Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:44:32 -0600 From: Debbie Cardinal <cardinal@wils.wisc.edu> Subject: WHO News January 2011, #18 Message-id: <004b01cbbd91$743af6c0$5cb0e440$@wisc.edu>
Wisconsin Heritage Online News
January 2011 #18
CONTENTS
News of the Day <>
Featured Collections <>
Project News <>
WHO Resources <>
Events to Note <>
News of the Day
Harvesting News
Where to begin? There has been so much happening with Wisconsin Heritage
Online!
We have added 32,000 records to Wisconsin Heritage Online since January
2009. Emily Pfotenhauer, our grant-funded Outreach Specialist, has
inspired
many cultural heritage organizations to begin a project they'd been
thinking
about. Emily's funding will continue through at least June 2011. If
you've
been thinking about a digital project, now is the time to start!
Since the October issue, we've added 30 collections to the Wisconsin
Heritage Online <http://wisconsinheritage.org/providers.html> portal.
The
portal now includes more than 75,000 records gathered from 75 cultural
heritage collections across Wisconsin.
You can add a link to the WHO portal on your own website using the URL
wisconsinheritage.org. There's a collection of logos on the wiki
<https://wilsnet-wiheritage.pbworks.com/w/page/34945454/Wisconsin-Heritag
e-O
nline-Logos> . You must have a paid WHO membership and login to the wiki
to
access the logos.
Collections added to Wisconsin Heritage Online since October 2010:
Blanchardville Historical Society
Hales Corners Historical Society
Langlade County Historical Society
Milwaukee Public Museum
Portage Historical Society
Preservation Racine, Inc.
South Wood County Historical Corporation
McMillan Memorial Library
Richland County History Room
St. Norbert College
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum
Beloit College
Chamberlin Hall of Science Collection
History of the Sciences at Beloit College
Pearsons Hall Collection
Marquette University
Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame
Building a Campus
Clement J. Zablocki
Milwaukee Public Library
Horace Seaman Wisconsin Infantry Collection
Milwaukee County Marriage Certificates
Wagons of Milwaukee Businesses
Oshkosh Public Library
Postcards of Oshkosh
Public Enemies: Tinseltown Comes to Oshkosh
Outagamie-Waupaca InfoSoup
Clintonville Memory Project
Kaukauna Memory Project
UW-Milwaukee
Architectural Drawings of Willis and Lillian Leenhouts
Picturing Golda Meir
UWM Book Arts Collection
March on Milwaukee Civil Rights History Project
Wisconsin Historical Society
Historical Maps Collection
Baird Manuscripts Collection
To access these collections, choose Guided Search on the WHO portal
<http://wisconsinheritage.org> and select "Limit Search by
Sub-Collection"
to get a pull-down list of all collections.
Portal Re-Design
We recently had the opportunity to refresh the look of the Wisconsin
Heritage Online portal page with the help of the Wisconsin Library
Services
webmaster, Sheila Zillner. We sorted the WHO collections into subject
categories, including topics ranging from Politics and Government to Art
and
Architecture. Please check out the new look and test out the new topic
categories with your next information request at
wisconsinheritage.org/subject.html.
Featured Collections
Thirty Collections
The 30 collections added to WHO since October showcase the breadth of
resources available from Wisconsin's libraries, archives, museums and
historical societies. Here are a few highlights:
bakery wagon.jpg
Wagons of Milwaukee Businesses
This is a small but delightful collection representing wagons from the
diverse businesses in Milwaukee before automobiles were commonplace.
Contributor: Milwaukee Public Library
View collection
<http://content.mpl.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/milwbiz>
Clement J. Zablocki — Photographs of Wisconsin's "Mr. Democrat"
Here is Mr. Democrat, posing with Rosalynn Carter in 1978. Clement
Zablocki
represented Milwaukee's south side in Congress from January 1949 until
his
death in December 1983.
Contributor: Marquette University
View collection
<http://digitalmarquette.contentdm.oclc.org/CJZ/index.html>
Clement J. Zablocki
Blanchardville
Blanchardville Historical Society
This photo, a view of Baker's Bottom, is extracted from Memories of
Blanchardville. The Chautauqua's big tent was set up here in the early
1900s. Lectures, concerts, and other types of entertainment took place
here.
View collection <http://content.mpl.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/bhs>
depot
Langlade County Historical Society
From the A. J. Kingsbury Picture Postcards of Northern Wisconsin
collection,
this photo shows an Ojibwe family in front of their wigwam in winter.
View collection
<http://content.mpl.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/Langlade>
Portage Historical Society
Dorothy McCarthy's Tales of Old Portage series of local history columns
appeared in the Portage Daily Register from 1958-1975. This photo is
extracted from an article about Portage Cream Brick, a native industry.
View collection
<http://content.mpl.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/portage>
riverboat
Project News
Lots of projects from first-time digitizers are in the works. Training
and
support for these projects are made possible through our grant from the
Nicholas Family Foundation. The collections are hosted on the Milwaukee
Public Library's CONTENTdm server.
