uidaholib/cdil-coll

Name: cdil-coll

Owner: UIdaho Library Digital

Description: null

Created: 2017-05-24 01:22:24.0

Updated: 2017-05-24 18:07:56.0

Pushed: 2017-07-28 21:12:02.0

Homepage: https://uidaholib.github.io/cdil-coll/

Size: 20482

Language: CSS

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README

cdil-coll

Instructions for Digital Collection Build

1. Scanning
   • Pick a box
   • Take some time to look at the box and select 3 images to scan. (don't take too long)
     • Look for photos with dates, or means to approximate a date
     • Look for photos with locations that you could guess on a map
   • Scan each photo
     • TIFF
     • 6000 pixels on the long edge
     • Identifier and Filename have been input for you, so make sure you title your files with those filenames
       • “cdil-bs” + number
     • Save in a folder on the desktop
2. Process each photo
   • Need three copies
     • unaltered TIFF, saved as TIFF, with color stick
     • Save as JPG
     • Crop JPG so just photo is showing
     • adjust JPG so that it is at 300 DPI
     • save one more jpg copy as filename + “_sm”
       
     • reduce this to 72 DPI and 150px wide
3. Describe each photo
   • metadata sheet here
   • upload to images folder here
4. Make the photos available
   • Upload jpg files to the cdil-coll repository images directory
   • find image links for your photos in github
     • click on photo filename
     • rightclick on photo once you see it, copy location or open image in another tab
       
   • add column to spreadsheet called imagelink
     
     • add links to respective columns by making a formula
       • =“imagelink”&filnamecell
       • Or just copy and paste it in and then write it out
5. Stop Messing with your computer and let's talk about next steps