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1. Advancing the National Digital Platform: Survey FindingsKendra morgan, oclc
2. Report released, January 2017http://oc.lc/advancing-national-digital-platform
3. DPLAOCLCPublic Library AssociationAssociation for Library Collections & Technical ServicesChief Officers of State Library AgenciesFunded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (grant award LG-72-15-0197-15)Project Partners
4. Project intent
5. Survey overviewPublic library survey: Distributed to 3,800+ public libraries. E-mail and direct mail requests to library directors.Received 769 responses.State library survey: Distributed via COSLA mailing list to all chiefs. Received 47 responses.All raw data except for contact information for the respondents is publicly available.
6. Survey category sizesLibrary SizePopulation LSA (IMLS data)% of LibrariesVery small0 – 9,99958%Small10,000 – 24,99919%Medium25,000 – 99,99917%Large100,000 – 449,9995%Very large450,000+1%
7. Status of Digitization ActivitiesNever and no plans to startNever, but plan to start in the next 12 monthsCurrently engaged or have been in the last three yearsDid some more than three years agoCompleted all digitizationVery small39%23%28%9%.3%Small24%23%42%10%1%Medium19%19%53%8%Large10%10%66%14%1%Very large3%3%81%13%Nationally31%22%38%10%.3%
8. We have invested considerable funds and staff time to digitizing local collections and making them available to the public. This has heightened our profile in the community and generated additional donations of materials. Public library currently digitizing.
9. Status of Digitization Strategy
10. Materials in the collectionPhotographsLetters, diaries, scrapbooksNewspapers (including clippings)Official, local recordsAudio recordingsVideo recordingsMicrofilm/ficheMaps/cartographic materialsBooks/monographicsFindings aidsBorn-digitalOtherWe have none of these items
11. Materials in the collection
12. Barriers to library effortsInadequate technology or equipmentInsufficient staff timeInsufficient training/expertiseLack of experience applying/administering grantsRights management issuesInsufficient ongoing funds (outside of grants)Major54%75%57%24%24%67%Minor30%20%32%42%51%24%Not a barrier16%5%11%34%26%9%
13. TrainingVery Small Libraries – 42%Very Large Libraries – 72%
14. Getting it done
15. Digital preservation strategy?
16. State library survey
17. Digitization in the Strategic/LSTA Plan?ResponseSLALSTAYes, in the current plan29%33%Yes, and we also plan to include them in the next plan44%48%No10%6%Not currently, but we plan to include them in the next strategic plan12%8%Don’t know4%4%
18. Roles that states play in digitizationResponse%There is a division/department of the agency that digitizes unique, locally significant materials that are part of the state library’s collection. 73%We collaborate with another agency or organization on digitization efforts. 73%We advise and support public libraries in their efforts to digitize their unique collections. 67%There is a division/department of the agency that digitizes unique, locally significant materials that come from other organizations (county records, public libraries, etc.) 44%
19. Engaging the public in dig. activities
20. Marketing
21. Recommendations for getting smarter…
22. Look at your state data for specific findings that can support your local needs. The data can be sorted by state.Increase sharing of digital content to national or regional repositories. Awareness.Provide training opportunities. People need help on a range of skills, knowledge and abilities.Promote content. Market and increase awareness.Long-term strategic and digital preservation planning. Recommendations
23. Kendra MorganOCLCmorgank@oclc.org