We are a reliable and trustworthy digitizer of objects, providing the best quality and most sustainable digital surrogates possible at a reasonable cost. We support patron, grant, instructional, and collaborative digitization initiatives, working with partners both on campus and beyond.
Digitization program
DLS supports digitization projects across four primary program areas: Fee-based, patron-driven order fulfillment; grant funded digitization projects; no-cost digitization for instructional support; and, the Libraries’ funded Strategic Digitization Program.
Discovery
To ensure high quality discovery and access to digital objects in our repositories, the Libraries has developed a number of web applications, including our digital library platform, UMedia. Through a combination of open-source and commercial applications we are able to provide optimal access to the collections and scholarly works from across the University.
DLS also provides project management for the Minnesota Digital Library’s collaboration with the Digital Public Library of America. This includes managing all aspects of the harvesting process as well as participation on DPLA working groups.
Staff
- Theresa Berger, Digital Library Services Librarian
- Ahnna Mahoney, Senior Digital Photograph
- Isabella Neira, Digital Projects Assistant
- Carol Kussmann, Digital Preservation Analyst
- Jason Roy, Director, Cataloging, Metadata, & Digitization Services
Additional staff resources
- Unit email: [email protected]
- Patron contact email: [email protected]
- DLS order form
- Scanning services (Libraries web page)
- Digital Collections API