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Item Journalism innovation and the ethic of participation : a case study of the Knight Foundation and its news challenge(2010-08) Lewis, Seth Corwin; Reese, Stephen D.; Buckley, Cynthia J.; Chyi, Hsiang I.; Gil de Zúñiga, Homero; Lasorsa, Dominic L.The digitization of media has undermined much of the social authority and economic viability on which U.S. journalism relied during the 20th century. This disruption has also opened a central tension for the profession: how to reconcile the need for occupational control against growing opportunities for citizen participation. How that tension is navigated will affect the ultimate shape of the profession and its place in society. This dissertation examines how the leading nonprofit actor in journalism, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, has sought to help journalism innovate out of its professional crisis. This case study engages a series of mixed methods—including interviews, textual analysis, and secondary data analysis—to generate a holistic portrayal of how the Knight Foundation has attempted to transform itself and the journalism field in recent years, particularly through its signature Knight News Challenge innovation contest. From a sociology of professions perspective, I found that the Knight Foundation altered the rhetorical and actual boundaries of journalism jurisdiction. Knight moved away from “journalism” and toward “information” as a way of seeking the wisdom of the crowd to solve journalism’s problems. This opening up of journalism’s boundaries created crucial space in which innovators, from inside and outside journalism, could step in and bring change to the field. In particular, these changes have allowed the concept of citizen participation, which resides at the periphery of mainstream newswork, to become embraced as an ethical norm and a founding doctrine of journalism innovation. The result of these efforts has been the emergence of a new rendering of journalism—one that straddles the professional-participatory tension by attempting to “ferry the values” of professional ideals even while embracing new practices more suited to a digital environment. Ultimately, this case study matters for what it suggests about professions in turbulent times. Influential institutions can bring change to their professional fields by acting as boundary-spanning agents—stepping outside the traditional confines of their field, altering the rhetorical and structural borders of professional jurisdiction to invite external contribution and correction, and altogether creating the space and providing the capital for innovation to flourish.Item Saving the Byrds: Reshaping Digitization Workflows for Photographic Materials(Texas Digital Library, 2023-05-18) Ekberg, SamanthaFrom 2019 to 2022 the University of North Texas Libraries was awarded a TexTreasures grant to digitize materials from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection. The Collection includes film and prints documenting more than 100 years of North Texas history through four generations of photographers in the Williams family. Due to the uniqueness, fragility, and historical value of some film, it was decided the materials selected for digitization would be digitized at a higher standard than other university collections to meet partner requests. Over the multi-year project, new equipment was acquired and workflows were adjusted and customized to properly address all the uniquely sized and degraded film. The presentation will detail the customized workflow established for this collection, as well as the unique problems and solutions that arose throughout the course of the project.Item Session 1D | Imaging Group Birds-of-a-Feather(2022-05-23) Mazzei, Erin; Willis, Shannon; Jones, Jerrell; McIntosh, Marcia; McKee, MargaretThe TDL Imaging Group was founded in 2019 to address the challenges of cultural heritage imaging among regional practitioners. The groups’ goals include exchanging knowledge on topics such as equipment use, color management, workflows, project management, and other tricks of the trade in a supportive environment. Attendees of this birds-of-a-feather will be able to discuss among peers their imaging specific issues and triumphs, including, but not limited to, how the field has adapted to challenges over the past few years.Item Session 1H | Piloting OpenProject for Digital Projects(2022-05-23) McIntosh, MarciaOne digitization lab continues its development of project management systems by piloting the open source software OpenProject. Come hear about the many features and how the lab has customized OpenProject to track digital projects. Their test is your gain.Item Session 2F | From Mold Remediation to Collection Digitization(2022-05-24) Mason, MicheliaIn the Fall of 2021, a section of the oldest journals in the Tom Slick Library fell subject to extensive mold. Using interlibrary loan data, OCLC availability, and the PAPR registry, the library staff were able to validate the cost to clean and maintain the entire area. The experience highlighted the value and susceptibility of the collection in full and leads to the prospect of digitization. This reverse workshop aims to encourage a forum of digitization insights, experiences and best practices, grants and potential partnerships to help guide efforts across our organizations.Item What is Digital Librarianship? An Interview with Marcia McIntosh(Texas Digital Library, 2021-11-29) Coleman, Misha; Gunnells, Ali; Santiago, ChloeItem Working as a Digitization Student(Texas Digital Library, 2022-05-23) Crepeau, JarrettFor this poster proposal, I will be discussing my experience as an Imaging Lead for the Kempner Fund Project at the Digital Projects Lab at the University of North Texas. My role at the lab consists of digitizing, item organization, and doing image quality checks on items from the Kempner project before they are uploaded to the Portal of Texas History. The Kempner Project started in 2017 in partnership with the Rosenberg Library and the Kempner Fund of Galveston, Texas, to establish a digital repository for the Harris and Eliza Kempner Collection on the Portal. The Kempner’s built a large economic base in Galveston dating back to the 1840s, including the growth of the Imperial Sugar Company in Sugarland, Texas. I’ll explore what I have discovered while I worked through three different batches of materials. Since I have scanned hundreds of folders and thousands of images, I have gained experience across various scanners, image quality control methods, improved project management workflows, metadata creation, and team cooperation. During this presentation, I will discuss my workflow process from batch folder creation onto our network drive, scanning, and final checks through the digitization workflow before they get uploaded onto the Portal.