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The Content Reuse Working Group is currently investigating new projects.

Content Reuse Working Group Charge

The working group will research, develop, and/or deploy recommended practices for digital content reuse in galleries, libraries, archives, museums, repositories, and other cultural heritage organizations.

Past Projects

Digital Content Reuse Assessment Framework Toolkit (D-CRAFT)

About the Project

From July 2019 through June 2023, members of the working group designed and deployed the Digital Content Reuse Assessment Framework Toolkit (D-CRAFT). D-CRAFT helps digital library practitioners measure the use and reuse of their digital objects. The toolkit can help streamline the reuse assessment process and make it more efficient.

The toolkit contains:

How to use 10 different assessment methods
An interactive tutorial for each method
How to tell stories of impact
How to write a takedown policy
Ethical guidelines
Related resources
Glossary of terms

Project Team

Elizabeth Joan Kelly
Ayla Stein Kenfield
Kinza Masood
Caroline Muglia
Ali Shiri
Santi Thompson
Liz Woolcott

The project team was assisted by project consultants, experts, and an advisory group.

Developing a Framework for Measuring Reuse of Digital Objects

About the Project

From July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018, members of working group conducted the Developing a Framework for Measuring Reuse of Digital Objects project. The project conducted a formal needs assessment of the digital library community to determine desired functionality for a future reuse assessment toolkit.

The project was sponsored by an IMLS National Leadership/National Forum grant (LG-73-17-0002-17) award.

In September 2018 the project team released Setting a Foundation for Assessing Content Reuse: A White Paper From the Developing a Framework for Measuring Reuse of Digital Objects (DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/BQJVR). This white paper (a) provides a broad overview of the Measuring Reuse project, including background information on the AIG, (b) outlines the methods used by the project team, (c) summarizes results, and (d) discusses potential next steps.

Project Team

Genya O’Gara, Virtual Library of Virginia
Elizabeth Kelly, Loyola University New Orleans
Caroline Muglia, University of Southern California
Ayla Stein, University of Illinois
Santi Thompson, University of Houston
Liz Woolcott, Utah State University

Get Involved

The group's work is archived using the Open Science Framework.

If you have any questions, or are interested in participating in the working group, please contact Santi Thompson.

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-The Content Reuse Working Group is focused on developing the Digital Content Reuse Assessment Framework Toolkit (D-CRAFT).
+The Content Reuse Working Group is currently investigating new projects.
-== Current Project ==
+== Content Reuse Working Group Charge ==
-=== Digital Content Reuse Assessment Framework Toolkit (D-CRAFT) ===
+The working group will research, develop, and/or deploy recommended practices for digital content reuse in galleries, libraries, archives, museums, repositories, and other cultural heritage organizations.
+== Past Projects ==
+=== [https://reuse.diglib.org/ Digital Content Reuse Assessment Framework Toolkit (D-CRAFT)] ===
 ==== About the Project ====
-Building on the findings from the [https://reuse.diglib.org/ Developing a Framework for Measuring Reuse of Digital Objects] project, members of the Content Reuse Working Group have submitted an IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries proposal to build D-CRAFT. If awarded, the project will begin in Summer 2019 and last 2.5 years.
+From July 2019 through June 2023, members of the working group designed and deployed the [https://reuse.diglib.org/ Digital Content Reuse Assessment Framework Toolkit (D-CRAFT)]. D-CRAFT helps digital library practitioners measure the use and reuse of their digital objects. The toolkit can help streamline the reuse assessment process and make it more efficient.
-==== About D-CRAFT ====
+The toolkit contains:
-The development of D-CRAFT will allow cultural heritage organizations to better understand the ways users engage with, reuse, and transform digital content. It will standardize approaches and recommended practices for assessing and communicating the economic, educational, scholarly, scientific, social, and cultural value and impact of digital collections. Ultimately, it will support the use of evidence-based approaches to build and improve on inclusive, user-centered platforms, systems, and collections.
+* How to use [https://reuse.diglib.org/toolkit/ 10 different assessment methods]
+* An interactive [https://reuse.diglib.org/home/tutorials/ tutorial] for each method
+* How to [https://reuse.diglib.org/toolkit/telling-stories-of-impact/ tell stories of impact]
+* How to [https://reuse.diglib.org/toolkit/writing-a-takedown-policy/ write a takedown policy]
+* [https://reuse.diglib.org/ethical-guidelines/ Ethical guidelines]
+* [https://reuse.diglib.org/related-resources/ Related resources]
+* [https://reuse.diglib.org/glossary/ Glossary] of terms
 ==== Project Team ====
-* Elizabeth Joan Kelly, Loyola University New Orleans
+* Elizabeth Joan Kelly
-* Ayla Stein Kenfield, University of Illinois
+* Ayla Stein Kenfield
-* Caroline Muglia, University of Southern California
+* Kinza Masood
-* Santi Thompson, University of Houston
+* Caroline Muglia
-* Liz Woolcott, Utah State University
+* Ali Shiri
+* Santi Thompson
+* Liz Woolcott
+The project team was assisted by [https://reuse.diglib.org/project-team/consultants-experts/ project consultants, experts], and an [https://reuse.diglib.org/project-team/advisory-group/ advisory group].
-== Past Projects ==
+=== [https://reuse.diglib.org/home/measuringreuse/ Developing a Framework for Measuring Reuse of Digital Objects] ===
-=== [https://reuse.diglib.org/ Developing a Framework for Measuring Reuse of Digital Objects] ===
+==== About the Project ====
-In 2017 the Content Reuse Working Group received a [https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/national-leadership-grants-libraries IMLS National Leadership for Libraries] grant ([https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/lg-73-17-0002-17 LG-73-17-0002-17]) [https://reuse.diglib.org/ Developing a Framework for Measuring Reuse of Digital Objects], which identified needs and ideal functionality of a digital library object reuse toolkit
+From July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018, members of working group conducted the [https://reuse.diglib.org/home/measuringreuse/ Developing a Framework for Measuring Reuse of Digital Objects] project. The project conducted a formal needs assessment of the digital library community to determine desired functionality for a future reuse assessment toolkit.
-==== Proposed Deliverables ====
+The project was sponsored by an IMLS National Leadership/National Forum grant ([https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/lg-73-17-0002-17 LG-73-17-0002-17]) award.
-Starting in July 2017, the Project Team will conduct a year-long formal needs assessment, which will include data collection, analysis, and dissemination. Data collection will occur through (A) in-person and (B) virtual focus group sessions as well as via (C) pre- and (D) post-surveys. Additionally, the Project Team will form an advisory group to provide critical feedback on  methods used for data collection and analysis and on the drafting of final recommendations. Throughout the project, the team will engage a diverse and knowledgeable community of practitioners to ensure that the defined needs of the assessment toolkit are collaboratively developed by the groups that will employ the final product.
+In September 2018 the project team released [https://osf.io/y9ghc/ Setting a Foundation for Assessing Content Reuse: A White Paper From the Developing a Framework for Measuring Reuse of Digital Objects] '''(DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/BQJVR)'''. This white paper (a) provides a broad overview of the Measuring Reuse project, including background information on the AIG, (b) outlines the methods used by the project team, (c) summarizes results, and (d) discusses potential next steps.
 ==== Project Team ====