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Creating Digital Collections
A Practical Guide
1st Edition - September 30, 2008
Authors: Allison Zhang, Don Gourley
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:9781843343967
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Hardback ISBN:9781843343974
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eBook ISBN:9781780631387
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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…Read more
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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.
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
Librarians, archivists, and museum/special collection curators; Digital library developers and managers; Students of Library and Information Science
Planning and managing digitisation projects; Selecting material for digitisation; Metadata strategy; Digitising material; Creating metadata; Designing a user interface for digital collections; The complete 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.
No. of pages: 248
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: September 30, 2008
Imprint: Chandos Publishing
Paperback ISBN: 9781843343967
Hardback ISBN: 9781843343974
eBook ISBN: 9781780631387
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Allison Zhang
Allison Zhang is Manager, Digital Collections Production Center, Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC).
Affiliations and expertise
Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC), USA
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Don Gourley
Don Gourley is based at the Digital Humanities Observatory, Ireland.