OhioDIG (Ohio Digitization Interest Group)

OhioDIG Instagram Takeover Signup 2026 Thank you for your interest in OhioDIG’s Instagram Takeovers! In 2026, we are piloting monthly Instagram takeovers by cultural heritage institutions or similar organizations aligned with our mission....

Interested in showcasing your Ohio institution on our #OhioDIG Instagram? (www.instagram.com/ohiodig/) We'd love for you to join us there!

And we have a form for that!

More info here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#OhioArchivists #DigitalArchives

This is very cool! "DIY Web Archiving" #zine

A bit about ADA Title II preparations - ACRLog It’s March, which means the ADA Title II deadline for large institutions is looming near. I’m mainly the South and Southeast Asia librarian here at Michigan State, but I also spend roughly 25% of my t...

A bit about ADA Title II preparations 📚
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Ohio University #Libraries to Join Google #Books Library Project www.ohio.edu/news/2026/03... (via @ohiou.bsky.social) #libraries #digitization

Ege in Oregon The Flight into Egypt, Walters Art Museum, MS W.188, f.112r Last week, I had the great pleasure of visiting Portland, Oregon as the annual Lewis & Clark Society of Fellows Distinguished Visitin…

New Manuscript Road Trip blogpost just dropped! Follow me as I (virtually) meander around the great state of Oregon identifying leaves sold by our old friend Otto Ege: manuscriptroadtrip.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/e...

OhioDIG Instagram Takeover Signup 2026 Thank you for your interest in OhioDIG’s Instagram Takeovers! In 2026, we are piloting monthly Instagram takeovers by cultural heritage institutions or similar organizations aligned with our mission....

Interested in showcasing your Ohio institution on our #OhioDIG Instagram? (www.instagram.com/ohiodig/) We'd love for you to join us there!

And we have a form for that!

More info here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#OhioArchivists #DigitalArchives

It’s Manorial Monday! 🗺️
Here’s a map mid-digitisation. With sizes that vary wildly, we scan them on our overhead camera or book scanner, relaxing and flattening each one to get the best images for georeferencing.

#OhioArchivists it's #OhioArchivesMonth poster time again! Seeking archival images related to the theme “America 250: Unique Ohio.” Due by April 4.
Details: ohioarchivists.org/archives-mon... #ArchivesMonth #Archives

Registration is open for the Midwest Archives Conference/ Society of Ohio Archivists Joint Annual Meeting in Columbus OH, May 14-16.

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#archives #OhioArchivists

Travel scholarships to Midwest Archives Conference/Society of Ohio Archivists joint annual meeting in Columbus, May 14-16. Applications due 3/13! Six available for students & new professionals.

Details: ohioarchivists.org/scholarships...
#OhioArchivists

Media Studies’ Dr. Josh Shepperd is completing the final project of the now-defunct CPB: the official history of US public media. Stay tuned.

Tribute Post for Fobazi Ettarh - ACRLog With immense sadness, the writers of ACRLog acknowledge the passing of Fobazi Ettarh, library worker and influential LIS scholar. If you are able to contribute, there is a GoFundMe established for Fob...

My colleagues at ACRLog wrote short tributes to the life and work of Fobazi Ettarh @fobettarh.bsky.social. I wrote about her work on disability, which I think deserves more recognition. acrlog.org/2026/03/04/t...

Thanks @ezerrenner.bsky.social for coordinating. #CripLib #VocationalAwe

Today begins a fieldwide conversation about the status of the history workforce and how to improve it. Download our report at aaslh.org/history-workforce to learn how history practitioners find their work meaningful but also report low pay, burnout, barriers to advancement, and more.

Travel scholarships to Midwest Archives Conference/Society of Ohio Archivists joint annual meeting in Columbus, May 14-16. Applications due 3/13! Six available for students & new professionals.

Details: ohioarchivists.org/scholarships...
#OhioArchivists

#OhioArchivists it's #OhioArchivesMonth poster time again! Seeking archival images related to the theme “America 250: Unique Ohio.” Due by April 4.
Details: ohioarchivists.org/archives-mon... #ArchivesMonth #Archives

HBCU Radio Preservation Project Intern Application Check out the job description for our summer graduate intern position. Please complete this application and submit the additional required application materials to pjefferscoly@wyso.org

Passionate about #PublicHistory, journalism, #CulturalPreservation, #DigitalArchives, #HBCU radio?

