“Thank God for Michigan” NHPRC Digitizing Historical Records Project at the Archives of Michigan

“Thank God for Michigan”

NHPRC Digitizing Historical RecordsProject at the Archives of Michigan

Civil War Documents

Project Overview

Encoding EAD

Digitizing Documents

Linking Content

Evaluating Usability

Uploading Files

Site Design

Encoding EAD

U of M DLPS Hosting

DLPS Searching

DLPS Searching Cont.

Digitizing Documents

In HouseVendor

Project StatisticsVendor

(73,720 Images).16 per image

Doc Prep and Microfilm: $6,562

Microfilm Scanning: $3,377

Total: $12,000

In House(20,096 Images).25 per image

Project Archivist Salary: $4,250

Copier/Scanner: $840

Total: $5,090

Uploading Documents

CONTENTdm Minimal Metadata

Online Example

Linking Content

ref URL

links to images

Linking Content Cont.

Evaluating Usability

LIS and SI Students

from Wayne State and U

of M

Ann Arbor Civil War Round Table

General Public

Site DesignEAD

Digitizing

Webpage

CONTENTdm

Scanning

Time

Webpage Challenge

Expected Outcomes....

Improving the Site

Usability Studies

Google Analytics

Staff Feedback

Researcher Feedback

Upcoming Digitization

Projects

Archives of Michigan Online

Finding Aids

More Information•“Thank God For Michigan” Blog

•http://archivesnhprc.wordpress.com

•Archives of Michigan Website

•http://www.seekingmichigan.org

•MAA ListServ

•Contact Project Staff:

•Mark Harvey: harveym@mi.gov