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Digitization Coordination

Questions from the Field

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Sharon Grant

2-4 May 2023, NMNH Smithsonian

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Media assets

  • 1.7 million records

Digital Transactions

  • 66 thousand records

Catalogued items

  • 11 million records

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Field Museum Digitisation

In 2023 where are we at?

By the Numbers

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  • What was promised?
  • What was actually needed?

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How long do you really have?�Time

  • Who gets paid?
  • Who does it for free?

Who is actually doing the work?�People

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Realistic Resources

Time, People and Money. What you gonna do? Who’s gonna do it? How much is it worth?

  • How much was promised?
  • How much was given?

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What are the real costs?�Money

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Who is Driving the Digitization Bus?