Caller: “I Have This Stuff…”
Cynthia Horne, Manager of Access Services
Brandon Gipson, Special Collections & Archives
North Georgia College & State University
Small repository. Small budget. High impact.
WHERE WE STARTED IN 2006
No archives, no budget, lots of stuff…
OUR FIRST PROJECT
Grant + Matching/In-kind = Moderate Interest
MOVING, MOVING, MOVING
New Building = New Opportunities
DIGITIZING WITH LYRASIS
Partnership: Everyone brings something to the table.
REACTIONS TO THE FIRST PROJECT
1 year, 85 objects = 10,000 downloads. Yes. 10K.
SUBSEQUENT PROJECTS
Filling in the gaps.
THE DAHLONEGA NUGGET
Preserving local history
REACTIONS TO DIGITIZING
DAHLONEGA NUGGET
And opportunities for the future.
WITH OR WITHOUT A DIGITIZATION
PARTNER?
PROCESSING WITH A PARTNER
They are professional so you don’t have to be.
PROCESSING INTERNALLY
A lot to think about…
BOTTOM LINE FOR NORTH GEORGIA
AND SMALL REPOSITORIES
Meaningful Partnerships