Opening Open Access Exposing Digital Media Collections with Ease (an oxymoron?) Jane Carlin, Library Director University of Puget Sound

BE HERE NOW: Fueled by urban energy and natural curiosity, Puget Sound is a leading liberal arts college in the Pacific Northwest, and one of only 40 colleges in the nation included in "Colleges That Change Lives."

Digital Commons Sound Ideas Sound Past ARTstor Shared Shelf Commons CONTENTdm HistoryPin Content Management System Shared Shelf

THE ABBY WILLIAMS HILL COLLECTION Soon to be included in ArtStor Digital Library

On the Horizon: PAC RIM Cultural/Art Documentation Project Once every three years a group of students from the University of Puget Sound ventures out into the world for nine months of rigorous academic and personal inquiry. Visiting eight Asian nations, the group engages in a vast multicultural experience that forces them to confront novel systems of culture, economics, politics, religion, and philosophy. Asian classrooms and hands-on education extend the limits of the regular curriculum taking place on campus in the U.S. Background image from Commons Wikipedia.org

Good, clean, descriptive metadata In conclusion… Challenges: Good, clean, descriptive metadata Policies in place to document reproduction, access, copyright Acknowledging and accommodating staff time and responsibilities Challenges of changing formats over time Background image “Cathedral Rocks, Merced River, Yosemite ” from Abby Williams Hill Collection

Promote and expose hidden collections In conclusion… The Benefits! Promote and expose hidden collections Raise profile and visibility of the library Add value to the Puget Sound experience Offer students opportunity to document and “publish” their work Background image “Artemisia Pool” from Abby Williams Hill Collection