The Roger Conatser Aerial Photographs Collection Bethany C

The Roger Conatser Aerial Photographs Collection Bethany C. Fiechter, Archivist for Manuscript and Digital Collections Amanda A. Hurford, Metadata and Digital Collections Developer

Project Background • Archives and Special Collections and Metadata and Digital Initiatives collaboration • Acquisition of materials • Digitization decisions – Evidential value (documenting historical events, topographical changes) – Research potential – Accessibility – Preservation

Archival Arrangement • Analog materials (e. g. slides, negatives, and photographs) — Initial processing • Acid free folders, sleeves, and boxes — Selection for digitization • Organizational scheme for scanning elsewhere

Digital Arrangement • Digital files — Securing space — File transfer — Creating unique identifiers

Description: Using Access • Collaborative workflow — Brief records created in Access database exported to MADI Images Title Creator(s) Muncie, Indiana Prairie Creek Reservoir and Campgro und aerial view Conatser, Roger (Muncie, Ind. ) Original Date(s) 2005 Description Locations Muncie; Delaware County; Indiana; United States; North and Central America Time Period(s) 2000 s (20002009); Twentyfirst century C. E. Format Digital photogr aphs; Photogr aphs Color Scheme Digital ID Color images P 0140208 Digital Collection ID Collection Title Roger Conatser Photogra phs P. 014 Roger Conatser photogra phs Item ID Condition 0208 Excellent Brief Record Selected for DMR 2011 -0207

Description: Using Archivists` Toolkit • Archival record created in Archivists’ Toolkit

Description: Using CONTENTdm

Metadata Records • Establish fields • Populate data • Maintain vocabularies

Quality Control/Project Tracking

Preservation • External hard drives — Long-term storage • Online/near-line storage space — Access for patron requests

Promotion • Web 2. 0 tools — Facebook, Flickr and Blogger • Class instruction — “Teaching archives” • Library Insider newsletter • Outreach programs

Contact Us! Bethany C. Fiechter: BCFiechter@bsu. edu Amanda A. Hurford: AAHurford@bsu. edu Digital Media Repository: http: //libx. bsu. edu/ Roger Conatser Collection Tiny. URL: http: //tinyurl. com/3 ogbcbe