Digital Projects

Digital Projects - MSU Library Collections Management

• Special Collections

  Migrate existing digitized Special Collection materials into a searchable, full-object retrievable web-interface.

  Create web-interface and database design for digitization projects records-input and end-user full-object retrieval.

• Create databases with web-interface for pre-existing electronic-records bibliographies.

• Web-based Outreach

  Aggregate and disseminate MSU Libraries Special Collections for web-based outreach programs or systems.

  Establish a web presence for showcasing existing library digital collections on multiple Web 2.0 social networking systems.

  Publish samples of MSU Libraries Special Collections into 3rd-party academic and research repositories.

Digital Projects - MSU Department Partnerships

• Subject-matter Specific Research Bibliographies

  Create databases with web-interface for pre-existing subject-matter bibliography electronic-records.

• Digital Collections

  Upgrade pre-existing digital collections and/or legacy web-interface database.

  Provide consulting, training and technical support with digitizing collections, designing and building web-interfaces to collection databases, and migrating or upgrading existing digital collections.

Digital Projects - State and Regional Partnerships

• Academic Library Support

  Provide consulting with technical knowledge, best practices and project management experience on digital collection management initiatives and projects.

Digital Project Resources

• Best Practices

  Database Content Best Practices

  Database Content Best Practices

• Data Dictionaries

  Dublin Core Data Dictionary (Montana Memory Project)

  MODS Data Dictionary (Collection 10)

  Dublin Core Data Dictionary (ETDs @ MSU)

  Dublin Core Kernel Data Dictionary (generic)

Digital Project Requests

We are always interested in hearing and learning about possible digital projects, so please contact us.