Re-use, Re-purpose and Re-mix

Re-use, Re-purpose

and Re-mix

Andy BarnettAssistant Director

McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids

Why Me?

Cross discipline / cross pollination Operate at a low tech level (i.e.

cheap and free) like students Low hanging fruit Public library = educational &

voluntary

Scarcity to Abundance (Libraries)

The story of libraries in our lifetime No library is an island - anymore Huge periodical databases Other digital content Local history (every library’s

specialty) The future is unevenly distributed

Scarcity to Abundance (Local History)

One copy (literally) to infinite copies One (closed) location to remote

access One user/use to many users/uses Invisible to Google/Flickr/Amazon Rights and permissions to Creative

Commons Original print to re-mix and mashup

McMillan’s advantages

Well organized local history collection

Interested / trained staff Developed local capacity Foundation / LSTA support Lots of digital content

Cemetery Map - Before One copy on a

wall Accessory to

cemetery index Typewriter era Low hanging fruit

Google Maps – Process Way too easy Register, make map, save, embed Library location (map only) Postcard collection (mapped

images) Previous library locations (mapped

images and text) Detailed how to information

Cemetery Map – Process Created map for each cemetery Used satellite view to get specific Copied lat/long from URL for embed

page Created combined map Embedded map

Cemetery Map - After

Used internally – an important metric Build it, they will come Listed / findable map and embed

page Great for image of institution More accurate, works with GPS Google provides driving directions

Lumber Rafting – Why?

Local angles – Taylor, Arpin, Bennett

Serendipity (and eBay) Totally vanished era Half done at start Mixture of PD and copyright

Raftsmen - Process

Scan Raftmen’s Life Mix with existing images and text Get permissions for copyrighted

material Link to what we couldn’t host Move Raftmen’s Life images to

Flickr with text from Taylor

Raftsmen - After

Lumber Rafting : A Digital Resource No internal customer / local demand Highlights area Playing at a high level If not us, who? Sense of ownership Need to clean up Flickr text

Taylor – Before (vol. 1) One of a kind

item Large format

photographs Handled by

public for decade+

Stored in attic / basement since 1950s

Taylor – Before (vol. 2) 200 pages of

typescript Handwritten

additions and notes

Cross references between volumes

Taylor – Stage One

Scan photos, convert text Photo volume = gallery

(thumbnails) = page order Text volume = html pages Hyperlinks (about 900) Retains original format (kinda)

Taylor - Stage One Revisited

Foundation / museum re-scans photos

We get archival (3000 line) storage & (1600 line) display images

Creative Commons license - Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0

Taylor – Stage 2.0 (Google)

Taylor mapped Served internal / local need Plotting location created information Re-purpose text Thumbnail (Google re-sizes anyway) Link to larger version on our site

Taylor – Stage 2.0 (Flickr)

Taylor Flickred (streets and people)

Free accounts limited to 200 visible images at 1024 maximum

Raftsmen and Taylor (people) share an account in different sets

Creative Commons license

Creative Commons

Licenses provide: standards for use, legal code, protection

Attribution - all Remix? Yes, Share Alike

(conditions) or No Derivatives Non-Commercial (option) 100 million CC photos on Flickr

Google Maps / Flickr Price is right Simple process Good visibility Familiar to

audience

Commercial sites Not your site Control Terms of service

Print on Demand (pro)

Public, internal or personal use Zero initial investment, <$10/copy No inventory, shipping or billing Retain rights and control Kindle / Search Inside options AV on Demand too

Print on Demand (con)

Printing, not publishing Learning curve on an unusual skill

set Layout, captions, graphics, covers,

pdf, rights, permissions Marketing and visibility Copyright is your problem Probably not a money maker

Print on Demand – Other Takes

Walt Crawford also has used both His take on Lulu.com His comparison after using both "Publishing It Yourself: Experiences With

PoD." Online 32, no. 3 (May 2008): 58-60. Alexander, George. "Print On Demand and the

Changing Face of Book Publishing." Seybold Report: Analyzing Publishing Technologies 8, no. 11 (May 29, 2008): 9-

Reprint - Facsimile

Easiest to do or outsource Clear copyright, scan, reprint No editing, footnotes or changes Still have to clean up images,

prepare cover & title, prepare for publication

Images not text despite pdf

Reprint - Enhanced

Clear copyright Convert text to digital Can edit, footnote and modify Find photos, get permissions, layout Captions can be mini-appendix Some functions of an editor Grit, Grief and Gold

Reprint – Enhanced (photos)

Many PD or CC sites (LOC, NavSource, Wikipedia, Flickr)

People willing to grant permission Institutions (forms and fees) eBay (postcards and photographs)

New Content

Clear copyright Choose or create text Author or editor Layout and images Lots of control = lots of work Soldier and Sailor Too

POD Option – Lulu.com

Real ISBN Range of pre-pub and marketing

services Wide range of product Will get an Amazon listing but… Does good job with images

POD Option – CreateSpace

CreateSpace – Amazon Semi-ISBN Will get an Amazon / Target listing,

but not elsewhere Does less good job with images Slightly cheaper ($7 vs $10)

POD – Other Options

Lightning Source (Ingram) Author Services Borders Personal Publishing (Lulu) Blurb

What’s next @ McMillan

Expanded Library history POD Taylor book POD Who’s Who in Wisconsin Rapids

(1920-1922 newspapers) Other out of copyright or family

items Additional photographs to website

and Flickr

Contact Andy Barnett

McMillan Memorial Library 490 E. Grand Ave. Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494

(715) 422-5144 [email protected] www.mcmillanlibrary.org/library/

forlibrarians.html