Extending the Reach of Southern Sources: Proceeding to Large-Scale Digitization of Manuscript Collections

April 2007-March 2009
A project funded by
the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Project Goals and Activities

• 1. Review and Report on Trends and Needs
  • 1.1 Compile proceedings from Southern Sources 2005 conference
  • 1.2 Publish Southern Sources proceedings on Library website
  • 1.3 Perform literature searches and reviews of relevant topics
  • 1.4 Conduct focus groups and discussions with scholars in southern studies to identify needs and trends
  • 1.5 Compile research and write pre-workshop report on research trends and needs to share with workshop participants
• 2. Survey Existing Digital Collections
  • 2.1 Conduct broad, detailed survey of existing digital collections
  • 2.2 Visit and confer with digital curators at other institutions
  • 2.3 Explore opportunities to network and collaborate with other digital projects throughout the world
  • 2.4 Confer with other UNC-Chapel Hill experts on issues related to planning, building, maintaining, and sustaining large-scale digital manuscript collections and networks
  • 2.5 Compile research and potential models and write pre-workshop report to share with workshop participants
• 3. Host Workshop in Spring 2008
  • 3.1 Identify leading southern studies scholars and invite their participation in 2008 workshop
  • 3.2 Identify experts in digital curation and invite them to facilitate presentations and discussions at the workshop
  • 3.3 Identify and invite distinguished keynote speaker
  • 3.4 Reserve conference rooms and participant accommodations
  • 3.5 Make travel arrangements for participants
  • 3.6 Plan and organize meals and other conference events
  • 3.7 Send Southern Sources proceedings and preliminary research reports to workshop participants for review prior to workshop
  • 3.8 Finalize workshop agenda and discussion materials
  • 3.9 Convene two-day workshop on UNC-Chapel Hill campus
  • 3.10 Compile results of workshop and write reports
• 4. Develop and Populate Decision Matrix
  • 4.1 Develop preliminary decision matrix outline to share with workshop participants
  • 4.2 Revise preliminary decision matrix based on workshop output
  • 4.3 Begin to populate decision matrix using SHC as test bed
  • 4.4 Test iterations of the decision matrix with faculty and expert input
• 5. Develop Sustainability Models
  • 5.1 Research legal, copyright, technological, and sponsorship issues
  • 5.2 Explore potential partnerships and collaborations
  • 5.3 Write report summarizing and analyzing potential models for funding and sustaining large-scale digital manuscript collections
• 6. Publish Final Reports
  • 6.1 Write paper compiling all research, proceedings of both conferences, and results of model and decision matrix testing
  • 6.2 Publish paper in booklet form and on Library website

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