[Libs-Or] Report from Northwest Digital Collections Summit now available

[Arlene Weible]

The Oregon State Library and the Washington State Library hosted a meeting to discuss digitization, digital projects and opportunities for collaboration on March 20, 2015 in Salem, Oregon.

The final report<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/NWDigSummit.aspx> from the meeting, along with recommendations for next steps, is now available:
http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/NWDigSummit.aspx

The meeting included fifty participants representing libraries, archives, museums, tribal organizations, and other cultural institutions in Oregon and Washington. Participants listened to reports from various collaborative projects, including the Digital Public Library of America<http://dp.la/>, Washington Rural Heritage<http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org>, Oregon Digital<http://oregondigital.org/catalog/> and Historic Oregon Newspapers<http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu>, University of Washington Digital Collections<https://content.lib.washington.edu> and King County Collects<http://content.lib.washington.edu/imls/kccollects/>, Northwest Digital Archives/Archives West<http://nwda.orbiscascade.org>, Orbis Cascade Alliance's Content Creation & Dissemination Team<https://www.orbiscascade.org/ccd>, Washington County Heritage Online<http://cdm16047.contentdm.oclc.org>, and Southern Oregon Digital Archives<http://soda.sou.edu/>.

Participants then broke into groups to discuss topics including:

*        Outreach & Communication

*        Leadership & Collaboration

*        Training Opportunities & Needs

*        Digitization Priorities

*        Funding Sources & Needs

*        Providing Content and Services

*        Standards & Best Practices

The State Library would like to thank members of the planning group for their assistance in organizing and making the meeting a success:
Evan Robb, Washington State Library
Geoff Wexler, Oregon Historical Society
Kyle Jansson, Oregon Heritage Commission
Karen Estlund, University of Oregon
Ann Lally, University of Washington
Arlene Weible, Oregon State Library
Danielle Cunniff Plumer, DCPlumer Associates, Facilitator

If you have any comments or questions about the report, please direct them to Arlene Weible<mailto:arlene.weible at state.or.us>, Electronic Services Consultant, 503-378-5020.


Arlene Weible
Electronic Services Consultant
Oregon Federal Regional Depository Coordinator
Library Support and Development Services
Oregon State Library
250 Winter St NE
Salem OR, 97301
503-378-5020
arlene.weible at state.or.us<mailto:arlene.weible at state.or.us>
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