HBCU Radio Preservation Project Summer Graduate #Internship (paid). Help preserve powerful HBCU radio legacy with hands-on work rooted in culture/community.
Close 3/27.
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Judging Books by Their Covers: Bookbinding! | Bite Sized Book History YouTube video by Book Historia

And we’re LIVE! This episode of #BiteSizedBookHistory is all about bookbinding, and how judging a book by its cover can tell you about its history and where it came from. youtu.be/3aUdEy0Edf4?...

LMEC job! In the BPL and working with BPL collections, but not technically the BPL… and because of that, there’s no city of Boston residency requirement.

2026 AUAC Conference: Who is Responsible for the Archives? Who is Responsible for the Archives? An Interdisciplinary Approach to Ethics in a Digital Age When: Friday 26 June 2026, 9:00–5:00 pm Where: Aston University campus in Birmingham, UK, and online (hybr...

Consider submitting a proposal for this upcoming hybrid conference on Archives and Ethics! Experts from all fields are welcome! padlet.com/dturner2_23/... @astonuniversity.bsky.social @astonpress.bsky.social

Save the date #OhioArchivists! Dr Colleen Shogan, 11th Archivist of the US, will be keynote speaker on 9/11/26 at Ohio University for CRHC Biennial Conference 250 Years: The Promises & Legacy of the Declaration of Independence. There's also a CFP: www.ohio.edu/cas/central-...

Axios Columbus

Check out this coverage of Ohio State University Libraries AV digitization in story 1 & 2!
1. One big thing: Reviving historic media.
2. 📽️ Cinema Revival showcases archival footage.
#Archives #digitization
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We are training undergrads (18-22) to digitize vcr tapes, cassettes, and vinyl. We introduce phrases like "rewind" into their vocab and made diagrams of what a tape looks like from 6 angles. And we get questions like "how do I rewind a record" which is understandable but turns my bones to dust.

Gleeson Library AI Taskforce Final Report 📚https://repository.usfca.edu/gli/1/

OhioDIG MEETINGS – Ohio Digitization Interest Group – OhioDIG OhioDIG, the Ohio digitization interest group for archivists, librarians, and others interested in cultural heritage materials, meets every other month for presentations and networking.

Related: staff from that unit have presented at #OhioDIG in Nov & July this year. You can see available speaker slides or recording on our meetings page at ohiodig.org/meetings

Axios Columbus

Check out this coverage of Ohio State University Libraries AV digitization in story 1 & 2!
1. One big thing: Reviving historic media.
2. 📽️ Cinema Revival showcases archival footage.
#Archives #digitization
www.axios.com/newsletters/...

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Save the date #OhioArchivists! Dr Colleen Shogan, 11th Archivist of the US, will be keynote speaker on 9/11/26 at Ohio University for CRHC Biennial Conference 250 Years: The Promises & Legacy of the Declaration of Independence. There's also a CFP: www.ohio.edu/cas/central-...

Collage of zines currently on display in the Solar Punk exhibit.

Collage of a variety of zines from the Zines Collection.

Collage of 3 zines. Left: “Black Space,” right: “Self Care Index.” Third zine is out of focus.

Zine with 3 panels. Left: 2 panels with illustrations appearing to be realistic eyes. Right: A wolf runs through tall grass.

Join us for a panel discussion on Twitch on how #zines connect to everything from creativity and activism to research and instruction!
In conjunction w exhibit “Solar Punk and Sustainability: A New Look at the Future.”
Details: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-zinemaking2026
#OHIOUniversity #solarpunk

A Fractured Inheritance:The Problems, Challenges, & Opportunities of Collecting Manuscript Fragments YouTube video by Rare Book School

You bet! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDad...

Watch this to learn how to find the pre-modern manuscripts in your city or state and hear about some creative ways you can use them in your teaching! With myself, @cebenes.bsky.social and Lea Frost.