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Creating digital collections : a practical guide /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhang, Allison B.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Gourley, Don
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Chandos, 2008.
Series:Chandos information professional series.
Subjects:
Archival materials > Digitization.
Documents d'archives > Numérisation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General.
Archival materials > Digitization
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Planning and managing digitisation projects
  • Selecting material for digitisation
  • Metadata strategy
  • Digitising material
  • Creating metadata
  • Designing a user interface for digital collections
  • The collection digitisation process and workflow management
  • Digital collections management system
  • Selecting software and hardware for digital collections management systems
  • Documentation
  • The knowledge and skills required for creating digital collections
  • Conclusion.