1. Check with Copyright Advisory Office to determine rights status of all items, clear rights if necessary, and determine appropriate rights labeling at the gallery or item level.
   
   
2. Submit copy of completed Exhibition Planning Form (doc / pdf) to newproject@libraries.cul.columbia.edu (Gertz, Davis, Blitz).

1. Meet with Director, Preservation and Digital Conversion Division:
   1. Establish item numbering / file naming scheme
      
   2. Discuss any conservation requirements for any extremely fragile material; schedule work with conservator
   3. Discuss any special digital scanning / photography requirements (e.g., multimedia objects, which may require longer lead time.)
      
      
2. Meet with Digital Projects Coordinator, LDPD, to
   1. review metadata options  [Sample metadata from previous projects will be posted for informational purposes.]
   2. choose appropriate Omeka layout template
      
   3. set up new collection in LDPD's Exhibition Support Software tool, so input can begin
      

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1. Curator distributes final list of all items in exhibition to Pres
   
2. Curator distributes draft case layout and list of labels Pres
   
3. Curator identifies for early scanning and images needed for PR puposes
   
4. Curator provides objects to Pres; digitization begins

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1. Curator finalizes & proofs labels and submits to PRD

1. PRD completes digitization, if applicable]
   
2. PRD completes constructing mounts
   
3. LDPD pushes final content to Omeka
   

1. Curator installs exhibition
2. Curator reviews and double-checks all digital images and metadata in Omeka

1. Exhibition opens to public
2. LDPD releases online digital exhibition