{"id":2345,"date":"2018-07-11T13:39:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T13:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.oclc.org\/next\/?p=2345"},"modified":"2021-06-01T18:53:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T18:53:36","slug":"four-tips-for-building-a-successful-digital-time-capsule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.oclc.org\/next\/four-tips-for-building-a-successful-digital-time-capsule\/","title":{"rendered":"Four tips for building a successful digital time capsule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2349 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.oclc.org\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/allen_county_blog_header.jpg\" alt=\"allen_county_blog_header\" width=\"1160\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve probably heard of time capsules, those collections of memorabilia\u2014letters, photos, coins, newspapers, etc.\u2014that document a place, an organization, an event, or a family. These everyday artifacts are sealed off, buried, and set aside for later generations to open. According to <em>history.com<\/em>, tens of thousands of these are scattered around the world since the practice first caught on in the 19th and 20th centuries. The objective of time capsules is to help future archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians discover a little bit about the people of the time.<\/p>\n<p>Well, time capsules have moved into the digital age. And many libraries are taking the lead in bringing their communities together to build digital community albums and time capsules with audio, video, and image files. One of those libraries is my library, the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->For the past 12 years, we have organized and managed \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/contentdm.acpl.lib.in.us\/digital\/collection\/coll10\/search\/order\/title\/ad\/asc\">A Day in Allen County<\/a>\u201d where we enlist community members to capture a slice of their lives with their digital devices during a 24-hour period, and then submit their files to the library. Today, that collection stands at nearly 2,500 images, ranging from pictures of local eateries and businesses to back yards and plants and sunrises and parks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p-uSFF_E8cU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.oclc.org%2Fnext%2Ffour-tips-for-building-a-successful-digital-time-capsule%2F&#038;text=Four%20tips%20for%20building%20a%20successful%20digital%20time%20capsule.%20%23OCLCnext%20&#038;related' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Four tips for building a successful digital time capsule. #OCLCnext  <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.oclc.org%2Fnext%2Ffour-tips-for-building-a-successful-digital-time-capsule%2F&#038;text=Four%20tips%20for%20building%20a%20successful%20digital%20time%20capsule.%20%23OCLCnext%20&#038;related' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n<p>As Manager of the program, here are my four secrets to connecting with the community and building a digital time capsule:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Talk about the event on social media<\/li>\n<li>Reach out directly to a few key people\u2014photographers, local historians\u2014in the community<\/li>\n<li>Advertise and promote the day<\/li>\n<li>Point to other projects as examples<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>An event like \u201cA Day In Allen County\u201d is a neat way of recording the history of your community and its people. And it&#8217;s a perfect way for your library to reach out and engage the public with a fun event. It\u2019s not hard, it can help build new connections and supporters, and I really recommend you give it a try.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>You can find additional community engagement resources at <a href=\"http:\/\/oc.lc\/community-engagement\">oc.lc\/community-engagement<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve probably heard of time capsules, those collections of memorabilia\u2014letters, photos, coins, newspapers, etc.\u2014that document a place, an organization, an event, or a family. These everyday artifacts are sealed off, buried, and set aside for later generations to open. 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