Organizational Strategies in the Digital Image Archive

“In the research process, the acquisition stage can be overwhelming, especially when researchers need to capture vast amounts of digital images in a short period of time. What strategies can add structure to a digital image archive? What methods can make this archive searchable? How can an organized archive help scholars write a chapter of their next book or a lesson plan of their next course? In this workshop, participants will learn how to create an archive of visual materials for research using Tropy, an image management toolkit that allows users to organize images, record metadata about them, transcribe text from manuscripts or printed material, and export data for other uses. This workshop demonstrates how Tropy can be an integral part of your archival research workflows and explores the processes and organizational strategies that allow users to make the most of the software. ”

Joseph Mulligan & Will Shaw, of Duke Libraries Digital Scholarship & Publishing Services, via Zoom.