1. Staying the Course: Digital Project Case Study: Voices of World War II Marilyn Carbonell, Assistant Director for Collection Development Missouri Library Association Kansas City, 3 October 2002 http://www.umkc.edu/lib University of Missouri-Kansas City / University Libraries

2. Marilyn Carbonell – 3 October 2002 Voices of World War II Project Goals LSTA/Missouri State Library Digital Imaging Grant Demonstrate Best Practices Digital Preservation of Audio Sound Recordings for an Archival Collection: Arthur B. Church – KMBC Radio, Kansas City Create Metadata & Cataloging Access to Bibliographic Information for 100 Digital Objects Create an Information-rich Website Presenting Primary Resources & Secondary Materials: Archival Sound Recordings, Graphics, Moving Images Implement Pilot Project for Future Digitization Efforts

3. University of Missouri-Kansas City / University Libraries Marilyn Carbonell – 3 October 2002 Voices of World War II : Selected Achievements, 31 August 2002 Archival Sound Recordings Digitally Preserved: 160 Metadata/Bibliographic Records Created for Digital Objects: 242 OCLC (with Live Links) / MERLIN (with Live Links) Website features: 210 Audio Selections on 120 pages 1 Video, Silent B&W 244 items in Bibliography 5,611 hits monthly (April to August 2002)

4. University of Missouri-Kansas City / University Libraries Marilyn Carbonell – 3 October 2002 Voices of World War II SNAP Server: 280 Gigabytes (LSTA-funded) Data files, including audio files, scanned images & datafiles: 50 Gigabytes Working files: 733 files, 71 folders Website: 30 Megabytes Audio / Video: 6.2 Gigabytes

5. University of Missouri-Kansas City / University Libraries Marilyn Carbonell – 3 October 2002 Project Participants UMKC University Libraries (2,000 hours+) Librarians, Staff & Student Assistants: Collection Development, Library Technology Office, Public Services, Special Collections, Technical Services UMKC: Information Services & Multimedia Technology (Campus IT Services) Truman Presidential Museum & Library Funding: LSTA/Missouri State Library & UMKC University Libraries

6. University of Missouri-Kansas City / University Libraries Voices of World War II The Environment: Prepare for OPPORTUNITIES Survey Collections: Strengths & Needs Uniqueness, Size, Preservation Concerns Survey Resources & Support: Interest, Staff, Partners Review Library Projects & Success Survey Institutional, Network & Statewide Initiatives Survey Model Projects & Check Digital Registries Update Environment Scan Periodically Brainstorm & Communicate Vision & Goals Marilyn Carbonell – 3 October 2002

7. University of Missouri-Kansas City / University Libraries Voices of World War II Determine Scope of the Project Draft Project Plan: Best Practices & Standards Define Project Timetable: Monitor & Adjust Project Plan Build Project into Library’s Budget Appoint Team / Secure Resources & Support Interest, Staff, Technology, Work Space Funding Opportunities: Internal & Grants Collaborate with Partners Build Digital Vision into Library’s Strategic Plan Share Excitement Marilyn Carbonell – 3 October 2002

8. University of Missouri-Kansas City / University Libraries Voices of World War II Share Project Information Details: Within Library, Within Consortia Register with Digital Registries: Virtually Missouri Share Progress: Staff, Library Board, Friends Plan Publicity & Outreach Prepare Standard Presentations: Content & Methods Celebrate Achievement & Success: Digital Projects Belong to the Entire Library! Begin Planning Next Digitization Project… Marilyn Carbonell – 3 October 2002

9. University of Missouri-Kansas City / University Libraries Marilyn Carbonell – 3 October 2002 Main URL http://www.umkc.edu/libhttp://www.umkc.edu/lib For Further Information: Marilyn Carbonell, Assistant Director for Collection Development carbonellm@umkc.educarbonellm@umkc.edu / 816-235-1580 Robert C. Ray, Special Collections Librarian -- Digitization rayrc@umkc.edurayrc@umkc.edu / 816-235-5712 Wendy Sistrunk, Music Catalog Librarian -- Metadata sistrunkw@umkc.edusistrunkw@umkc.edu / 816-235-5291