1. Memory Masters Preserving Digitized Histories— for today, for tomorrow, and for the future This project is made possible by a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

2. Memory Masters Preserving Digitized Histories— for today, for tomorrow, and for the future Janet Eldred, Library Director, Hollidaysburg Area Public Library Gabi Gulya, Sr. Library Specialist, Cataloging, Harrisburg Area Community College David Runyon, University Librarian, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology Beth Transue, Associate Librarian, Messiah College, Murray Library Ed Wolf, Instructional/Reference Librarian, Bethel Park Public Library Mentor: Mary Garm, Administrator of the Lackawanna County Library System

3. Mission Statement: We are a team of five librarians interested in helping people of all walks of life retain and share their own histories, accomplishments, and experiences. Using a participatory technology approach, we created a digital repository space where our patrons’ histories can be displayed and preserved in a variety of formats. Everyone has a story, and the Memory Masters Project offers a way for each person to record, preserve and share what is important to them both now and in the future.

4. Memory Masters Project Goals: 1. Provide a system whereby communities can collect and preserve the rich history around them 2. Provide a way for communities to organize and describe these digitized pieces of history 3. Provide a place for communities to store and display their materials 4. Provide a means for others to discover and use these digitized resources

5. Memory Masters Project Guide

6. Goal 1: Provide a system whereby communities can collect and preserve the rich history around them

7. Goal 1: Provide a system whereby communities can collect and preserve the rich history around them Digitizing History: A Guide Best practices for converting materials to digital formats Guidelines for creating born-digital materials Tips, tools and techniques for crafting quality resources Best Practices InterviewsTranscriptions Scanning Resolutions File Types

8. Goal 1: Provide a system whereby communities can collect and preserve the rich history around them Digitizing History: A Guide Sample interview questions Interview release form General What is your name? When were you born and how old are you now? What is your occupation? Were you ever given or have you ever gone by a nickname? Family What memorable stories do you have from growing up? How did you meet your husband/wife? What country is your family from? Event What were you doing when this event occurred? What was your reaction to this event at the time? Do you still understand the event in the same way?

9. Goal 1: Provide a system whereby communities can collect and preserve the rich history around them Digitizing History: A Guide Sample equipment lists Software suggestions (free and commercial) Web resources for digitizing history and for creating digital history projects

10. Memory Masters Project Guide Goal 2: Provide a way for communities to organize and describe these digitized pieces of history

11. Goal 2: Provide a way for communities to organize and describe these digitized pieces of history CONTENTdm Project Client Software available for free through PA Power Library link Step-by-step instructions for downloading and setting up the client

12. Goal 2: Provide a way for communities to organize and describe these digitized pieces of history CONTENTdm Project Client Ability to upload materials individually or in batches, and in a variety of formats Field-by-field form for describing materials, with most controlled vocabularies built in Users can work on items over multiple sessions, then choose which items to upload to the collection

13. Goal 2: Provide a way for communities to organize and describe these digitized pieces of history Metadata Style Sheet 8 required fields, 16 optional ones, for fully describing resources with consistency Detailed explanations for each of the 24 metadata fields Multiple examples for each field, as well as sample records for each of the main material types

14. Memory Masters Project Guide Goal 3: Provide a place for communities to store and display their materials

15. Goal 3: Provide a place for communities to store and display their materials PA Photos & Documents Collection http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/ http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/ Contains digitized documents, photographs, audio clips, videos, etc. Covers a wide variety of interests, including: Civil War documents, government papers, cookbooks, newspapers, local histories, historic photographs, church records & much more Features over 100 unique collections Includes materials from over 51 schools, libraries and other organizations from across Pennsylvania

16. Goal 3: Provide a place for communities to store and display their materials The Memory Masters Collection http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/cdm/search/collection/ilead-mm http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/cdm/search/collection/ilead-mm Unlimited storage capacity Able to house images, documents, audio clips, video files & URLs All items are fully interactive directly through the collection page

17. Goal 3: Provide a place for communities to store and display their materials The Memory Masters Collection http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/cdm/search/collection/ilead-mm http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/cdm/search/collection/ilead-mm Each item is assigned a unique URL, allowing users to link directly to it Items can be edited or deleted directly through the CONTENTdm Web Administration portion of the program

18. Memory Masters Project Guide Goal 4: Provide a means for others to discover and use these digitized resources

19. Goal 4: Provide a means for others to discover and use these digitized resources The Memory Masters Collection http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/cdm/search/collection/ilead-mm http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/cdm/search/collection/ilead-mm Search terms can be entered into the search box on the main page Searches can be refine by using the options provided to the left of the screen (subject, creator, date, etc.)

20. Goal 4: Provide a means for others to discover and use these digitized resources The Memory Masters Collection http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/cdm/search/collection/ilead-mm http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/cdm/search/collection/ilead-mm Hovering over a thumbnail gives selected information about an item Clicking on a title gives access to the item and the full record Collection is fully searchable/discoverable through most major search engines

21. Goal 4: Provide a means for others to discover and use these digitized resources The Memory Masters Collection http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/cdm/search/collection/ilead-mm http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/cdm/search/collection/ilead-mm Users can Tag items with additional information to make for easier searching and grouping Leave comments, personal remarks, reminiscences, etc. on items Download items from the collection directly to their own devices Use any of the linked index terms (in blue) to conduct searches for similar items within the collection

22. Memory Masters Project Guide The Memory Masters Collection http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/cdm/search/collection/i lead-mm http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/cdm/search/collection/i lead-mm The Memory Masters Project Guide http://www.powerlibrary.org/wp- content/uploads/2015/08/MMProjectGuide.pdf http://www.powerlibrary.org/wp- content/uploads/2015/08/MMProjectGuide.pdf

23. For more information, or to become involved in Memory Masters, please contact one of the project team members: Janet Eldred, Library Director, Hollidaysburg Area Public Library - janet@halibrary.org Gabi Gulya, Sr. Library Specialist, Cataloging, Harrisburg Area Community College - gabigulya@gmail.com David Runyon, University Librarian, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology - drunyon@harrisburgu.edu Beth Transue, Associate Librarian, Messiah College, Murray Library - btransue@messiah.edu Ed Wolf, Instructional/Reference Librarian, Bethel Park Public Library - wolfe@einetwork.net Mentor: Mary Garm, Administrator of the Lackawanna County Library System - garm@albright.org