Digitizing collections Strategic issues for the information manager

• Main Author: Hughes, Lorna M. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Facet Publishing 2004
• Series: Digital Futures Series
• Subjects: Digital libraries; Libraries > Special collections > Electronic information resources; Digital preservation
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• Physical Description: xvi, 327 pages 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliography (pages [290]-314) and index
• ISBN: 1856044661; 9781856044660

This book presents information managers with all the strategic and practical issues to consider when making the decision to digitize their collections. It runs through the digitization process step by step, outlines the different techniques available to deal with a wide range of library resources, and explores the opportunities offered by a collaborative approach to digitization. Fully case- and evidence-based, the text is supported by examples of digitization projects carried out in various types of libraries around the world, and by an extensive list of sources of further information. Divided into two main sections, 'Strategic Decision Making' and 'Digitizing Collections', the chapters include: Why digitize? The costs and benefits of digitization Selecting materials for digitization Intellectual property, copyright and other legal issues The institutional framework The importance of collaboration Project planning and funding Managing a digitization project Digitization of rare and fragile materials Digitization of audio and moving image collections Digitization of text and images. Readership: This key international text offers information managers the benefit of a fully strategic approach to digitization and substantial experience drawn from leading digitization projects. It is also essential reading for managers in heritage institutions such as museums, galleries and local archives, and for students of information science.