Start Date
8-11-2016 4:10 PM
Description
The University of Oregon (UO) Libraries have been microfilming and preserving Oregon’s newspapers as a public service since the 1950s. However, microfilm production has become increasingly unsustainable due to the rising costs associated with maintaining microfilming equipment and supplies, and researchers increasingly prefer digital access to newspapers as opposed to microfilm access. In order to mitigate costs and meet user needs, the UO Libraries has transitioned from microfilm to digital to provide preservation and access services for current Oregon newspapers. This case study traces the project from start to finish, outlining motivating factors for making the transition, stakeholder communication strategies, initial project plan and workflow, expected and unexpected challenges, current and forthcoming solutions, improved workflows, next steps, and lessons learned.
Notes
The downloadable item is a presentation-based article published in the conference proceedings. It has a different title (Microfilm to Born-Digital for Current Newspapers: A Case Study from the University of Oregon Libraries) and its copyright information is as follows:
Copyright © 2016 by Sheila Rabun. This work is made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Microfilm to Digital for Current Newspaper: Case Study from University of Oregon
The University of Oregon (UO) Libraries have been microfilming and preserving Oregon’s newspapers as a public service since the 1950s. However, microfilm production has become increasingly unsustainable due to the rising costs associated with maintaining microfilming equipment and supplies, and researchers increasingly prefer digital access to newspapers as opposed to microfilm access. In order to mitigate costs and meet user needs, the UO Libraries has transitioned from microfilm to digital to provide preservation and access services for current Oregon newspapers. This case study traces the project from start to finish, outlining motivating factors for making the transition, stakeholder communication strategies, initial project plan and workflow, expected and unexpected challenges, current and forthcoming solutions, improved workflows, next steps, and lessons learned.
