Technical/ Administrative Metadata CONTENTdm Dublin Core Metadata Element Burn Masters Metadata Spreadsheet Quality Assurance
Challenges and Issues • CD-ROM (life expectancy and limited storage capacity ) • Staffing (lack of staff)