Digitizing Your Collection

Author : Susanne Caro,Sam Meister,Tammy Ravas,Wendy Walker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838914014

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Digitizing Your Collection by Susanne Caro,Sam Meister,Tammy Ravas,Wendy Walker Pdf

Digitizing your collection is not only a great way to increase access to your materials, it also engages patrons on a whole new level and helps communicate your library’s value. But with staff time and resources already spread thin, it can be a challenge to plan and undertake a digitization initiative. The good news is that public libraries across the country have done just that. Here, the authors share lessons and tips for success, showing the way to getting your collection online. With succinct and practical guidance that can be adapted to any size institution, this book explains why public libraries should take digitization seriously, listing key points that can be used to get stakeholders on board;points out what you should consider before undertaking a digitization project;discusses copyright and other access-related issues;shows how public libraries are handling funding and finding collaborative partners; shares ways that libraries have used digitization projects for community outreach and to promote collections; and offers advice on marketing and media.Many libraries across the country have found ways to create wonderful digital collections, and this book shows you how you can too.

Author : Anna Bülow,Jess Ahmon,Ross Spencer
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781856047111

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Preparing Collections for Digitization by Anna Bülow,Jess Ahmon,Ross Spencer Pdf

Most libraries, archives and museums around the globe are now confronting the challenges of providing digital access to their collections. As digitization becomes more widespread, there is huge demand for detailed guidance on best practice. While much has been written on the theory, these practical aspects have often been neglected, but they are significant not only in safeguarding the collection during image capture but also in ensuring that projects run smoothly and the resulting digital collection is of high quality. This practical guide fills that gap, offering guidance covering the end-to-end process of digitizing collections, from selecting records for digitization to choosing suppliers and equipment and dealing with documents that present individual problems. As such, it can be used as a 'how-to' reference manual for collection managers who are embarking on a digitization project or who are managing an existing project. It also covers some of the wider issues such as the use of surrogates for preservation, and the long term sustainability of digital access. Key areas covered are: - digitization in the context of collection management - before you digitize: resources, suppliers and surrogates - the digital image - the process of selection - surveying collections - equipment for image capture - preparation of document formats and fastenings - preparation of damaged documents - setting up the imaging operation. Readership: A clearly-written guide to a complex process, this book is an essential resource for all collection and project managers who have responsibility for the preservation of archival collections, as well as all industry professionals whose role touches on the digitization of collections.

Author : Deanna Marcum,Roger C. Schonfeld
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780691208039

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Along Came Google by Deanna Marcum,Roger C. Schonfeld Pdf

An incisive history of the controversial Google Books project and the ongoing quest for a universal digital library Libraries have long talked about providing comprehensive access to information for everyone. But when Google announced in 2004 that it planned to digitize books to make the world's knowledge accessible to all, questions were raised about the roles and responsibilities of libraries, the rights of authors and publishers, and whether a powerful corporation should be the conveyor of such a fundamental public good. Along Came Google traces the history of Google's book digitization project and its implications for us today. Deanna Marcum and Roger Schonfeld draw on in-depth interviews with those who both embraced and resisted Google's plans, from librarians and technologists to university leaders, tech executives, and the heads of leading publishing houses. They look at earlier digital initiatives to provide open access to knowledge, and describe how Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page made the case for a universal digital library and drew on their company's considerable financial resources to make it a reality. Marcum and Schonfeld examine how librarians and scholars organized a legal response to Google, and reveal the missed opportunities when a settlement with the tech giant failed. Along Came Google sheds light on the transformational effects of the Google Books project on scholarship and discusses how we can continue to think imaginatively and collaboratively about expanding the digital availability of knowledge.

Author : Lorna M. Hughes
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781856044660

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Digitizing Collections by Lorna M. Hughes Pdf

Part of the "Digital Futures" series, this book presents information managers with strategic and practical issues to consider when making the decision to digitize their collections. It runs through the process step by step, and outlines the techniques available to deal with a range of resources.

