Progress
I had a great meeting with Joe and the IT team concerning the role of CONTENTdm in the project and the Drake University/University of Iowa/State of Iowa Library relationship as it relates to DMPL. There was talk of Drupal vs. purchasing a CMS, but that conversation has been put on hold while calls are being made. I was given the name of a sound technician at Triad AV and through our conversation it looks as though the oral histories project will get going in a few weeks with an evaluation of the sound quality by this professional AV company.
My current (25 page) iteration of the project plan for the postcard collection is being reviewed by Deb and Joe. We are moving forward on the postcard selection and digitization this week. I hope to have a small sample collection ready to go within a few weeks. This includes any necessary research to complete the metadata.
