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This project seeks to digitize photographs from the Washingtonian special collections and make them available online. |
This project seeks to digitize photographs from the Washingtonian special collections and make them available online. |
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| + | A module for this could also be made generic, allowing people to bring their own photos in for scanning. |
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| + | ==Needs== |
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| + | * portable usb hard drive and/or large flash drives |
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| + | * scanner [http://www.amazon.com/Canon-LiDE100-Color-Scanner-2923B002/dp/B001DJDGXA] |
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| + | * laptop or computer |
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| + | * software: GIMP |
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| + | * cart |
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| + | ==Steps== |
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| + | * scan to hard drive or flash drive |
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| + | * upload them to staging area (http://omeka.org/) |
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| + | * populate metadata, check copyright status |
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| + | * then to Wikimedia Commons |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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* http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=librarian_presentations |
* http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=librarian_presentations |
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| + | * http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ir_information/67/ |
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| + | [[Category:Library Lab]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:39, 2 February 2013
This project seeks to digitize photographs from the Washingtonian special collections and make them available online.
A module for this could also be made generic, allowing people to bring their own photos in for scanning.
Needs
- portable usb hard drive and/or large flash drives
- scanner [1]
- laptop or computer
- software: GIMP
- cart
Steps
- scan to hard drive or flash drive
- upload them to staging area (http://omeka.org/)
- populate metadata, check copyright status
- then to Wikimedia Commons
Notes
- The Washington Post holds copyright of all Washington Star photographs
- Washington, D.C. Historical Image Collection contains 15,000 images, 1880-1940 and some earlier dated