PROJECT UPDATE
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September 2003
- MOHAI cataloging completed
- Northwest Railway Museum cataloging completed
- Project presented at American Association for State and Local
History (AASLH) annual conference, Providence, RI
- Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society debuts image database at
http://www.pugetmaritime.org
- Planning continues for October 27 kickoff party and October 28 site
debut
August 2003
- Cataloging completed on UW's Warner Collection
- Cataloging completed on Maple Valley Historical Society images
- Cataloging completed on Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society images
- Cataloging begins on Northwest Railway Museum images
- Cataloging begins on MOHAI's Seattle Historical Society collection
July 2003
- Cataloging completed on MOHAI's Webster & Stevens, McBride &
Anderson, and Postcard collections
- Cataloging completed on UW's Federal Emergency Relief
Administration, Civil Works Administration, Todd, and Theodore E. Peiser
collections
- Cataloging begins on UW's Warner Collection
- Project invited to join proposed panel of Small Museums Committee at
2004 American Association of Museums Annual Conference in New Orleans
June 2003
- Cataloging completed on MOHAI's Moen and Century 21 World's Fair Collections
- Cataloging begins on UW's Federal Emergency Relief Administration Collection
- White River Valley Museum debuts image database at
http://www.wrvmuseum.org/exhibits_photo_archives.htm
- Project presented at MOHAI Teachers' Institute
May 2003
- Cataloging completed on Eastside Heritage Center images
- Cataloging recommences on MOHAI images
- Project presented at American Association of Museums (AAM) Annual
Meeting, Portland, OR
April 2003
- Image sales and Web design Workshop held on April 15
- Cataloging completed on White River Valley Museum images
- Cataloging begins on Eastside Heritage Center and Maple Valley Historical Society images
March 2003
- Black Heritage Society images cataloged
- Cataloging begins on White River Valley Museum images
- Second round of site visits to AKCHO partners completed, and final
data dictionary drafted
- All partner organizations have been assigned CONTENTdm log-ins
- CONTENTdm upgraded to version 3.4
- Planning continues for April workshop
- Shoreline Historical Museum debuts website at
http://www.shorelinehistoricalmuseum.org
- Ann Lally joins project team as new Head of Digital Initiatives at
University of Washington Libraries
February 2003
- Shoreline Historical Museum images cataloged
- Cataloging completed on University of Washington Campus Collection
- Dearborn Massar Collection (at University of Washington Libraries)
cataloged
- Advisory Committee meeting (third of four)
- Project presented at Seattle Area Archivists meeting
- Project accepted for panel at American Association for State and
Local History annual conference, Providence, RI, September 2003
- Domain name reserved for final website: http://www.kcsnapshots.org
January 2003
- Cataloging begins on Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society images.
- Cataloging continues on University of Washington Campus Collection
and MOHAI's Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection.
- Site visits to AKCHO partners continue, with three more data
dictionaries drafted.
- New name chosen for final version of website: King County Snapshots:
A photographic heritage of Seattle and surrounding communities.
December 2002
- Renton Historical Museum images cataloged.
- Rainier Valley Historical Society images cataloged.
- Cataloging begins on MOHAI's Seattle Post-Intelligencer images.
November 2002
- Scanning of 12,000 images completed.
- Site visits to AKCHO partners begin, with six data dictionaries
drafted.
- Wing Luke Asian Museum images cataloged.
- Cataloging begins at Renton Historical Museum and Rainier Valley Historical Society.
- Project accepted for panel at American Association of Museums annual
conference, Portland, OR, May 2003.
October 2002
- Images scanned from Museum of History & Industry; Rainier Valley Historical Society; Northwest Railway Museum; Black Heritage Society of Washington State, Inc.; Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society; Renton Historical Museum; Shoreline Historical Museum; and University of Washington Libraries.
- Introduction to Metadata using CONTENTdm Workshop.
- Project presented at Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) Annual Forum, Houston, TX.
- Project presented at Bridges: 15th Annual Washington Heritage Conference, Bellevue, WA.
September 2002
- Images from White River Valley Museum, Puget Sound Maritime
Historical Society, Wing Luke Asian Museum, and Eastside Heritage Center
scanned.
- Advisory Committee meeting (second of four).
- Presentation and
Resources added to website.
- Contract for User Support Specialist signed.
August 2002
- Images from Renton Historical Museum, Shoreline Historical Museum,
Wing Luke Asian Museum, and Maple Valley Historical Society scanned.
- Planning for October workshop begins.
- Site visits to AKCHO partners completed.
- CONTENTdm upgraded to version 3.3.
July 2002
- Scanning of MOHAI images nears completion.
- Scanned MOHAI images converted from TIFFs to JPEGs and loaded into
CONTENTdm software.
- Cataloging of UW Campus Collection begins.
- Site visits to AKCHO partners continue.
- AKCHO partners' scanning scheduled.
- Technical Information added to website.
June 2002
- Scanning of UW images ends.
- Site visits to AKCHO partners continue.
- Project presented at Washington Museum Association Annual Conference in
Keyport, WA.
May 2002
- Scanning of MOHAI images begins.
- Scanning of UW images nears completion.
- UW images converted from TIFFs to JPEGs and loaded into CONTENTdm software.
- Site visits to AKCHO partners begin.
- Image Selection Workshop materials added to website.
March 2002
- Project written up in Seattle Times.
- New partners Maple Valley Historical Society and Rainier Valley Historical Society join project.
- Met with UW Metadata Implementation Group.
- Baseline evaluation conducted.
February 2002
- Advisory Committee meeting (first of four).
- Scanning of UW images begins.
January 2002
- Scanning contract signed with Conservation Imaging Systems.
- Kickoff meeting with AKCHO partners.
- Project listserve debuts.
- Project Staff hired.
October 2001
- Grant period begins.
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