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Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference

The 2nd Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference (#UMDCC16) will take place August 9-11th, 2016 at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa (Quad Cities). 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. The conference will be held jointly with the 2016 CONTENTdm User Group Meeting, sponsored by OCLC, on August 10-11th.

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8:15am CDT

8:30am CDT

Registration and light breakfast Rogalski Center Atrium

9:15am CDT

Welcome and Keynote Trevor Owens: Next Steps for IMLS’s National Digital Platform Rogalski Center Ballroom 1

10:30am CDT

Break Rogalski Center Ballroom 1

10:45am CDT

Deep Dive Into Digital Content: Minnesota Reflections Primary Source Sets Rogalski Center Ballroom 2 Glen Ellyn Public Library's Digital Yearbook Collection Rogalski Center Ballroom 3 We've Decided to Establish a Web Archiving Program. Now What? Rogalski Center Ballroom 4

11:45am CDT

Lunch provided Rogalski Center Ballroom 1

1:00pm CDT

Digitizing Mount Hope Cemetery Rogalski Center Ballroom 2 Digitizing Sheet Music Scores using Optical Musical Recognition Rogalski Center Ballroom 3 Umbra: Search African American History Rogalski Center Ballroom 4

2:00pm CDT

Break Rogalski Center Ballroom 1

2:15pm CDT

Audiovisual Digitization and Quality Control: How Do People Really Do This? Rogalski Center Ballroom 2 Building Collections, Building Community: Collaborative Community Digitization Projects Rogalski Center Ballroom 3 Providing Access through Digital Projects: The Digitization of Increase Allen Lapham Papers Rogalski Center Ballroom 4

3:15pm CDT

Break Rogalski Center Ballroom 1

3:45pm CDT

DPLA Service Hubs in the Midwest Rogalski Center Ballroom 1

5:00pm CDT

Opening Reception St. Ambrose University Library