| Year/ Month |
Task |
Person/ Group Responsible |
| 2005 |
| June |
Purchase and install equipment
Hire and train staff
Establish workflow and procedures
Scan/transcribe Kemper Collection letters 1-10 |
Technical Services |
| July |
Continue training of staff, if needed
Scan Kemper Collection letters 11-50
Transcribe Kemper letters 11- 50
Begin metadata creation for Kemper Collection (BSU) |
Technical Services |
| Aug. |
Scan Davis Civil War Papers (DCHS - 3 visits)
Scan Pittenger-Shroyer Collection (DCHS - 4 visits)
Complete transcription of Kemper letters 11-50
Begin transcribing Davis Papers 1- 51
Create metadata for Davis Collection |
Technical Services |
| Create Davis Collection in CONTENTdm |
L.I.T.S |
| Sept. |
Digitize U. S. VP Museum collection (2 visits)
Complete transcription of Davis Civil War Papers 1-51
Transcribe Pittenger-Shroyer Collection, letters 1-51
Create metadata for Pittinger-Shroyer Collection |
Technical Services |
| Create Pittenger-Shroyer Collection in CONTENTdm |
L.I.T.S |
| Oct. |
Digitize Henry County's 1 st tier (6 visits)
Scan Kemper letters 51-75
Begin transcribing Kemper letters 51-75
Complete transcription of Pittinger-Shroyer Collection letters 1-49
Create metadata for U. S. VP Museum collection |
Technical Services |
| Create U. S. VP Museum Collection in CONTENTdm |
L.I.T.S |
| Nov. |
Digitize Muncie Public Library Collection (4 visits)
Scan Kemper letters 76-100
Complete transcription of Kemper letters 51-75
Begin transcribing Kemper letters 76- 100
Create metadata for Henry County’s 1 st tier |
Technical Services |
Create Henry County Collection in CONTENTdm
Create Muncie Public Collection in CONTENTdm |
L.I.T.S |
| Dec. |
Scan Kemper letters 101-134
Complete transcription of Kemper letters 76-100
Create or import/review metadata for MPL collection |
Technical Services |
| Videotaping of Civil War re-enactor readings |
Re-enactors/ Teleplex Staff |
| 2006 |
| Jan. |
Videotaping of Civil War re-enactor readings (continued) |
Re-enactors/ Teleplex Staff |
Digitize Civil War items from Cassady-Nelson Collections (BSU)
Transcribe Kemper letters 101-134
Complete metadata creation/review for Kemper Collection
Create Kemper Collection in CONTENTdm |
Technical Services |
| Feb. |
Transcribe letters, diaries for Cassady-Nelson Collection
Create/import metadata for Kemper photos |
Technical Services |
| Mar. |
Complete scanning, transcriptions, metadata creation for all required collections
Digitize photos from Kemper Collection and create metadata (optional) |
Technical Services |
| Create Cassady-Nelson Collection in CONTENTdm |
L.I.T.S |
| Apr. |
Digitize Henry County’s 2 nd tier (3 visits) (optional)
Digitize Henry County’s 3 rd tier (2 visits) (optional) |
Technical Services |
| Create evaluation surveys |
Indiana Academy/ Library Staff |
| May |
Create metadata and do any necessary transcriptions for Henry County’s 2 nd & 3 rd tiers |
Technical Services |
| Begin evaluation of project (surveys) |
Indiana Academy/ Library Staff |
| June |
Complete evaluation of project (surveys) |
Indiana Academy/ Library Staff |
| July |
Publicity and promotion (press releases, newspaper articles, newsletter stories) Presentations at partner institutions |
Library Staff |
| Final report |
Project Manager |
