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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">Whitson was recently a featured speaker at this year’s ODNFest at the State Library (<a href="https://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/odnfest-2023-a-recap/">read a recap</a> with links to slides).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Janet Carleton| Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Digital Initiatives | Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives | OHIO University Libraries | Alden
 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">carleton@ohio.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> |
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://media.library.ohio.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">https://media.library.ohio.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | she/her/hers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="color:windowtext"> Kristen Whitson via Society of American Archivists <Mail@ConnectedCommunity.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 3, 2023 6:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carleton, Janet (she/her) <carleton@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SAA announcements] : Recollection Wisconsin and Community Archiving Workshop announce updated Digital Readiness Toolkit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://connect.archivists.org/network/members/profile?UserKey=8886f597-bde1-4161-92ef-00531bc5b44c"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="75" height="75" style="width:.7833in;height:.7833in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://d2x5ku95bkycr3.cloudfront.net/App_Themes/Common/images/profile/1_200.png" alt="Kristen Whitson"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On behalf of <a href="https://communityarchiving.org/" title="https://communityarchiving.org/">
Community Archiving Workshop</a>,<a href="https://www.wils.org/" title="https://www.wils.org/"> Wisconsin Library Services</a> and<a href="https://recollectionwisconsin.org/" title="https://recollectionwisconsin.org/"> Recollection Wisconsin</a>, we are pleased
 to announce the release of the newest version of the <a href="https://recollectionwisconsin.org/drt" title="https://recollectionwisconsin.org/drt">
Digital Readiness Toolkit</a>. The Toolkit is a robust guide with resources for organizations and individuals creating and caring for digital collections of all kinds. This version is nearly two years in the making and has new and expanded resources for audiovisual
 collections. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We invite you to explore the Toolkit, use the
<a href="https://pressbooks.pub/drtoolkit/chapter/appendix-b-audiovisual-digital-readiness-self-assessment/" title="https://pressbooks.pub/drtoolkit/chapter/appendix-b-audiovisual-digital-readiness-self-assessment/">
Audio Visual Digital Readiness Self Assessment</a> to determine your priorities, use the
<a href="https://pressbooks.pub/drtoolkit/chapter/digital-project-planning-worksheet/" title="https://pressbooks.pub/drtoolkit/chapter/digital-project-planning-worksheet/">
Digital Project Planning Worksheet</a> to develop a plan and budget, and mark your progress using the
<a href="https://pressbooks.pub/drtoolkit/front-matter/digital-readiness-levels/" title="https://pressbooks.pub/drtoolkit/front-matter/digital-readiness-levels/">
Digital Readiness Levels</a>. We welcome feedback and questions at <a href="mailto:info@recollectionwisconsin.org">
info@recollectionwisconsin.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Toolkit is a project of <a href="https://www.wils.org/" title="https://www.wils.org/">
Wisconsin Library Services</a>, <a href="https://recollectionwisconsin.org/" title="https://recollectionwisconsin.org/">
Recollection Wisconsin</a>, and the <a href="https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/" title="https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/">
Wisconsin Historical Society</a>. Expanded audiovisual resources in this version are developed by the Community Archiving Workshop in collaboration with twelve partners in geographically diverse regions of the US: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">African American Library and Museum at Oakland<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Karuk Tribal Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sacramento Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">University of Texas at El Paso Library<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nashville Audiovisual Heritage Center<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fisk University<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Huhugam Heritage Center-Gila River Indian Community<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Library & Archives<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wyandotte Nation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Archives and Special Collections<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">History Museum at the Castle, Appleton, WI<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">University of Wisconsin-Madison University<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This project is supported by generous funds from the
<a href="https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/about#:~:text=The%20National%20Historical%20Publications%20and,ranging%20from%20quill%20pen%20to" title="https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/about#:~:text=The%20National%20Historical%20Publications%20and,ranging%20from%20quill%20pen%20to">
 National Historical Publications and Records Commission</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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