Digitization An Introduction to Digitization Projects and to Using the Montana Memory Project
Jan 02, 2016
Digitization An Introduction to Digitization
Projects and to Using the Montana Memory Project
Overview of Presentation Planning a Digitization Project One Option for Presenting Digitized
Materials (Montana Memory Project) Demonstration of Adding Your Digitized
Materials to the Montana Memory Project
Planning for Digitization What are you going to digitize and why? How are you going to digitize? How will you preserve your digitized
materials? How will your patrons find your digitized
materials? Where will your patrons find your digitized
materials?
What are you going to digitize and why? Choosing your materials:
Consider your capabilities Collection choices Copyright
What are you going to digitize and why? Consider your capabilities
Impact on your institution Staffing Cost
What are you going to digitize and why? Consider your capabilities
Technical Considerations Knowledge of Technology Equipment Software
What are you going to digitize and why? Collection Choices
4 Criteria: Audience Improved Intellectual Control of the Materials Value of Digitizing the Collection Preservation Issues
What are you going to digitize and why? Copyright Issues
Digitization = publication Physical Ownership does NOT equal copyright
ownership Published works
Prior to 1923: in the public domain Unpublished (manuscript) works
Author died 1938 or prior: in the public domain
http://librarycopyright.net/digitalslider/
Simple Copyright Determination Tool
How are you going to digitize? Digitization Standards
Scanning specifications “Scan Once” principle
File Format Master file vs Access or use files
File Naming Scheme
How are you going to digitize? Scanning specifications for different
formats Text Documents Photographs – transmissive (ie negatives) Photographs – reflective (ie prints) Graphic Illustrations or artwork Maps and plans
How are you going to digitize? Scanning specification for photographs:
How are you going to digitize? In-house
Pros Experience Control Ability to adapt
Cons Cost Staff training / abilities
How are you going to digitize? Out-sourcing
Pros No initial cost of equipment Existing staff time is not re-directed Vendor expertise
Cons COST Less control Working with a vendor Transporting original materials
How will you preserve your digitized materials? What is Digital Preservation?
Challenges Preservation strategy components
How will you preserve your digitized materials? Options for Data storage
In-house (servers, CDs, hard drives, etc.) Out-sourcing
What to look for in a vendor OCLC’s Digital Archive ($)
None
How will you preserve your digitized materials?
How will you preserve your digitized materials? Preservation Metadata
Why should you keep it? Standards
http://www.ncecho.org/presmet/pmdo2007ed.htm
How will you preserve your digitized materials?
From NC ECHO Project
How will you preserve your digitized materials?
How will your patrons find your digitized materials? Metadata - Descriptive
Standards for Digital Projects Dublin Core MARC crosswalk
Where will your patrons find your digitized materials? Web Site Digital Content System
CONTENTdm Montana Memory Project
Where will your patrons find your digitized materials?