Author : Abby Smith,Abby Smith Rumsey
Publisher : Council on Library & Information Resources
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Archival materials
ISBN : UOM:39015043789984

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Why Digitize? by Abby Smith,Abby Smith Rumsey Pdf

This paper is a response to discussions of digitization at meetings of the National Humanities Alliance (NHA). NHA asked the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to evaluate the experiences of cultural institutions with digitization projects to date and to summarize what has been learned about the advantages and disadvantages of digitizing culturally significant materials. Findings revealed that digitization often raises expectations of benefits, cost reductions, and efficiencies that can be illusory and, if not viewed realistically, have the potential to put at risk the collections and services libraries have provided for decades. One such false expectation--that digital conversion has already or will shortly replace microfilming as the preferred medium for preservation reformatting--could result in irreversible losses of information. This paper defines digital information; identifies weaknesses of digitization as a preservation treatment; discusses the benefits and drawbacks of digital technology for access; and highlights issues institutions must consider in contemplating a digital conversion project. (AEF)

Author : Allison Zhang,Don Gourley
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781780631387

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Creating Digital Collections by Allison Zhang,Don Gourley Pdf

Libraries recognize the importance of digitizing archival material to improve access to and preservation of their special collections. This book provides a step-by-step guide for creating digital collections, including examples and practical tips that have never been published before. Illustrates concepts with an on-going case study at the end of each chapter Provides detailed technical information and practical experience Discusses practitioners’ insight in digitization Can be used as a guide for creating digital collections

Author : Abby Smith,Abby Smith Rumsey
Publisher : Digital Library Federation
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781933645124

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Strategies for Building Digitized Collections by Abby Smith,Abby Smith Rumsey Pdf

Author : Alberto Campagnolo,Postdoctoral Fellow in Data Curation for Medieval Studies Alberto Campagnolo
Publisher : Collection Development, Cultur
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1802701702

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Book Conservation and Digitization by Alberto Campagnolo,Postdoctoral Fellow in Data Curation for Medieval Studies Alberto Campagnolo Pdf

By surveying a variety of projects and approaches to the difficult conservation-digitization balance, and in fostering a dialogue amongst practitioners, this book demonstrates that a dialogue between the fields of book conservation and digital humanities is not only possible, but in fact desirable and fruitful.

Author : Abby Smith,Abby Smith Rumsey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Collection development (Libraries)
ISBN : 1887334874

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Strategies for Building Digitized Collections by Abby Smith,Abby Smith Rumsey Pdf

In April 2000, the Digital Library Federation commissioned three reports to address broader concerns about digital collections in research libraries. This report synthesizes the nearly 10 years' experience that libraries have had digitizing items from their rare, special, and general collections, and making them available online. The report demonstrates that digitization programs work best where their role within a library's collection development strategy is clearly understood, and identifies several roles that such programs can play. The author muses about the extent to which digitally reformatted special and rare collections can actually support scholarly research, and looks at whether leading research libraries in particular might more usefully focus on digitizing general as opposed to special and rare collections. The report opens with points to consider in developing a sustainable strategy. The second section addresses identification, evaluation and selection, discussing polices, guidelines and best practices, and rationales for digitization. The third section focuses on institutional impacts and discusses treatment and disposition of source materials, scalability, intellectual control and data management, coordinated collection development, funding, preservation, and support of users. A final section addresses challenges in evaluating costs and benefits, and offers recommendations. (Contains 47 references.) (AEF)

Author : Canadian Heritage Information Network,Carey, Sheila
Publisher : Canadian Heritage Information Network
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Digital preservation
ISBN : 066018169X

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Capture your collections by Canadian Heritage Information Network,Carey, Sheila Pdf

Author : Donald L Dewitt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135786151

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Going Digital by Donald L Dewitt Pdf