Documenting Agricultural Innovation in Waukesha County
The New Berlin Historical Society holds an extensive archive of
materials
from Cornfalfa Farms, founded by the Swartz family of Waukesha County
and
known throughout Wisconsin in the 1910s and 20s for innovative and
experimental farming techniques. Society president Dave Totten describes
the
farm's primary products as the "three A's": alfalfa, apples, and Asiatic
sheep. So far, Dave has posted 95 glass lantern slides to the Society's
online collection. More photos from the farm's heyday will be added
soon.
View collection <http://content.mpl.org/nbhs> .
girls with haystacks
Exploring Downtown Dodgeville in Postcards
The Iowa County Historical Society's first digital project showcases a
selection of postcards illustrating the city of Dodgeville from the
1900s
to the 1950s, all collected by local resident Herb Harris. Society
archivist
Boyd Geer scanned the postcards and worked with Erin Kauppinen, an
undergraduate intern in the Art History Department at UW-Madison, to
research and catalog the images. The Society is now selecting which
materials to tackle for their next project. View collection
<http://content.mpl.org/ichs> .
Celebrating Campus Life at St. Norbert College
The Miriam B. and James J. Mulva Library at St. Norbert College in De
Pere
is working to share its vast photo archive online. Library staff members
Sally Cubitt and Karen Mand have already posted nearly 1,500 images to
their
online collection, and more will be added soon. These photographs are a
window onto campus life at St. Norbert since the early 1900s, including
the
role of the Norbertine priests, the first female students to attend the
college, important visitors including John F. Kennedy, and the strong
relationship the college has with the Green Bay Packers. View collection
<http://content.mpl.org/sncmulva> .
walking priests
Remembering a Soldier's Life in World War II
The La Crosse County Historical Society, under the direction of curator
Peggy Derrick, is beginning to digitize a unique collection of materials
from Kermit Brekke, a La Crosse man who served in Italy and North Africa
in
World War II. The collection includes Brekke's dress uniform, work
clothes,
photographs, and souvenirs from abroad as well as a scrapbook including
telegrams, photos, menus, leave passes, and mimeographed newsletters
from
his military unit. The scrapbook tells the story of his wife's visits to
see
him at his post in Oregon, his studies to learn radio transmission
skills,
and his unit's experiences in battle and with the tedium of camp. Look
for
this collection online later this year.
WHO Resources
Social Networking Tools
Cathy Markwiese and Kevin Cingatura at Milwaukee Public Library have
inserted an "AddThis" feature to each WHO collection hosted by MPL. This
is
how it works: when you find an image you'd like to share with others,
hover
over the Share button. A list of sharing tools will pop up, including
options to post to Facebook, Twitter, and email.
Digital Preservation Webinar Archive
In December, experts from the State Library of North Carolina's Digital
Information Management Program offered an "Introduction to Digital
Preservation" webinar. This session covered some of the key issues to
consider in preserving digital materials. An archive of the webinar,
along
with related discussions and links, is available from WebJunction
<http://www.webjunction.org/events/webinars/webinar-archives/-/articles/c
ont
ent/110494344> .
Resources Wiki
Don't forget about our WHO Resources Wiki
<https://wilsnet-wiheritage.pbworks.com> , one of your benefits as a
dues-paying member. We stay up-to-date on new developments in the
digital
world to keep the wiki relevant. When we make a significant update, we
date
the page so you'll know it's new. I don't believe anyone needs to check
the
wiki even every week but it's certainly worth a visit once a month.
Check
the sidebar on the right to see which items have a recent date.
Forgot your wiki password? Click the Forgot Your Password link and it
will
be reset. Don't have a password? Contact us at
info@wisconsinheritage.org
<mailto:info@wisconsinheritage.org> .
Events to Note
IMLS Connecting to Collections Planning Grant Survey
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Library
Services,
Wisconsin Federation of Museums, Wisconsin Historical Society, and the
Midwest Art Conservation Center have teamed up to survey collecting
institutions across Wisconsin on their preservation and conservation
needs.
Your organization's participation in this Institute for Museum and
Library
Services-Connecting to Collections survey will influence Wisconsin's
future
collection care funding opportunities from Federal and State agencies.
It is
important that the needs of your institution be counted in this study.
The
findings of this survey will be available for you to use in grant
applications and other requests for support to your own organization and
your institution will be added to a statewide, disaster response network
to
facilitate aid in the event of natural or man-made emergency events.
An email with a link to the survey was recently sent from
preserveart.org.
The online survey is expected to take approximately 15 minutes. If you
think
you may not know all about collection preservation, please consult with
others at your organization to complete the survey.
Discover Digital Resources with BadgerLunch
Learn about resources available from BadgerLink in these short online
information sessions, Thursdays at noon. The first six sessions of the
new
year, beginning January 27, focus on Wisconsin research resources. Emily
Pfotenhauer will demonstrate ways to search and explore the WHO portal
on
Thursday, February 17.
A full schedule and information about accessing the sessions is
available
here
<http://www.badgerlink.net/BadgerLink%20Webinar%20Series%20Announcement_S
pri
ng2011.pdf> . No advance registration is required.
The BadgerLunch webinar series explores BadgerLink's rich collection of
information tools. Each session covers one resource, database, or
interface.
All sessions are free and open to anyone who wants to learn. Topics
include
a description of the information/learning resource, searching
techniques,
and helpful features. An archive of previous sessions is found at
www.badgerlink.net/training.html
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