Wrangling a Digital Collection into Existence: The Boise State Western Writers Series Digital Editions

Rick A. Stoddart, Boise State University

Abstract

Wrangling a Digital Collection into Existence: The Boise State Western Writers Series Digital Editions. The distance between identifying an opportunity to implement a digital collection and actually getting it off the ground and onto the web is about as wide as the Grand Canyon. Learn about the trials, tribulations, and tears experienced in willing the Western Writers Series Digital Editions into an online existence. Navigating a new digital collection between multiple departments, server upgrades, and quirks in online hosting platforms is a hair-pulling thrill-ride! The audience will come away with a sense of what obstacles to look for and anticipate when creating digital collections for their libraries. The WWS Digital Editions are a collaboration between Albertsons Library Special Collections and the Boise State University English Department to bring out-of-print Western Writers Series titles to the public.