Gaining intellectual control

Right now, after spending some time going through the myriad of items and photographs in Bobby King Jr.’s file, I am a bit frustrated trying to put everything together correctly and properly. Intellectual control seemed a lot easier when we had the folder in our hands with  tangible items to review. During our day at Voices, we scanned the fronts and backs of photos, trying to manage the process in a fast, but sensible order. Yet now working on Omeka and a separate dropbox (to preview photos and assign the correct metadata) it requires time and effort to put everything together. Photos and the backs don’t seem to naturally match up as easily as I expected. I worry that I will misidentify a family member.

I gather this is the preparation necessary for a thorough digitization project, but I do wish I could speed up the pace.

Lauretta