Title of Presentation
Match That Photo! Embracing Analog Methods to Enhance Digital Collections
Presentation Type
Lightning Talk
Conference Track
Other
Description
When creating digital collections, different methods and workflows may be considered depending on the size, amount of metadata, and who will be staffing parts of the digitization process. Feeling overwhelmed with 500+ photographs with minimal metadata, I employed an analog tactic: playing a card matching game with printed photographs. Through matching, metadata was enhanced and locations identified more efficiently than staring at a computer screen. The collection was recently published online and has received local and statewide attention, in part due to its enhanced metadata and researched storyline. This poster will present alternative ways to employ visual literacy tactics to provide a creative, fun way to involve students and staff in creating and enhancing large digital collections.
Start Date
13-2-2015 3:00 PM
End Date
13-2-2015 4:00 PM
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/20162
Subjects
Photographs -- Library resources, Photography -- Archives -- Management, Archival materials -- Metadata
Match That Photo! Embracing Analog Methods to Enhance Digital Collections
When creating digital collections, different methods and workflows may be considered depending on the size, amount of metadata, and who will be staffing parts of the digitization process. Feeling overwhelmed with 500+ photographs with minimal metadata, I employed an analog tactic: playing a card matching game with printed photographs. Through matching, metadata was enhanced and locations identified more efficiently than staring at a computer screen. The collection was recently published online and has received local and statewide attention, in part due to its enhanced metadata and researched storyline. This poster will present alternative ways to employ visual literacy tactics to provide a creative, fun way to involve students and staff in creating and enhancing large digital collections.