Tracking Progress

We've introduced a new tool on the Local Projects page, a visual display that tracks the progress of projects. Most projects follow a similar path to completion, and we've divided this path into 12 steps that can be easily recorded.

• Proposal accepted by the committee


• Completion of all paper work associated with the project


• Identifying and acquiring any needed technology


• Addressing potential intellectual property concerns


• Setting digitization standards (file size, type, etc)


• Selecting a metadata schema and a content management system


• Selecting controlled vocabularies


• Creating digital objects


• Recording metadata


• Surveying participants for the project assessment


• Creating and publishing a web interface


• Linking to the collection, including a link from OCLC

As each step is completed we can update the tracking image, providing a quick visual way to see where projects are at. We've also added Project Info Sheets which record decisions made in each of the steps.

Five Colleges of Ohio staff can see these updates at Local Project Proposals
and members of the public can see them at Public Accepted Projects.