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Crowdsourcing: accessioning and outreach in the cloud

Discover how a college archives partnership with the community leverages crowdsourcing for enhanced accessioning and outreach. Learn how user-generated photographs can be included in yearbooks, whole yearbooks can be showcased at alumni functions, and the archives gains a fresh perspective on events. With limited staff, find out how more coverage is achieved in the community through innovative collaboration.

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Crowdsourcing: accessioning and outreach in the cloud

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  1. Crowdsourcing:accessioning and outreach in the cloud A WSSU Community and Archives Partnership By, Tom Flynn Documents Librarian

  2. The Driving Force • Approximately 6,400 Students (5,900 Undergrad) • Small Archives Department • 1 University Photographer • Countless Events

  3. The Solution

  4. Future = Outreach • User generated photographs can be included in the yearbooks • Whole yearbooks can be included at alumni functions • Archives gets a different perspective of events • More coverage in the community • Doing more with limited staff

  5. Questions?

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