P o Rescuing Texas History at r t The Portal to Texas History a l t o T e x a s H I s t o Jake Mangum Marcia McIntosh r Jacob.Mangum@unt.edu Marcia.McIntosh@unt.edu y
P Agenda o r t • An introduction to the Portal to Texas History a l • The rescuing begins t o • Reassessment T • The current Rescuing Texas History Program e x a • Partnerships built s • Lessons learned H I • The Portal to Texas History today s t o r y
P Start of The Portal to Texas History o r t • 2002 a l • Cathy Nelson Hartman, t Assistant Dean of Digital o and Information T Technologies e x a • $400,000 in equipment s • Funded in part by a H I competitive Texas s Telecommunications t o Infrastructure grant r y Courtesy of UNT Oral History Program Oral
The Portal to Texas History [The Portal to Texas History circa 2005] Courtesy of Hartman and Phillips presentation “The Portal to Texas History: Harnessing Technology to Enable Collaboration with Small Museums and Libraries”
P Public Library Partner: Denton Public o r Library t a Partnered in 2014 l 124 items t o T e x a s H I s t o r y
P Agenda o r t • An introduction to the Portal to Texas History a l • The rescuing begins t o • Reassessment T • The current Rescuing Texas History Program e x a • Partnerships built s • Lessons learned H I s • The Portal to Texas History today t o r y
P “The Jaws of Decay: Rescuing Texas o r History through the Digitization of At-risk t a Photographs and Maps” l • Dec. 2005 – Nov. 2006 t o • Collaboration with T Summerlee Foundation e of Dallas x a • $7,500 s H • 13 original partners I s • 4,754 items (5,014 files) t o digitized, processed, r and hosted y Courtesy of Portal Partner Clark Hotel Museum
P Rescuing Texas History through the o r Digitization of At-risk Photographs and t a Maps l t • Jan. 2007 – Dec. 2007 o • $15,000 T e • 24 original partners x a s • 7,795 items (8,888 files) H digitized, processed, I and hosted s t o r y Courtesy of Portal Partner Museum of the American Railroad
P Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort o r Worth’s Historic Treasures t a l • Also started in 2007 t o • Texas Cultures Online T grant from the Amon e Carter Foundation in Fort x a Worth s • Adeline & George H I McQueen Foundation s t o r y Courtesy of Portal Partner Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
P Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort o r Worth’s Historic Treasures t a l • 11 partners t o • 4,531 items (13,364 T files) digitized, e x processed, and hosted a s H I s t o r y Courtesy of Portal Partner Joe E. Haynes
P Academic Library Partner: Midwestern o r State t a l t o T e Partnered 2010 x 25 items a s H I s t o r y
P Agenda o r t • An introduction to the Portal to Texas History a l • The rescuing begins t o • Reassessment T • The current Rescuing Texas History Program e x a • Partnerships built s • Lessons learned H I s • The Portal to Texas History today t o r y
P 2008 Hiatus from Rescuing Texas History o r t a l t o Completing 2007 projects T e x a s H I s t o r y Courtesy of Portal Private Partner Jim Bell
P Changes to the Process o r t a l • Project Size t o • No Theme T • Portal Created e x Metadata a s H I s t o r y Courtesy of Portal Partner Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
P Private Partner: Private Collection of T. B. o r Willis t a l t o T e x Partnered in 2013 and 2014 a 646 items s H I s t o r y
P Agenda o r t • An introduction to the Portal to Texas History a l • The rescuing begins t o • Reassessment T • The current RTH Program e x a • Partnerships built s • Lessons learned H I s • The Portal to Texas History today t o r y
Digital Libraries Division at UNT External Relations
P Digital Libraries Newspaper Unit at UNT o r t a l • Staffing 4 full time t o • 9 part time student workers T e x a s H I s t o r y Courtesy of UNT Libraries Special Collections
P Digital Libraries Digital Projects Unit at o r UNT t a l • Staffing 4 full time t o • 20 part time student workers T e x a s H I s t o r y Courtesy of The Digital Projects Lab, 2015
P External Relations at UNT o r t a l • Staffing 1 full time t o • 1 part time student worker T e x a s H I s t o r y Courtesy of Hardin-Simmons University Library
