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Opening the Cultural Corridor: Japanese Art in the San Joaquin Valley A collaborative digitization project between the University of California, Merced.

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1 Opening the Cultural Corridor: Japanese Art in the San Joaquin Valley A collaborative digitization project between the University of California, Merced Library and the Ruth & Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese ArtUniversity of California, Merced Library Ruth & Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art Funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services

2 Lee Institute Collection Among the top 15 collections of Japanese art in the US Largest research collection of Nanga art in the west 402 paintings 583+ books 12,938 seal photos 27,945 slides Nestled amid 110 acres of walnut trees in California ’ s Central Valley

3 Project Goals Digitize 454 hanging scrolls, 46 folding screens over 3 years Provide online access to users worldwide via Online Archive of California (OAC) Online Archive of California Implement Museum and Online Archive of California (MOAC) protocolsMuseum and Online Archive of California METS, EAD, MARC Pilot model for digitization of other research collections in the San Joaquin Valley Owner retains physical ownership of assets Library organizes and integrates digital assets

4 Year 1 Objectives Hire project manager Acquire digitization equipment Digitize extant photographs Create digital images for approximately 100 items Process images, prepare metadata, and transmit data to OAC

5 Progress to Date Project Manager Emily Lin (Digital Assets Librarian) Started work July 03

6 Emily Lin at campus site

7 Progress to Date Purchased state-of-the-art digital scan back & viewfinder camera equipment Exceeded Y1 photography goals Approximately 200 images taken to date

8 Digitization in Progress

9 Challenges and Opportunities Collection records Impelling/enabling consistency, completeness Metadata creation Developing an encoding tool for METS Presentation & viewing tools for users Promoting discovery and learning as an ultimate outcome

10 Further Goals Continue exceeding digitization goals Move on to seals, slides, and other objects Seek avenues for collaboration Educational & scholarly use of digitized collection Integrate with OPAC Create flexible and useful delivery options

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