NDNP Nuts & Bolts:

Components of the grantVermont Digital Newspaper Project

Presented by Erenst Anip University of Vermont Libraries

VERMONT DIGITAL NEWSPAPER PROJECT Part of the

National Digital Newspaper Program

Digitizing historic Vermont newspapers between 1836-1922

Vermont Content Online: • 59 Vermont titles,

including 2 foreign titles

• 260,000 pages

HAWAII DIGITAL NEWSPAPER PROJECT Started in Aug.

2008 Finished Aug.

2014 Pioneered social

media outreach

Hawaii Content Online: • 23 Vermont titles, • 300,000 pages

IN-STATE PARTNERSHIP

ADVISORY COMMITTEE• Advise on title

selection

• Provide outreach connections

• Meet once a year

COLLABORATION TOOL

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

The search for a digitization vendor OR produce in-house• Goal: 10,000 pages per months

• NDNP tech spec & timeline

• Some of the vendors:

EQUIPMENT

WORKFLOW

Title selection Microfilm:

positives & negatives Metadata

creationScan

image, OCR, &

XML files QRDelivery to

LC Searchable pages online

CATALOG UPDATE

TITLE ESSAY @ 500 WORDS

DUPLICATE MICROFIL

MREELS

100,000 PAGES

DIGITIZED

DELIVERABLES

OUTREACH

OUTREACH

OUTREACH

Topics in Chronicling America Important National

Events, People, Inventions, Cultural Trends

Includes: Important Dates Suggested

Search Terms Sample Articles

Develop state-specific topics

http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/topics/

QUESTIONS?

Contact us:library.uvm.edu/vtnp

Erenst Anip, Project Librarian eanip@uvm.edu - 802-656-0819