The resources below support common ways that library workers across the Alliance perform tasks related to the Open Strategies & Digital Content (OSDC) program. Includes digital collections, copyright, archives, and special collections.
General
- OSDC email list: contact Elizabeth Duell to be added to the list
- OSDC Discussion (osdc-discussion): community building, questions specific to OSDC, troubleshooting
- OSDC Community Calls
- Join these calls on Zoom for discussions, demonstrations, and updates from OSDC groups.
- Agendas and login information are disseminated via the OSDC Discussion email list.
- If you miss the login information, contact Maija Anderson, Operations Director & Program Manager, Open Strategies and Digital Content.
- Centralized support for recurring calendar links: contact Elizabeth Duell to be added to calendar entries
- Help Request
- Use this form to request tech support for Archives West, ArchivesSpace, or Digital Collections.
Digital Collections
- Rights Statements in Digital Collections
- Metadata in Digital Collections
- Northwest Digital Heritage
- Northwest Digital Heritage: a partnership of the Washington State Library, the Oregon Heritage Commission, and the State Library of Oregon. Serves as the primary service hub in the Pacific Northwest for the Digital Public Library of America’s national discovery platform.
- Many Alliance members and affiliate participants contribute to the collections.
Copyright First Responders
- Copyright First Responders
- Copyright First Responders Speak About Fair Use: recording (41:18, YouTube) and slides (Google Slide)
Archives & Manuscripts
- Overview of the Alliance’s Archives & Manuscripts Collection program
- ArchivesSpace
- Archives West
- Archives West and Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Documentation
- Copyright in Finding Aids
- Adding Archives West as an external resource (Google Doc): Documentation for creating a Discovery Import Profile to load Archives West records from one or multiple repositories.