Storage Media Conversion

The equipment contained in this kit allows for the creation of copies of content found on older storage mediums – 3” floppy, zip, and writable compact disks, suitable for display on the web for greater visibility.

Audience

The kit is designed to be used by staff at libraries and cultural heritage organizations that wish to transfer content from 3” floppy, zip, and writable compact disks in order to extend online access to materials held in their collections, and contribute to the Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC) (and by extension the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)).

Contents

• 1 1” white resource kit binder containing:
  • 1 gold key-shaped USB flash drive containing printable documents
• 1 Clipboard
• 1 Plastic Pouch containing:
  • 1 USB Cord, labelled for use with Zip Drive
  • 1 DC Power Cord, labelled for use with Laptop
• 1 Laptop Computer  
• 1 External Zip Drive
• 1 External 3.5” Floppy Disk Drive
• 1 External CD/DVD Drive (with case)
  • 1 USB Cord
• 1 1TB External Hard Drive (with case)
  • 1 USB Cord
• Laminated Reference Guide
  • Unpacking & Repacking the Kit

Downloadables

Further Reading

Digitization Process

• Self-Guided Curriculum for Digitization, DPLA, 2015
• Digitization Guidelines, Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiatives, 2018
• Best Practices and Planning for Digitization Projects, WebJunction, 2012
• Digitization Services Products and Services, National Archives Records Administration (NARA), accessed 4/16/18.

Selecting Collections

• Selecting Content for a Digitization Project, DPLA, 2015
• Selecting Research Collections for Digitization, Council on Library and Information Resources, 1998
• A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections, NISO, 2007

Quick References to Determine Copyright Status

• Copyright Expiration Flow Chart
• Copyright Term and the Public Domain

Further Reading on Copyright

• Understanding Copyright, DPLA, 2015
• PA Digital video modules on copyright and rights statements
  • Copyright 101 provides a basic introduction for library and information professionals considering copyright and rights issues in digitized cultural heritage collections.
  • What is a Rights Statement provides an overview of rights statements and their application for digitized cultural heritage collections.
• Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for Digitization for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums, Peter B. Hirtle, Emily Hudson, & Andrew T. Kenyon, 2009.
• Rightsstatements.orgs
  • Webinar. RightsStatements.org: Why We Need It, What It Is (and Isn’t) and What Does It Mean? Part 1 and Part 2
  • Society of American Archivists Guide to Implementing Rights Statements from Rightsstatements.org
• Artists Rights Society
• VAGA – Representing visual artists’ copyrights worldwide

Basic Equipment & Software Recommendations

• Indexing and transcription tool, http://www.oralhistoryonline.org/
• Scan PA Project Station Equipment List
• Rev.com – transcription, caption, and translation services

Digital Capture & Oral History

• Minimum Digitization Capture Recommendations, The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), 2013
• BCR’s CDP Digital Imaging Best Practices, Version 2.0, June 2008
• Best Practices and Planning for Digitization Projects, WebJunction, July 2010
• Oral History in the Digital Age, Michigan State University, 2017

Documentation

• Examples of Deed of Gift, Oral History Release Form, Project Participant Form (something that can capture basic biographical info about a person), etc.

Further Reading on Cataloging & Metadata

• Using Metadata to Describe Digital Content, DPLA, 2015

Templates

Metadata Worksheets
Includes worksheets for Required and Recommended Fields, Omeka CSV Import, and Generic CSV Import.

Storage Media Conversion Kit Feedback Form

Help & Support

General Kit Support

For questions about borrowing, delivery, or return of the kit, contact Kit Support at KitSupport@coloradovirtuallibrary.org.

Storage Media Conversion Support

For questions or assistance with the use of hardware, software, or documentation found within the Storage Media Conversion Kit, contact:

Amy Hitchner
Metadata and Integration Services Consultant
ahitchner@coloradovirtuallibrary.org