Develop digital collections to support research and digital scholarship at UW Bothell.
Provide online access to materials not available elsewhere in response to UW Bothell faculty and student curricular and research needs
Support UW Bothell faculty-student partnerships and projects through digital library services
Provide an enduring platform for archiving and sharing the work of UW Bothell faculty and researchers
Contribute to UW Bothell community-building through digital collections of local importance
Digital Collections Selection Criteria
Collection materials are valuable to the UW Bothell academic community, and are not available online elsewhere
Collection materials could be incorporated into existing UW Bothell Library Digital Collections, or are significant enough to warrant a new collection
Project is aligned with UW Bothell Library Mission Statement and UW Bothell Library Digital Collections goals
Project considers copyright, ownership of materials, and preservation
Project has a source of funding for digitization (if needed)
Materials can be handled and processed using existing resources and staff, and cataloging information and metadata accompanies all items
Project can be presented using existing software
Faculty are asked to participate actively in digital project development, metadata creation, and website design and content, and to commit to project quality and completion in partnership with the UW Bothell Library
Projects based solely on digitizing UW Libraries Special Collections materials, microfilm held by the Libraries, or other general UW Libraries collections, should be developed through Digital Initiatives or other Libraries’ units in Seattle
Serving UW Bothell and Cascadia College.