Our Project
As a collaborative project involving Forsyth County's largest libraries, the scope of Digital Forsyth necessitates clear goals and efficient workflow.
The project timeline provides a basic overview of what we plan to accomplish and when. Since this grant is government-funded, the timeline is a good way to show the status of the project to its participants as well as the administrators of the grant.
The project process demonstrates how we respond to managing a project of this size. To keep workflow efficient, we have organized several teams with representatives from each institution. For example, the collections team created selection criteria for choosing photographs while the user services team conducted surveys and focus groups for the creation of a web interface. Within each individual institution, the Digital Forsyth participants meet regularly and have established a workflow that suits their respective physical locations.
Communication among participants at each institution is handled through an all-group listserv, e-mail and telephone. Documents such as meeting minutes or procedures for scanning are shared through the web-based software program Blackboard. Participants also come together periodically for all-group meetings and more often for their individual team meetings.
A lot of our efforts occur behind the scenes and our news summarizes our efforts. The Mission and Vision statements are also available online. We hope the service we provide proves valuable and interesting.
