This semester you will be developing a digital collection for a
collection of your choice. This is a two-part assignment that begins with
your proposal and plan. In this assignment you will be answering
some important questions about the collection you intend to build such
as what digital materials the collection will include, which digital
platform you plan to use (e.g. Omeka through https://create.ou.edu/), if
there are any copyright or other intellectual property issues with the
objects you plan to use, and how you plan on maintaining the collection
after the semester is over, if you plan to maintain it.
Be sure you answer each question COMPLETELY AND FULLY and
give me as much detail as possible so I can approve your collection. If
you plan to partner contact me as soon as you know who you will be
working with.
Undergraduates: Your collection will include 25 items and may
include personal collection materials still following the underlying
principles for good digital collections).
> What is the purpose of this digital collection? Why would you want to build it?
> Who is your intended audience? How will they use this collection? Do any special issues need to be considered in building a collection for these users?
> What are the goals and objectives in building this collection? Are there any similar collections that may duplicate, compete, or cooperate with this collection? If so, provide explanation of why you think the collection(s) is similar and the URLs for each.
> What are the digital objects to be included in this collection? How will you choose what to include in your collection? How will the objects be obtained for this collection? What files and types of files will you include?
> What issues of provenance and intellectual property will apply to this collection? What copyright issues if any may be involved in building this collection? Please be careful with this part of the assignment and be very thorough.
> What format(s) are these objects currently in? Are they “born digital” or will they have to be converted into a digital version? What technical issues are involved in using and accessing these digital objects? What technical issues are involved in using and accessing their physical counterparts (if any)?
> What platform will be used for this collection? Do you foresee any problems in using this platform? Why have you made this particular decision?
> What metadata schema will be used? How does it apply the FAIR principlesLinks to an external site.? (Note, if you are using ContentDM or Omeka you have limited choices, Omeka diverts to Dublin Core). Be sure you are aware of your options for the platform you choose.)
> Will you be using a special subject vocabulary for purposes of description and retrieval? Why or why not? If so, please provide the name of the subject vocabulary and
URL if available online.
> If there are certain aspects of the NISO Framework that do not apply to your proposed collection, what are they? Why don’t they apply?
