Recollection Wisconsin Launches IMLS-Funded Digital Preservation Initiative
Curating Community Digital Collections, Recollection Wisconsin’s two-year IMLS-funded digital preservation initiative, officially launched on December 1st Read more
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Dec 19
Sep 19
Recollection Wisconsin Celebrates the First Year in DPLA
In August, Recollection Wisconsin celebrated its first anniversary as a partner in the Digital Public Library of America! As the state’s DPLA Service Hub, Recollection Wisconsin shares almost half a million digital cultural heritage resources from dozens of Wisconsin libraries, archives, and museums on this national stage. Here’s a look at what your DPLA Service Hub has been up to in the past year.
Added more than 40,000 new records to DPLA
New collections added to the DPLA portal since August 2016 include:
- The Wisconsin Digital Archives, a major collection of state government documents maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
- Reports and publications from the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau
- Oral history recordings from UW-La Crosse, UW-Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Historical Society
- Menus, concert posters, and maps from the Milwaukee Public Library
- Student newspapers from Marquette University
- Photos and local history materials from Brown Deer Public Library, La Crosse Public Library Archives, Langlade County Historical Society, and Shorewood Historical Society
Contributed content to DPLA exhibits and primary source sets
Items from Wisconsin collections were highlighted in DPLA’s curated resource sets, which are used by teachers and students around the country. Images of the American colonial period in the Philippines, from University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, appeared in the American Empire exhibit. Primary sources from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, contributed to DPLA by the Wisconsin Historical Society, were featured in the exhibit Battle on the Ballot: Political Outsiders in US Presidential Elections. More content from Wisconsin libraries, archives, and museums will be highlighted in the coming months as DPLA rolls out a new website.
Officially joined the DPLA Hub Network
DPLA recently launched a paid membership program designed to build sustainability and give Hubs a formal voice and increased ownership of the network. As a member of the Hub Network, Wisconsin will be represented in DPLA governance and have the opportunity to participate in DPLA-led workgroups and other initiatives.
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Recollection Wisconsin is a collaborative initiative of WiLS, Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee Public Library and Marquette University. Funding is provided in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which administers the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). For more information about the Recollection Wisconsin Service Hub, visit http://recollectionwisconsin.org/dpla.
Image courtesy of UW Digital Collections and UW-Waukesha. See the full record here.
Aug 30
WILS Receives IMLS Award to Provide Library School Student Fieldwork Experiences
We are so excited to share that we’ve received an award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program and we are even more excited to get to work on the project! In partnership with UW-Madison Information School and UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies, WiLS will provide library school students with practical experience in digital stewardship through summer fieldwork positions.
Read the project abstract and watch for more information about the project in our weekly and monthly newsletters.
Jun 12
Interview with Dana Gerber-Margie, Digital Archives Assistant
For the last year, Digital Archives Assistant Dana Gerber-Margie has been working with WiLS and Recollection Wisconsin on the NEH-funded project, Listening to War: Uncovering Wisconsin’s Wartime Oral Histories to identify, inventory, and plan for the digitization and preservation of hidden, at-risk audiovisual collections across Wisconsin. This year-long planning project is seeking oral history collections that capture personal accounts of Wisconsin veterans and civilians during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War. Dana has visited several cultural organizations across Wisconsin to assess audiovisual materials and has been working with the project partners to develop a plan to digitize, preserve, and share these oral histories online and pursue additional funding to put the plan into action.
Here, we interview her about her experience. Read more
Apr 1
Mar 16
WiLS and SLIS partner on IMLS-funded Mukurtu initiative
Mukurtu project partners with WSU faculty and staff
WiLS and UW-Madison SLIS are excited to announce a new partnership with Washington State University to help tribal communities share their digital cultural heritage.
The IMLS-funded Mukurtu Hubs and Spokes: A Sustainable National Platform for Digital Community Archiving establishes five regional training and outreach centers for Mukurtu CMS, a culturally relevant and ethically-minded content management system designed for Indigenous communities.
WiLS and the TLAM (Tribal Libraries, Archives and Museums) project at SLIS are working with WSU along with the University of Hawaii’s Department of Linguistics, the Alaska Native Language Archives, the University of Oregon Libraries, and Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Yale Indian Papers Project teams to create the regional Mukurtu hubs. Each of these partners will then work closely with tribal archives, libraries and museums to identify their specific technical needs and curation preferences, as well as connecting them to training through WSU.
WiLS staff members Erin Hughes and Emily Pfotenhauer visited WSU for two days of training in early March.
“The histories and heritage of American Indian nations are priceless,” said Omar Poler, outreach specialist at SLIS and co-team leader for the Midwest Mukurtu Hub. “By serving as a midwestern Mukurtu training hub, WiLS and UW-Madison will be honored to support tribes as they document their communities as they see fit.”
With the funding provided by IMLS, WiLS has hired Erin Hughes as Mukurtu Hub Manager. Erin brings over a decade of experience in museum collections care and outreach. She’ll complete her MLIS, focusing on Archives and Records Management, this summer.
Mar 14
WiLS 2016 Annual Report
We are very pleased to share WiLS 2016 Annual Report! Read what we’ve been up to and what we’re going to be focusing on in the coming year. Read more
Mar 9
The new MyWiLS is here!
Over the past few months, we have been working with a developer to make some changes to MyWiLS. We are excited to say it is now up and running! Read more
Jan 24
Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium Request for Proposal
This Request for Proposal is now closed. Read more
Jan 23
2017 Money Smart Big Read Week Title Announced!
The Money Smart Week Big Read program distributes thousands of financial literacy books to children and families to provide opportunities for families to discuss saving, spending, and appropriate money management. Read more
