Integrating Digital Collections into the Liberal Arts Curriculum – A case study of Shansi Digital Collection at Oberlin College Library Xi Chen Oberlin College Library
Mar 27, 2015
Integrating Digital Collections into the Liberal Arts Curriculum – A case study of Shansi Digital Collection at Oberlin College LibraryXi Chen
Oberlin College Library
Grant from Andrew W.Mellon Foundation: Next Steps in the Next-Generation Library: Integrating Digital Collections into the Liberal Arts Curriculum
Image courtesy of Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Shansi Archive Collection at Oberlin College Oberlin in China H.H.Kung (孔祥熙 ) and Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association
Digitization, A Collaborative Process Faculty and library staff identify materials
from the Archive’s collection and select relevant materials to be digitized.
Digitization, A Collaborative Process Library and Archive staff supervise student
workers in the digitization process.
Digitization, A Collaborative Process Uses CONTENTdm as platform for storing and
displaying digitized materials.
Digitization, A Collaborative Process Get faculty involved in the process of
analyzing and verifying metadata.
Digitization, A Collaborative Process Library staff creates the web interface for
public use.
http://www.oberlin.edu/library/digital/shansi/
Digitization, A Collaborative Process Project team (core faculty and staff) creates
publicity and reaches out to faculty and students in various departments on campus.
http://oh5-nlg-digitization-project.blogspot.com/
Funding A clear goal Collaboration between faculty and
library/archive staff Diligent work done by staff and students
who were responsible for all hands-on works
What contribute to the successful launch of the digital collection?
http://www.ohio5.info/omeka
Thank you!
Questions and Comments?