Joe, an 8th grade teacher at the Green Valley Middle School, & Cathy, from the Green Valley Historical Society (HS), want to digitize a set of historical photographs and create descriptions. They approach Janet, the director of the public library for assistance.

Joe is planning a unit on local history. In his research, he's found some wonderful photographs of local families and places in the Historical Society. Cathy, who's in charge of the photo collection, is eager to have the pictures used, but is concerned about wear and tear on the prints. Also the Historical Society has limited hours when it's open to the public.

They start with three questions:

• Can they make the photos more available to Joe and his students?
• Can the HS and the school district collaborate on a digitization project?
• Can they make use of the knowledge of the library staff to accomplish their goal?