Submitting a Collection for Review
The Digital Initiatives Working Group (DIWG) welcomes collection proposals from UCO administration, faculty, staff, and students. Please review the information below prior to submitting your proposal.
Process
- Submit your collection proposal by completing the Collection Intake Form and emailing it to diwg@uco.edu.
- The DIWG will review the proposal, evaluate it with a rubric, and may ask for additional information.
- The DIWG will respond to the submitter and either
- accept the proposal or
- decline the proposal and may suggest other alternatives.
- If accepted, the DIWG will work with you to add the collection to a UCO repository!
Considerations
What makes a good digital collection? Collections most likely to be added meet the following guidelines/criteria:
- Permission to digitize and publish online the material
- Collection is complete and not missing years/issues/pages
- Is unique, e.g. not previously digitized nor available online in any format
- File type is easily accessible
- High quality scans with high resolution and legible
- Supports current instruction or research needs or has potential for academic use and general education interest
- Does not circulate, e.g. rare books, materials from Special Collections
- High use materials, regularly requested by UCO faculty or students