Going Digital: Strategies for Access, Preservation, and Conversion of Collections to a Digital Format offers you succinct and analytic views of the problems and benefits of digital resources in the traditional academic library. Library administrators, collection managers, and librarians will learn the advantages and disadvantages of traditional and digital collections and the costs of providing local access or implementing remote access to digital collections. Originally presented at a series of five symposiums sponsored by the Research Libraries Group, the articles inGoing Digital will help you decide upon a cost-effective collection method that will meet the needs of your library, your patrons, and your budget. The chapters in this text are written by the nation’s leading librarians who pose and answer questions about hardware and software needed for digital libraries, the costs involved, establishing and maintaining access to digital collections, copyright concerns, and long-term preservation problems. Going Digital gives you insight into factors that will help you decide what will best meet the goals of your library, such as: the advantages and disadvantages of preserving microfilm and digital conversion choosing the correct hardware and software for your digital preservation program the changes required from librarians when shifting from collection development to digital resources examining the selection process for collections from perspectives of access, public service, technological requirements, and preservation ways to improve access to traditional collections cost comparisons between digital and hard copy resources devising a technical plan for successful digital conversion of projects involving the user’s wants when selecting collections for digital conversion and recognizing the central parts patrons play in the selection process In light of the changing ways we receive and keep our information, Going Digital discusses new collection preservation criteria and suggests that access and informational values, not just deterioration, should be equal factors in selecting materials to be converted to digital form. Proving that digital collections are changing every facet of library operations, Going Digital shows you the most cost-effective way to begin a digital collection and how to choose what materials to digitize in order to provide your patrons with the information they want and need.

Author : Mark Catesby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1767
Category : Trees
ISBN : ONB:+Z162800601

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Hortus Europæ Americanus: Or A Collection of 85 Curious Trees and Shrubs, The Produce of North America by Mark Catesby Pdf

Author : Jane D. Monson
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838915431

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Getting Started with Digital Collections by Jane D. Monson Pdf

Digital collections have already changed the ways users access and interact with an institution’s materials. And small or medium-sized libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies face a unique set of challenges in regards to digital collections. They may have been unable to jump on the digitization bandwagon at its beginning due to competing priorities or lack of resources, and may now be struggling to get a digitization program in place to meet the evolving needs and expectations of their own users. The good news is that digital projects can scale down to fit the size of any organization. Providing an entry point for librarians, archivists, and curators who are new to digitization, Monson’s well-researched guide shows how even smaller institutions can successfully endeavor to make their content digitally accessible. Clearing aside the jargon and acronyms to hone in on the practicals, this book will help readers get a digitization program off the ground, offering guidance on how to efficiently harness existing workflows, especially in departments seeing a decline in workload;the pros and cons of the two common service models for state and regional digital repositories;how to evaluate and choose among the digital asset management systems, comparing four proprietary and six open source systems;hardware options for image capture;choices in metadata models MODS, VRA Core, Dublin Core Element Set, and EAD;understanding the characteristics of various file formats and using them effectively to create master and derivative files;bitstream copying, data redundancy and other strategies to safeguard digital files against media degradation and technological obsolescence; andSection 108 copyright exemptions for cultural heritage institutions.This easy-to-follow guide to digitization fundamentals will ensure that readers gain a solid grasp of the knowledge and resources available for getting started on their own digital collection projects.

Author : Carmen Cowick
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781538103524

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Digital Curation Projects Made Easy by Carmen Cowick Pdf

Digital Curation Projects Made Easy: A Step-By-Step Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums outlines simple steps for accomplishing practical digitization and digital preservation projects for those with little experience, time, and/or resources. Following a general introduction, instructions for completing these commonplace digital curation projects are covered: Photograph collections Newspaper collection Rare books Art Collections Oral Histories Digital curation does not need to be reserved for big budgets or world-famous collections. In fact, a large part of digitization and digital preservation consists of practical projects that are done every day without much fanfare in libraries and archives around the world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Labrador (N.L.)
ISBN : 0920508138

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Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador by Anonim Pdf