Portal to Texas History The Portal to Texas History circa 2016
P 2009 to Present Rescuing Texas History o r t a Application Preparation – l • Set a schedule for the t o program T • Invite faculty members from e x the History Department and a the Library to serve on the s selection committee H I • Determine award amounts to s t be given o r y Courtesy of Portal Partner Dallas Municipal Archives
P 2009 to Present Rescuing Texas History o r t a Application selection and l receipt of materials t o • Review of applications T e – Top 20 for each committee x member a s • Coordinate staggered H delivery I s – Divide into roughly thirds t o r y Courtesy of Portal Partner Dallas Firefighters Museum
P Lab: Into the Workflow o r t a l Materials that arrive in the t lab are: o • Inventoried T • Documented e • Assigned x a • Scanned s H I s t o r y Courtesy of UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit
P Equipment o r • 3 Large Epson 10000XL and a t a 11000XL Flatbed Scanner l • 2 Plustek Optibook 3600 Bookedge Scanners t • 4 Fujitsui 6670 Document o Scanners T • 4 negative Epson Perfection V700 e Scanners x • 1 oversized Zeutschel Omniscan a s Planetary Scanner • 1 Digitial Transitions Phase 1 H Camera System I • 1 A1 Digibook Quartz Oversized s t scanner o r y Courtesy of UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit
P Lab: Quality Control o r t a l t o T e x a s H I s t o r http://www.library.unt.edu/digital-projects-unit/standards y Courtesy of UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit
P Lab: Metadata o r t a l t o T e x a s H I s t o r http://www.library.unt.edu/digital-projects-unit/metadata y Courtesy of UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit
P Lab: Upload o r t a l t o T e x a s H I s t o r y Courtesy of UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit
P Government Office Partner: Dallas o r Municipal Archives t a l t Partnered 2011 o 179 items T e x a s H I s t o r y
P Agenda o r t • An introduction to the Portal to Texas History a l • The rescuing begins t o • Reassessment T • The current Rescuing Texas History Program e x a • Partnerships built s • Lessons learned H I s • The Portal to Texas History today t o r y
P Types of RTH Partners o r t a • Historical / Genealogical l Societies, Groups, and t Commissions o • Libraries T • Museums e • Archives x a • Universities s • Newspaper Publishers H • Private Collections I • Government Agencies s t • Corporations o r y
P Resources Acquired through RTH o r t a • Photographs l • Maps t o • Newspapers T • Family letters e x a • Yearbooks s • Serials H I • Genealogy publications s t • Course curriculum o r y Courtesy of Portal Partner General Land Office
P Museum Partner: Jacob Fontaine Religious o r Museum t a l t o T e x a s H I s Partnered in 2006 t 181 items o r y
P Agenda o r t • An introduction to the Portal to Texas History a l • The rescuing begins t o • Reassessment T • The current Rescuing Texas History Program e x a • Partnerships built s • Lessons learned H I s • The Portal to Texas History today t o r y
P Lessons Learned o r t a l • Project size matters t o • Project scope T e x a s H I s t o r y Courtesy of UNT Libraries Digital Projects Lab, 2015
P Lessons Learned o r t a l • Simplify application t o process T • Communication e x a s H I s t o r y Courtesy of University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries
P Lessons Learned o r t a l • Inventories required t o in the application T e x a s H I s t o r y Courtesy of UNT Libraries Digital Projects Lab Office, 2015
P Organization Partner: Matthews Family o r and Lambshead Ranch t a l Partnered in 2009 t 914 items o T e x a s H I s t o r y
P Agenda o r t • An introduction to the Portal to Texas History a l • The rescuing begins t o • Reassessment T • The current Rescuing Texas History Program e x a • Partnerships built s • Lessons learned H I • The Portal to Texas History today s t o r y
P Rescuing Texas History Statistics o r t a l Figure: The Number of Partners, Objects, and Uses per RTH Year t o T e x a s H I s t o r y
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