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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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==Needs==
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* portable usb hard drive and/or large flash drives
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* scanner
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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
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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* Washington, D.C. Historical Image Collection contains 15,000 images, 1880-1940 and some earlier dated
 
* Washington, D.C. Historical Image Collection contains 15,000 images, 1880-1940 and some earlier dated
   
==Further reading==
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==Further reading==c
 
* http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=librarian_presentations
 
* http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=librarian_presentations
 
* http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ir_information/67/
 
* http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ir_information/67/

Revision as of 18:17, 13 September 2011

This project seeks to digitize photographs from the Washingtonian special collections and make them available online.

Needs

  • portable usb hard drive and/or large flash drives
  • scanner
  • 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

==Further reading==c