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 <cdoughe...@mortonarb.org>* | mortonarb.org On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 1:37 PM Milby, Jessica <jmi...@upenn.edu> 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 <mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu> 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 <https://twitter.com/dmitroff> > www.DesigningInsights.com <http://www.designinginsights.com/> > www.DesignThinkingforMuseums.net > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
