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Nantucket's public and historic records are maintained by many different institutions and are kept in various forms. The project's goal was to address this fragmentation and find a way to improve access to public and historic records on Nantucket. The team researched other collaborative digitization projects and interviewed record-holding organizations on the island to create an inventory of existing records and to gauge interest in the creation of a single website to provide access to Nantucket's records. The team identified the key steps for a successful digital collaborative project, developed a prototype records database and web interface, and recommended how Nantucket should move this effort forward.

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  • E-project-121312-170031
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  • 2012
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  • 2012-12-13
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  • Nantucket
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