1. Rescuing Texas History: Institutional Repository Development at The University of North Texas Digital Initiatives Symposium, April 29, 2015

5. UNT Willis Library

6. Outline UNT Digital Libraries UNT Digital Libraries Rescuing Texas History Rescuing Texas History Cardinal Rules of RTH Cardinal Rules of RTH Results Results Benefits Benefits Pocket compass, Star of the Republic Museum Portal to Texas History

7. Texas tourism map. 1968? The Portal to Texas History.

8. UNT Digital Libraries Digital Curation Unit Digital Projects Lab Digital Newspapers Unit Software Development Unit The Portal to Texas History UNT Digital Library UNT Scholarly Works Gateway to Oklahoma History User Interface Unit

9. Digital Repositories

10. UNT Libraries Main Page

12. Digital Newspapers National Digital Newspapers Program (NDNP) Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) National Digital Newspapers Program (NDNP) Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) Fahm & Chapman. Texas Heart and Hand (Alvarado, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 27, 1887, Newspaper, Portal to Texas History

13. Digital Projects Lab The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, September 30, 1955, Newspaper, Portal to Texas History

14. Context: Digital Projects Lab

15. Once upon a Time in 2002…

16. Rescuing Texas History Through Digitization of At- Risk Photographic and Maps 20062006 19 Applications19 Applications 11 Funded Projects11 Funded Projects $7,500 grant from$7,500 grant from [Rescuing Belongings From a House on Fire], Photograph, ca. 1980-1989 Dallas Firefighters Museum Portal to Texas History

17. Application

18. Logistics: Pre-Arrival

19. Received and Processing

22. Project’s Digital Location

23. Scanning 2 Large Epson 1100XL and 1000XL Flatbed Scanners 2 Large Epson 1100XL and 1000XL Flatbed Scanners 2 Plustek Optibook Scanners 2 Plustek Optibook 3600 Bookedge Scanners 2 Fujitsui 6670 Document Scanners 4 negative Epson Perfection V700 Scanners 1 oversized Zeutschel Omniscan Planetary Scanner Fujitsui 66770 Duplex document

24. Standards

25. [Young Woman Sewing], Photograph, n.d.; Austin History Center, Austin Public Library Portal to Texas History File Names PTBW_AR2000-025_01.tif PTBW_AR2000-025_02.tif

26. Quality Control Wrong PTBW_1347-01.tif PTBW_1347-02.tif Right PTBW_1347_01.tif PTBW_1347_02.tif Wrong Right

27. Adobe Bridge, Screenshot UNT Digital Libraries

28. Metadata Title Title Creator Creator Contributor Contributor Publisher Publisher Date Date Language Language Description Description Subject and Keywords Subject and Keywords Primary Source Primary Source Coverage Coverage Source Source Relation Relation Institution and Collection Institution and Collection Resource Type and Format Resource Type and Format Identifier Identifier Note Note https://www.library.unt.edu/digital-projects-unit/metadata

29. Metadata Editor, Screenshot UNT Digital Libraries

30. jEdit, Metadata Editor, Screenshot UNT Digital Libraries

31. Post-Upload [Portrait of a Man ] – Portal to Texas History [Portrait of a Man ] – Portal to Texas History

33. Rescuing Texas History Results 130 Partners 37,000 Objects So Far

34. Digital Copies Digital Copies Hosting Hosting Increased Access to Materials Increased Access to Materials Statistics Statistics Teacher Retirement System of Texas. A great value for all Texans, Report, January 2011; Portal to Texas History

35. [Barbara Jordan at Table]. February 13, 1963 Texas Southern University Portal to Texas History

36. Benefits to UNT “Texian Loan of One Million Dollars” Star of the Republic Museum, Washington, Texas Portal to Texas History

37. Cardinal Rules for Digitization at UNT Label everything Label everything Count your blessings Count your blessings Expect irregularities… All the time Expect irregularities… All the time Check it once, Check it twice Check it once, Check it twice Tell it like it is Tell it like it is Give [back] as it was given to you Give [back] as it was given to you Sow and you shall reap Sow and you shall reap Gammel's Rules of the Courts of Texax (1922) - Portal to Texas History

38. Questions? Marcia McIntosh Marcia.McIntosh@unt.edu