Thread by @MidEastLibs

Now a presentation about digital crowdsourcing by @MENALibAHS and Gwen Collaço #MELALibs2019

@MENALibAHS Featuring collection from Stuart Cary Welch- who photographed art for teaching. As a curator, he did not feel a need to describe the works. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Ca… #MELALibs2019

@MENALibAHS Collection shows a wide range of items- textiles, metals, paintings, and more. ~65,000 slides, funding for 2 years, and one dedicated cataloger for a project that needs significant subject area knowledge. #MELALibs2019

@MENALibAHS Soft launch was a call for participation to art historians. Participants had to register to "play the game" with a chance to win a prize. #MELALibs2019

@MENALibAHS Encountered issues in listserv distribution, disagreements on method, registration verification, tag glitches. Ended up with ten participants total. #MELALibs2019

@MENALibAHS Rounds 2 & 3 resulted in sign ups from non-specialists. Encouraged players to use more general tags. Still finding issues with registration. Found more success posting images on twitter dot com. #MELALibs2019

@MENALibAHS Project was successful for outreach and exposure, less helpful in cataloging. Recommendation: Specialized catalogers. #MELALibs2019

@MENALibAHS Interest levels: most buy in from other librarians, art historians felt like it was unpaid labor.
Lessons: digital content spreads quickly, think carefully about audiences. #MELALibs2019

@MENALibAHS Greatest participation from @ARLIS_NA listserv. Librarians helping librarians 💖 #MELALibs2019