Digitizing Cultural Heritage

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Digitizing Cultural Heritage
The Institute of Museum and Library
Services Washington, DC
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Collections

• Federal
• State
• Local
• Public
• Private

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Funders

• Federal Agencies
• Foundations

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Organizations
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IMLS

• 2002
• LSTA 192 million
• MSA 24 million

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IMLSGrants to State Libraries
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Models of Collaboration
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Best Practices
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http//www.imls.gov A Framework of Guidancefor
Building Good Digital Collections

• Good collections
• Good objects
• Good metadata
• Good projects

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Digital Opportunity?
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Revolutionize Learning
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Capture the Museum Experience
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Preserve Language
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Grants to State Libraries
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Research
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Collaboration Good Practices
Public Interest ?