Webography of Resources for Records Professionals

DIGITIZATION/IMAGING

General Information

• California Digital Library Glossary  (California Digital Library, 2012)
• Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections: A NISO Recommended Practice (National Information Standards Organization, 2007)
• Society for Imaging Science and Technology
• Standards for Web Content Interoperability (Open Archives Initiative)
• Toward Digitizing All Forms of Documentation   (George Landon, D-Lib Magazine Vol15 Number 3/4, 2009)
• Why Digitize? (Abby Smith, Council on Library and Information Resources, 1999)

Guidelines & Best Practice

• Best Practice Guidelines for Digital Collections  (Office of Digital Collections and Research University of Maryland, College Park, 2007)
• Digital Library Standards and Practices (Digital Library Federation)
• Digitization Workflow and Guidelines  (Ahmed Abu-Zayed, University of Exeter, 2009)
• Digitizing Audio and Video  (UCLA, Office of Instructional Development, 2011)
• Digitizing Speech Recordings for Archival Purposes  (Bartek Plichta and Mark Kornbluh, MATRIX (Michigan State University)
• Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative (FADGI)
• Good Practices in Digitization (MINERVA EC)
• Guidance for Digitizing Audio (Harvard University Libraries, 2007)
• Guide to Good Practice in the Digital Representation and Management of Cultural Heritage Materials  (NINCH:  National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage, 2002)
• Guidelines for Digital Images: CDL Digital File Format Recommendations (California Digital Library, 2011)
• Guidelines for Digitization Projects: for collections and holdings in the public domain, particularly those held in libraries and archives  (UNESCO, IFLA, ICA, 2002)
• Guidelines for the Creation of Digital Collections:  Digitization Best Practices for Audio  (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois, 2009)
• Handbook for Digital Projects:  A Management Tool for Preservation and Access  (Northeast Document Conservation Center, 2000)
• Imaging systems, standards for accuracy and durability (Chapter 434-663 WAC) (Washington State Legislature, 2000)
• Mass Digitization of Books  (Karen Coyle, Journal of Academic Librarianship, v. 32, n. 6)
• Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging Tutorial (Cornell University Library)
• Reformatting Microfilm and Microfiche (Northeast Document Conservation Center, 2007)
• Requirements for the Destruction of Non-Archival Paper Records After Imaging: “Scanning and Tossing” (Washington State Archives, 2012)
• Surveying Digital Preservation Readiness: Toolkit for Cultural Organizations (Northeast Document Conservation Center, 2012)
• Technical Guidelines for Digital Cultural Content Creation Programmes  (MINVERVA EC, 2008)
• Technical Standards for Digital Conversion of Text and Graphic Materials  (Library of Congress, 2007)

Project  Funding

• About the Hidden Collections Grant Program (Council on Library and Information Resources)
• Budgeting a Digital Project (UCLA Digital Library)
• Business Planning for Cultural Heritage Institutions: A framework and resource guide to assist cultural heritage institutions with business planning for sustainability of digital asset management programs (Liz Bishoff and Nancy Allen, Council on Library and Information Resources, 2004)
• Digitizing Historical Records and Electronic Records Projects: Grant Opportunities (National Historical Publications and Records Commission)
• Grants & Funding (Library of Congress)
• Grant Opportunities, Application Guidelines, and Resources for Managing Your Grant  (National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Digital Humanities)
• NEH/DFG Enriching Digital Collections (National Endowment for the Humanities)
• Seeking Sustainability (Ricky Erway, OCLC Programs and Research)

Project Planning

• Checklist for Digitization Projects  (Digital Research Library, University of Pittsburg, 2003)
• Planning Digital Projects for Historical Collections (New York Public Library)
• Planning Digitization Projects:  A Brief Bibliography (Harvard University Libraries)
• What to Look for in a Scanner:  Tip Sheet for Digitizing Pictorial Materials in Cultural Institutions    (Kit A. Peterson, Library of Congress, 2005)