Arizona Memory Project Connecting Arizonans to their government, their history, and their world Ryan Ehrfurth Digital History and Maps Librarian State of Arizona Research Library
What is the Arizona Memory Project?
The Arizona Memory Project is a: • Publicly-accessible • Online platform • For curated digital collections • Focused on central themes • Which have substantive and meaningful connections to Arizona history, culture, and statecraft
• Free to access • No paywalls, no logins • All you need is Internet access http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/
Arizona Memory Project Updates December 2016-March 2019
History and Growth 250 217 212 211 208 206 192 200 170 156 150 136 Partners 108 Collections 100 83 91 90 90 84 84 62 80 72 69 65 40 50 57 45 17 35 25 11 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Audience Updates
More Global Audience 92% of global traffic is in U.S.
Audience 55% of U.S. traffic is in Arizona
Audience 38% of Arizona traffic is in Phoenix
Administrative Updates
Administrative Updates Revisions to all Standards and Policies • Collection Development Policy • Application Form • Metadata Standards and Guidelines
User Experience (UX) Updates
User Experience Updates Switched to a new Responsive web environment • New features • Quality of Life fixes • Rolling out since October, 2016
User Experience Updates Added interactive Contributor map
Metadata Updates
Metadata Updates Revised master metadata template • Deleted redundant fields • Added four geographic fields • Retitled/reconfigured several fields • Added new controlled vocabularies • Some existing fields now required
Metadata Updates In process of manually updating 32 metadata fields for 200+ AMP collections to align with new metadata standard.
History and Growth 250 217 212 211 208 206 192 200 170 156 150 136 Partners 108 Collections 100 83 91 90 90 84 84 62 80 72 69 65 40 50 57 45 17 35 25 11 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Outreach Updates
Outreach Updates- Social Media DAZL- Digital Arizona Library https://www.facebook.com/digitalazlibrary/ State of Arizona Research Library https://www.facebook.com/StateLibAZ/ @StateLibAZ https://twitter.com/statelibaz?lang=en
How can my institution join the Arizona Memory Project?
Application Process Partner submits Collection Intent Application Application review Final review and LAPR and Partner sign publish to AMP Letter of Acceptance Partner completes Software installation metadata and and training uploads collection
There is no charge to join AMP • No application fee • No storage fee • No charge for software
There are associated costs • Scanning equipment • Staff time/resources Ask about funding opportunities and volunteers/interns
Contact Us Ryan Ehrfurth Digital History and Maps Librarian rehrfurth@azlibary.gov (602) 926-3367 Brandy Helewa Discovery Librarian bhelewa@azlibrary.gov (602) 926-3940
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