In 2019, Curating Community Digital Collections will support a cohort of ten teams. Students and Host Sites will be selected through a competitive application process. Each team will include:
- Student – a currently-enrolled graduate student from the iSchool at UW-Madison or UW-Milwaukee’s School of Information Studies
- Host Site Supervisor – a staff member of a library, historical society or other Wisconsin memory institution
- Mentor – an information professional with expertise in digital collections and digital preservation
Student Applications
Student application information will be available starting January 22, 2019. For more information, please contact CCDC Program Coordinator Vicki Tobias at vicki@wils.org.
Host Site Applications
Host Site applications are due January 2, 2019. Prospective Host Sites are strongly encouraged to submit a draft application for review and feedback by December 7, 2018. For more information, see Who Should Apply? and How To Apply. Don’t hesitate to contact Vicki Tobias, Program Coordinator, at vicki@wils.org with any questions.
Host Sites: Who Should Apply?
CCDC aims to increase small and mid-sized cultural heritage institutions’ capacity to organize, store and manage their existing digital content. Graduate students from UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee will complete 120-150 hours of work for Host Sites in Summer 2019, earning course credit as well as a stipend.
Host Sites will collaborate with project staff and professional mentors to plan digital stewardship projects, facilitate student work during the placement period and commit to continuing project work after the placement concludes. Projects might include activities such as creating an inventory of digital content, moving files from external media to more stable storage solutions, establishing a file naming convention and renaming files, or standardizing and enhancing existing metadata.
Please note: This is not a digitization program. You must have a critical mass of digitized or born-digital content to participate. CCDC projects do not support new or continuing scanning or reformatting efforts.
An ideal Host Site . . .
- is a Wisconsin library, archives, museum, historical society or other cultural heritage institution that serves a small or mid-sized community and/or serves historically underrepresented populations.
- has discussed or encountered a challenge related to basic digital preservation considerations, but struggles with moving from theory to implementation.
- is limited in its ability to provide funding for staff to attend digital preservation training or participate in other professional development opportunities.
- is comfortable with basic technology tools typically found within a library or archives environment but is also open to learning more intermediate tools and concepts.
- would benefit from being a part of a small cohort of similar organizations and will put forth effort into sustaining those connections beyond the initial project term.
- is committed to actively participating in a statewide community of practice around digital preservation, both during and after the Summer 2019 placement.
- is committed to helping develop the next generation of information professionals in Wisconsin.
For more information, take a look at the Host Site Supervisor Expectations.
Host Sites: How To Apply
- Submit a draft application (optional but encouraged).
All CCDC Host Site applicants are encouraged to submit a preliminary draft for review and feedback from CCDC project staff.
View sample applications from 2018 submitted by Rock County Historical Society and Manitowoc County Historical Society.
To prepare a draft, review the CCDC Host Site Application Form. Answer as many of the questions as you can. If you don’t have all of the answers at this point, that’s fine! Our goal is to help you flesh out your application as needed.
- Submit your draft responses to the application form as a Word .doc or PDF to vicki@wils.org by December 7, 2018.
- Please use the following file naming scheme: [Draft_HostSiteName_CCDC_2019].
- Please include the following information in the subject line of your email: Draft Application – [Host Site Name] – CCDC – 2019.
- We’ll provide feedback within 1-2 weeks to help you refine your application.
If you’re ready to apply, fill out and submit the CCDC Host Site Application Form.
- Final applications must be submitted by January 2, 2019.
- Accepted Host Sites will be notified by January 18, 2019.
- Accepted Host Sites will be matched with students and professional mentors in March 2019.
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