The State Library of Ohio hosted the 6th annual ODNFest on October 3, 2024. ODNFest is an opportunity for library and museum digitization professionals to gather to explore current and relevant digitization topics. The ODNFest name comes from the Ohio Digital Network (ODN), Ohio’s Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)’s service hub. Over 40 library professional attended ODNFest.
The ODNFest 24 Agenda included four presentations:
Not Just a Technical Problem: Building a Collaborative Digital Preservation Network in Michigan – Dr. Chelsea Denault, Michigan Digital Preservation Network.
Environmental Sustainability and Digital Preservation – Danielle Taylor, Indiana University.
Questioning Ethical Access: Conversations with Practitioners – Virginia Dressler, Kent State University.
Alternative and Local Press: The Pulse of a Culture – Aaron O’Donovan, Columbus Metropolitan Library.
In addition to these four presentations, there were four poster presentations:
Have you tried it? Describing Born Digital Materials in Archival Finding Aids – Lisa Woods, The Ohio State University Medical Heritage Center.
Through His Lens: The Edward B. Taylor Collection – Rachel Bussert and Karen Brame, Dayton Metro Library.
Starting from Scratch: Creating a New Digitization Project in the Defiance College Archives – Kate Davis, Rachael Beardsley, and Matthew Craig, Defiance College.
Uncovering Little Cities of Black Diamonds: Naming Coal Mining Communities in the Frank Buhla Collection – Janet Carleton, Ohio University.
ODNFest Presenters: Front Row Left- Right: Rachael Bussert, Matthew Craig, Danielle Taylor, Chelsea Denault, Janet Carlton; Back Row Left-Right: Racheal Beardsley, Kate Davis, Karen Brame, Virginia Dressler, Aaron O’Donovan, Lisa Wood