Re: [MCN-L] Examples of internal rubrics for approving and prioritizing digital projects/initiatives

2019-09-16 Thread Carissa Dougherty 
Dear Dana...

We don't have a formal rubric, but these are the evaluation criteria upon
which we base our Library's digitization projects:

   -

   Use: How often are the physical objects requested/accessed? How useful
   are these objects to our stated audiences?
   -

   Condition: How fragile are these objects? How vulnerable are they to
   degradation?
   -

   Coherence: Do these objects belong to a larger collection? If so, how
   large is that collection and can it be reasonably separated out and
   digitized to form a complete digital collection?
   -

   Uniqueness: Can these objects be found/accessed elsewhere? Do other
   libraries' collections fulfill general research / scholarship in the field?

   -

   Physical limitations: Are these objects too large to fit on a flatbed
   scanner? Are they heavy, awkward, or fragile? Are they housed in way that
   makes them difficult to digitize?


You can see that the first three criteria are "positive" -- that is,
answering yes to the questions means they are more likely candidates for
digitization. The last two are "negative" -- answering no would increase
their priority level.

Hope that helps!

Carissa Dougherty

Head of Knowledge Management

The Morton Arboretum  |  4100 Illinois Route 53  |  Lisle, Illinois 60532
T  *630-725-2136* |*cdoughe...@mortonarb.org *
|  mortonarb.org




On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 1:37 PM Milby, Jessica  wrote:

> Hi Dana--
> I don't have a rubric but have referred to a "building digital capacity in
> the arts" toolkit from the Arts Council England that I believe has now been
> replaced with this:
> https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/digi_toolkit_book.pdf.
> The original document detailed how to put together a digital project in
> very sensible terms, and I feel that if a project is presented without
> being thought through according to at least some points from the toolkit
> (users, mission, goals, experience, functionality, content, etc.) then it
> needs revision or doesn't deserve further consideration.  I can't find a
> link to the original document, but the new one they've added has a
> motivations list which seems pretty useful towards evaluating projects.
> Hope that helps!
> --Jessica
>
> JESSICA MILBY
> Manager, Digital Records, Archives, and Publications
> Penn Museum
> jmi...@upenn.edu
>
> -Original Message-
> From: mcn-l  On Behalf Of Dana Mitroff Silvers
> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 1:59 PM
> To: mcn-l@mcn.edu
> Subject: [MCN-L] Examples of internal rubrics for approving and
> prioritizing digital projects/initiatives
>
> Hi MCN'ers,
>
> Is anyone using a rubric to approve and prioritize internal digital
> projects/initiatives? I'm looking for examples of rubrics used by an
> internal team to determine if proposed digital initiatives moves forward,
> as well as examples of rubrics used by internal teams to prioritize
> existing digital projects? Would love examples from libraries and archives,
> in addition to museums!
>
> Thanks!
> Dana
> ...
>
> Dana Mitroff Silvers
> Principal + Founder, Designing Insights
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Re: [MCN-L] Examples of internal rubrics for approving and prioritizing digital projects/initiatives

2019-09-16 Thread Milby, Jessica 
Hi Dana--
I don't have a rubric but have referred to a "building digital capacity in the 
arts" toolkit from the Arts Council England that I believe has now been 
replaced with this: 
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/digi_toolkit_book.pdf.
  The original document detailed how to put together a digital project in very 
sensible terms, and I feel that if a project is presented without being thought 
through according to at least some points from the toolkit (users, mission, 
goals, experience, functionality, content, etc.) then it needs revision or 
doesn't deserve further consideration.  I can't find a link to the original 
document, but the new one they've added has a motivations list which seems 
pretty useful towards evaluating projects.
Hope that helps!
--Jessica 

JESSICA MILBY
Manager, Digital Records, Archives, and Publications
Penn Museum
jmi...@upenn.edu

-Original Message-
From: mcn-l  On Behalf Of Dana Mitroff Silvers
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 1:59 PM
To: mcn-l@mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] Examples of internal rubrics for approving and prioritizing 
digital projects/initiatives

Hi MCN'ers,

Is anyone using a rubric to approve and prioritize internal digital 
projects/initiatives? I'm looking for examples of rubrics used by an internal 
team to determine if proposed digital initiatives moves forward, as well as 
examples of rubrics used by internal teams to prioritize existing digital 
projects? Would love examples from libraries and archives, in addition to 
museums!

Thanks!
Dana
...

Dana Mitroff Silvers
Principal + Founder, Designing Insights
d...@designinginsights.com
415.754.9703 | @dmitroff  
www.DesigningInsights.com 
www.DesignThinkingforMuseums.net
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[MCN-L] Examples of internal rubrics for approving and prioritizing digital projects/initiatives

2019-09-16 Thread Dana Mitroff Silvers 
Hi MCN'ers,

Is anyone using a rubric to approve and prioritize internal digital
projects/initiatives? I'm looking for examples of rubrics used by an
internal team to determine if proposed digital initiatives moves forward,
as well as examples of rubrics used by internal teams to prioritize
existing digital projects? Would love examples from libraries and archives,
in addition to museums!

Thanks!
Dana
...

Dana Mitroff Silvers
Principal + Founder, Designing Insights
d...@designinginsights.com
415.754.9703 | @dmitroff 
www.DesigningInsights.com 
www.DesignThinkingforMuseums.net
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