Volunteer Voices: Tennessee’s Collaborative Digitization Program

Authors

Tiffani Reneau Conner, Lincoln Memorial UFollow
Ken Middleton, Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State UniversityFollow
Andy Carter, University of GeorgiaFollow
Melanie Feltner-Reichert, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow

Abstract

This article provides an overview of Volunteer Voices, Tennessee’s statewide digitization program. The authors focus on the three-year Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grant that provided the foundation for future growth of the digitization program. In addition to an overview of the content selection, metadata issues, software selection, digital preservation, and K-12 education emphasis of the grant project, the article includes a detailed description of the work done by the digitization and content specialists from across the state who selected and scanned items. The article concludes with a look at post-grant efforts to promote the sustainability of Volunteer Voices.

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.29087/2009.1.4.06

Recommended Citation

Conner, Tiffani Reneau; Middleton, Ken; Carter, Andy; and Feltner-Reichert, Melanie (2009) "Volunteer Voices: Tennessee’s Collaborative Digitization Program," Collaborative Librarianship: Vol. 1: Iss. 4, Article 2.

Available at: https://digitalcommons.du.edu/collaborativelibrarianship/vol1/iss4/2