2019 Pre-ATALM Workshop: Photograph Preservation, Selection, and Digitization Planning

The workshop covered the identification and care of photograph formats, selecting photographs for digitization, project organization, digitization workflows and best practices, and digital preservation considerations. Emphasis was placed on tribal needs and outcomes for digitization projects including focusing on tribal values, tribal community projects, and use of photographs and digital files. Participants were encouraged to work together and were provided with demo materials for hands-on sessions.

Instructors: Lotus Norton-Wisla, Digital and Community Outreach Archivist, Washington State University Libraries; Gina Rappaport, Archivist for Photograph Collections and Head Archivist, Smithsonian Institution's National Anthropological Archives.

Workshop Agenda