Day 3, August 22 ~ Digitization Day
Session Facilitator Karen Estlund
Session Facilitator Kira Homo
Our University of Oregon colleagues, Karen Estlund and Kira Homo, joined us for our digitization day – they facilitated numerous sessions including:
- Digitization, Best Practices
- Sound Recordings, Best Practices (with Nathan Georgitis as a facilitator via webcast)
- Digital Asset Management Systems & Metadata
- Born Digital Records
We concluded the day with Emily Afanador and Riki Saltman of the Oregon Folklife Network joining us to discuss the OFN’s projects.
Day 4, August 23 ~ Our Day at Grand Ronde
The Education Building at Grand Ronde
Our fourth day of the Institute was another site visit, this time to Grand Ronde. The day began with a continuation of Day 3; we started off with Kira and Karen joining us for a session on Digitial Preservation and Exemplary Digitization Projects, including the Oregon Digital Newspapers Project.
Session Facilitators Kira and Karen – More Digitization Information
Other sessions throughout the day included:
- Reference and Access
- Records Retention Schedules
- Researching Elsewhere for Tribal History
We concluded with a discussion about the recently proposed Northwest Archivists’ Native American Archives Roundtable.
Grand Ronde Library
We ended our day at Grand Ronde’s Spirit Mountain Casino with Dr. George Wasson as our guest speaker.
Day 5, August 24 ~ Last Day!
As part of our last day (a half day), we started off with MaryKay Dahlgreen from the State Library who spoke with us about LSTA grant funds.
MaryKay Dahlgreen, State Librarian
Our last few sessions included:
- Outreach and Social Media
- Model Programs for gatherings specifically the Convening Culture Keepers program in Wisconsin
- Grant Writing
The final session of the week was an Institute Reflection in which the attendees and facilitators discussed overall impressions of the Institute and thoughts on plans for the future in terms of gatherings and trainings.
Wrap Up and Plans for the Future
The Institute may have ended but we hope it is just the beginning of many future gatherings. Stay tuned for more information!
Session Recordings Coming Soon!
