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“Thank God for Michigan”

“Thank God for Michigan”. NHPRC Digitizing Historical Records Project at the Archives of Michigan. Civil War Documents. Project Overview. Encoding EAD. Digitizing Documents. Uploading Files. Linking Content. Site Design. Evaluating Usability. Encoding EAD. U of M DLPS Hosting.

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“Thank God for Michigan”

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  1. “Thank God for Michigan” • NHPRC Digitizing Historical Records • Project at the Archives of Michigan

  2. Civil War Documents

  3. Project Overview Encoding EAD Digitizing Documents Uploading Files Linking Content Site Design Evaluating Usability

  4. Encoding EAD

  5. U of M DLPS Hosting

  6. DLPS Searching

  7. DLPS Searching Cont.

  8. Digitizing Documents Vendor In House

  9. Project Statistics Vendor (73,720 Images) .16 per image Doc Prep and Microfilm: $6,562 Microfilm Scanning: $3,377 Total: $12,000 In House (20,096 Images) .25 per image Project Archivist Salary: $4,250 Copier/Scanner: $840 Total: $5,090

  10. Uploading Documents

  11. CONTENTdm Minimal Metadata

  12. Online Example

  13. Linking Content ref URL links to images

  14. Linking Content Cont.

  15. Evaluating Usability Ann Arbor Civil War Round Table LIS and SI Students from Wayne State and U of M General Public

  16. Site Design Webpage EAD Scanning Digitizing CONTENTdm Time

  17. Webpage Challenge

  18. Expected Outcomes....

  19. Improving the Site Staff Feedback Usability Studies Google Analytics Researcher Feedback

  20. Upcoming Digitization Projects

  21. Archives of Michigan Online Finding Aids

  22. More Information • “Thank God For Michigan” Blog • http://archivesnhprc.wordpress.com • Archives of Michigan Website • http://www.seekingmichigan.org • MAA ListServ • Contact Project Staff: • Mark Harvey: harveym@mi.gov

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