If your genealogy society plans to digitize your community’s local history, you may want to register for the Ontario Historical Society’s (OHS) three-part webinar series, Project Management for Digitization Programs.
Are you thinking of digitizing your local history collection? Not sure where to start? Join Loren Fantin and Jess Posgate of OurDigitalWorld to talk about how to approach digitization projects of all sizes and learn more about engaging your community by inviting users to contribute, volunteer, comment and share your history online effectively and for long-term discovery.
The three sessions are:
Wednesday, March 23 — Planning Your Project
This one-hour session is designed to introduce participants to the practical issues and tasks associated with digitization program planning. We will discuss “big picture” thinking behind digitization projects, including partnerships and collaboration, funding, and the issues and challenges of managing a digitization program.
Wednesday March 30 — Implementing Your Project
This one-hour session is designed to introduce participants to the elements of implementing a digitization program. The session will cover topics like collection inventories, staffing and equipment, policy creation, copyright, work plans and workflows, risk and contingency planning, documentation, and evaluation.
Wednesday April 6 — Bringing Your Project Online
This one-hour session will highlight the best practices for creating effective, sustainable and discoverable digital collections. We will talk about metadata standards, management systems, delivering your collection online and community engagement. With an eye for sustainable local projects that contribute to global discovery, the session will introduce participants to best practices that encourage community interaction, participation and sharing stories.
All sessions will run from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time.
The cost for all three sessions is $25 for OHS members and $50 for non-members. More information is on the OHS website.
