A presentation from the Society of Ohio Archivists 2020 meeting.
The University of Akron University Archives and the University of Cincinnati Libraries will present and analyze challenges faced by institutions looking to create, implement and improve their digital preservation program. Armed with the NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation and the Digital Preservation Capability Maturity Model (DPCMM), both institutions discuss strategies to tackle common issues such as minimal staffing, limited resources, procrastination, and legacy digital content. Each institution will also discuss strategies used to handle unique challenges faced in crafting their individual digital preservation policies.
Presentation recording available: https://youtu.be/czemLLqXNh8
A presentation at the joint Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference and Minnesota Digital Library Annual Meeting in 2020.
The diversity of a digital collection is often assessed by considering the diversity of its content. In order for collections to be truly inclusive, however, they need to emphasize usability alongside broad representation. The University of Cincinnati Libraries discusses how diversity and accessibility are intersectional considerations of digital collections, and introduces newly implemented workflows and standards designed to create accessible, inclusive digital collections that broaden usability for all.
Presentation recording available (Starts at 14 minutes, 30 seconds): https://youtu.be/srIPaD7RvYo
Copyright and Digital Collections: A Data Driven Roadmap for Rights Statement SuccessThis presentation focuses on data driven research from both a survey and in person interviews to articulate a roadmap for digital collection managers to navigate copyright challenges stemming from the adoption of standardized rights statements and licenses. Barriers to implementation of the RightsStatements.org statements and Creative Commons licenses will be described, including methods to remove such objections to using the standardized rights statements. Additionally, the research will outline the workflows of institutions that have been successful in the application of RightsStatements.org statements, what barriers they met, and the methods that were used to overcome the challenges they faced.