Chicopee Public Library adds collections to Digital Commonwealth
Two of the three collections in the new Chicopee Public Library’s Chicopee Archives Online, 427 records in total, have been harvested into the Digital Commonwealth’s Omeka repository: Chicopee Weekly Journal and Soldiers Record. Amber Clooney, Electronic Reference Services Librarian at Chicopee Public Library, provided the following information about the archive’s collections and future plans: Chicopee Archives Online…
Latest Update on the new Digital Commonwealth Repository developments at the BPL
Here is the latest update from Eben English, Web Services Developer at the BPL, who is helping develop the new Fedora/Hydra repository for the Digital Commonwealth: The initial development phase for the new digital object management system to store and provide access to digital collections from Digital Commonwealth members is currently underway and will soon…
2013 Conference: Two Superb Keynote Presentations
7th Annual Digital Library Conference May 1, 2013, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, at the Devens Commons Center, 31 Andrews Parkway, Devens, Massachusetts. Registration Fees: Digital Commonwealth Members: $95 Students: $95 Non-Members: $110 Advanced Registration Deadline: April 20, 2013 Register Today! For full schedule and program descriptions, view this PDF document 9:45 – 10:45 …
Developing Lesson Plans with Digital Content from Digital Commonwealth
Are you a teacher (4th grade to 12th grade) who is interested in developing lesson plans featuring digital content? Could you benefit from a half-day workshop focused on learning about digital collections and ideas about how to use digitized primary source materials within the classroom? Please consider attending a free workshop on June 24th! The…
Digitization Training Sessions 2012 Wrap-up
During 2012, Digital Commonwealth of Massachusetts offered 8 digitization training sessions for staff from libraries, archives, and cultural institutions who were interested in issues relating to the creation and enhancement of digital collections. Thanks to grant funding, no registration fees were charged to attendees! A recent LSTA grant awarded to the Boston Public Library (BPL)…