re-use, re-purpose and re-mix
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A presentation to the WISCNET Future Technologies Conference 2009 on using GoogleMap, Flickr and Print on Demand options to re-purpose and remix local history materials in a public library.TRANSCRIPT
Re-use, Re-purpose
and Re-mix
Andy BarnettAssistant Director
McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids
Why Me?
Cross discipline / cross pollination Operate at a low tech level (i.e.
cheap and free) like students Low hanging fruit Public library = educational &
voluntary
Scarcity to Abundance (Libraries)
The story of libraries in our lifetime No library is an island - anymore Huge periodical databases Other digital content Local history (every library’s
specialty) The future is unevenly distributed
Scarcity to Abundance (Local History)
One copy (literally) to infinite copies One (closed) location to remote
access One user/use to many users/uses Invisible to Google/Flickr/Amazon Rights and permissions to Creative
Commons Original print to re-mix and mashup
McMillan’s advantages
Well organized local history collection
Interested / trained staff Developed local capacity Foundation / LSTA support Lots of digital content
Cemetery Map - Before One copy on a
wall Accessory to
cemetery index Typewriter era Low hanging fruit
Google Maps – Process Way too easy Register, make map, save, embed Library location (map only) Postcard collection (mapped
images) Previous library locations (mapped
images and text) Detailed how to information
Cemetery Map – Process Created map for each cemetery Used satellite view to get specific Copied lat/long from URL for embed
page Created combined map Embedded map
Cemetery Map - After
Used internally – an important metric Build it, they will come Listed / findable map and embed
page Great for image of institution More accurate, works with GPS Google provides driving directions
Lumber Rafting – Why?
Local angles – Taylor, Arpin, Bennett
Serendipity (and eBay) Totally vanished era Half done at start Mixture of PD and copyright
Raftsmen - Process
Scan Raftmen’s Life Mix with existing images and text Get permissions for copyrighted
material Link to what we couldn’t host Move Raftmen’s Life images to
Flickr with text from Taylor
Raftsmen - After
Lumber Rafting : A Digital Resource No internal customer / local demand Highlights area Playing at a high level If not us, who? Sense of ownership Need to clean up Flickr text
Taylor – Before (vol. 1) One of a kind
item Large format
photographs Handled by
public for decade+
Stored in attic / basement since 1950s
Taylor – Before (vol. 2) 200 pages of
typescript Handwritten
additions and notes
Cross references between volumes
Taylor – Stage One
Scan photos, convert text Photo volume = gallery
(thumbnails) = page order Text volume = html pages Hyperlinks (about 900) Retains original format (kinda)
Taylor - Stage One Revisited
Foundation / museum re-scans photos
We get archival (3000 line) storage & (1600 line) display images
Creative Commons license - Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0
Taylor – Stage 2.0 (Google)
Taylor mapped Served internal / local need Plotting location created information Re-purpose text Thumbnail (Google re-sizes anyway) Link to larger version on our site
Taylor – Stage 2.0 (Flickr)
Taylor Flickred (streets and people)
Free accounts limited to 200 visible images at 1024 maximum
Raftsmen and Taylor (people) share an account in different sets
Creative Commons license
Creative Commons
Licenses provide: standards for use, legal code, protection
Attribution - all Remix? Yes, Share Alike
(conditions) or No Derivatives Non-Commercial (option) 100 million CC photos on Flickr
Google Maps / Flickr Price is right Simple process Good visibility Familiar to
audience
Commercial sites Not your site Control Terms of service
Print on Demand (pro)
Public, internal or personal use Zero initial investment, <$10/copy No inventory, shipping or billing Retain rights and control Kindle / Search Inside options AV on Demand too
Print on Demand (con)
Printing, not publishing Learning curve on an unusual skill
set Layout, captions, graphics, covers,
pdf, rights, permissions Marketing and visibility Copyright is your problem Probably not a money maker
Print on Demand – Other Takes
Walt Crawford also has used both His take on Lulu.com His comparison after using both "Publishing It Yourself: Experiences With
PoD." Online 32, no. 3 (May 2008): 58-60. Alexander, George. "Print On Demand and the
Changing Face of Book Publishing." Seybold Report: Analyzing Publishing Technologies 8, no. 11 (May 29, 2008): 9-
Reprint - Facsimile
Easiest to do or outsource Clear copyright, scan, reprint No editing, footnotes or changes Still have to clean up images,
prepare cover & title, prepare for publication
Images not text despite pdf
Reprint - Enhanced
Clear copyright Convert text to digital Can edit, footnote and modify Find photos, get permissions, layout Captions can be mini-appendix Some functions of an editor Grit, Grief and Gold
Reprint – Enhanced (photos)
Many PD or CC sites (LOC, NavSource, Wikipedia, Flickr)
People willing to grant permission Institutions (forms and fees) eBay (postcards and photographs)
New Content
Clear copyright Choose or create text Author or editor Layout and images Lots of control = lots of work Soldier and Sailor Too
POD Option – Lulu.com
Real ISBN Range of pre-pub and marketing
services Wide range of product Will get an Amazon listing but… Does good job with images
POD Option – CreateSpace
CreateSpace – Amazon Semi-ISBN Will get an Amazon / Target listing,
but not elsewhere Does less good job with images Slightly cheaper ($7 vs $10)
POD – Other Options
Lightning Source (Ingram) Author Services Borders Personal Publishing (Lulu) Blurb
What’s next @ McMillan
Expanded Library history POD Taylor book POD Who’s Who in Wisconsin Rapids
(1920-1922 newspapers) Other out of copyright or family
items Additional photographs to website
and Flickr
Contact Andy Barnett
McMillan Memorial Library 490 E. Grand Ave. Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
(715) 422-5144 [email protected] www.mcmillanlibrary.org/library/
forlibrarians.html