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Starting a digitization center
Title:
Starting a digitization center
Author:
Anderson, Cokie G.
ISBN:
9781780630663
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Publication Information:
Oxford ; New Hampshire : Chandos Pub., 2004.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 195 pages)
Series:
Chandos information professional series
Chandos information professional series.
Contents:
Front Cover; Starting a Digitization Center; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; About the authors; Chapter 1. Introduction; Why digitize?; Deciding to digitize; Formulating a digitization policy; Selection criteria; Summary and resources; Chapter 2. Getting started; Housing; Personnel; Training; Summary and resources; Chapter 3. Hardware; Purchasing a computer; Purchasing a scanner; Digital camera; Other hardware considerations; Summary and resources; Chapter 4. Software; Types of software required; Purchasing software; Summary and resources.
Chapter 5. The digitization processFlowchart of the digitization process; Selection of materials; Preservation/conservation of originals; Standards; Information architecture; Scanning/rekeying; Imaging; Conversion to electronic text; Proofreading; XML markup; Metadata; Databases; Naming and saving files; Workflow; Putting files online; Summary and resources; Chapter 6. Collaboration: ways of working together; Why collaborate?; Ways to collaborate; Major collaborative projects; Challenges; Guidelines for working together; Summary and resources; Chapter 7. Funding; Digitization costs.
Funding sourcesSummary and resources; Chapter 8. Putting collections online; Website design; Design basics; Publicizing your website; Keeping statistics; Summary and resources; Chapter 9. Preservation planning; Standards; File formats; Archival backup/storage; Migration, refreshing, and emulation; Metadata; Ongoing costs; Summary and resources; Links and resources; Accessibility and ADA compliance; Best practices; Collaboration; Conferences; Digitization policies; Encoded archival description; Funding; Hardware; Metadata; Preservation; Professional organizations; Selection criteria; Software.
StandardsText Encoding Initiative (TEI); Training; Tutorials; XML; XSLT; Website design and HTML; Glossary; Index.
Abstract:
Starting a Digitization Center provides a complete overview of the digitization process and how to set up a digitization center, from the earliest stages of development to putting collections online. It covers: Essential steps and standards, acquiring the essentials needed for imaging/digitizing, including equipment, software, hardware, personnel and housing, finding partners/collaborators, locating training and online resources, obtaining funding, setting up guidelines, formats, websites and putting collections online. Stresses the importance of collaboration, tips for finding partners and working with othersServes as a practical handbook and it acts as a manual, and guides readers to finding more advanced resourcesFocuses on creating a good digitisation center/project with extremely limited funds and/or low budget.
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ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781843340737Available:*
Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z681.3 .D53 A53 2004 | 1178697-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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