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Planning for Digitization
Public Library Partnership Project
Jennifer Birnel, Montana Memory Project Digital Public Library of America
September 2015
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You have considered creating a digital collection but…
How do I begin?
Is it worth the time and effort?
How do I convince my administrators of the importance?
What about the cost of resources – equipment and people?
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What is digitization?
It is a process.
1. Selection2. Cataloging3. Reformatting4. Sharing
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Access and Discovery
Contribute to the local, state, regional, and national historical record about people, places, and events.
Improve accessibility to special collections.
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Preservation
Protects rare content Increase usability of materials otherwise inaccessible due to condition
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Institutional Web Presence
Increase visibility of institution and collections.
Improve traffic to your online resources and your website.
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Partnerships
Combine resources in your local community
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Partners improve your reach
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Partners share knowledge & learn
Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection via Digital Commonwealth.
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One piece of a whole
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5 Tips for Getting Started with a Digitization Project
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Tip 1: Where?
Decide where the content will live.Can a partner host it for you?Can you host it locally?Do you need to purchase space?
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Tip 2: When?Know your timeline.
Do you have a deadline?When can you begin?How long will it take?Will you have help?
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Tip 3: How?Consider the staff & resources required.
Will partners help with the work? Is there a DPLA hub in your state?Will you use a vendor for any of the work?Do you need to purchase equipment?
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Tip 4: Why?
Be ready to explain why it is important to create digital collections.Access Discover Use
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Tip 5: What?Select the items you will digitize.
See the Selecting Content module in this curriculum for more information.
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