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2018 Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference

The 2018 Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference (#UMDCC18) will be held on November 8-9th at St. Catherine University campus, St. Paul, Minnesota. The UMDCC provides opportunities for digital collections creators and curators in the region and beyond to network, share best practices, participate in hands-on workshops, and learn from leaders in digital cultural heritage.

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1:00pm CST

Registration Outside Ballroom 1

1:30pm CST

Born Digital Access Bootcamp Presidents Dining Room Digital Projects Jump-Start: Planning and Implementing Sustainable Digital Projects at Resource-Strapped Institutions 110 (Library Instruction lab) Don't Be Wrong About Rights 128 (Media viewing room)

6:00pm CST

Opening Reception - Minneapolis Institute of Art Minneapolis Institute of Art

8:00am CST

Registration and light breakfast Ballroom 1

8:45am CST

Welcome Ballroom 1

9:00am CST

Keynote: Abigail Potter Ballroom 1

10:00am CST

Break Ballroom 1

10:15am CST

Avian Archives of Iowa Online: Biodiversity Data from Archival Collections 303b - ballroom Digitization From Both Sides Now: Keys to a Successful Client/Vendor Partnership 128 (Media viewing room) The Past, Present and Future of Online Exhibitions Ballroom 1 Using Wikimedia Commons to Promote and Enhance Digital Collections - Part 1 110 (Library Instruction lab) Wichita State University Campus Buildings Collection: A Case Study 303c - ballroom

11:15am CST

Break Ballroom 1

11:30am CST

Changing Tides: Revitalizing and Creating Collaborative Workflows 128 (Media viewing room) NDSR Art @ Mia: A Case Study in Time-Based Media Art Preservation Ballroom 1 Talking, Tools, and Trials: Building a Physical and Digital Presence for Digital Humanities 303b - ballroom Using Wikimedia Commons to Promote and Enhance Digital Collections - Part 2 110 (Library Instruction lab)

12:30pm CST

Lunch Ballroom 1

1:30pm CST

Building an Online Media Library for the Archives of Iowa Broadcasting Presidents Dining Room CANCELLED Co-Curating the Musical Past: Community Collection Building through History Harvests 110 (Library Instruction lab) Mind the Gaps: Evaluating Digital Collections for New Opportunities 128 (Media viewing room)

2:30pm CST

Break Outside Presidents Dining Room

2:45pm CST

Digitization and Working with Community and Civic Organizations Presidents Dining Room Transformative Reuse: Inviting Artists into the Archives 128 (Media viewing room) Wikipedia as "Makerspace": A New Perspective for Learning and Making in Libraries 110 (Library Instruction lab)

3:45pm CST

Break Outside Presidents Dining Room

4:00pm CST

Love, Labor, and Loss: Oral History Collections on Fandom, Labor, and Vietnam in 3 States 110 (Library Instruction lab) Strength in Numbers: Library/IT Collaboration to Promote Digital Collections Presidents Dining Room Towards DPLA: Digital Initiatives in Kansas and South Dakota 128 (Media viewing room)