Selection of Digital Projects

We will consult on any project, but for us to provide support we must consider:

Purpose Copyright/Intellectual Property Audience Funding Intangibles

Overview/Purpose

What do you want to do? Significance of the resource to be

created? Why digital?

Preservation Access

Copyright What is the copyright status of this

material? Public domain

Pre-1923 Not renewed Unpublished material; author deceased

<1932 Controlled by Indiana University Permission secured Situation unknown or murky

Audience Who currently uses these materials? Who is the primary intended

audience? Is there a secondary intended

audience? In general, do you anticipate that this

resource will be used by a large number of people or a very specialized or small number of users?

Funding In order to determine necessary

funding, we need to know exactly what you want to do

Preparation of a budget Small projects may be funded internally Pilot projects may be funded internally “Large” projects require outside funding

Essential Components

Librarians and faculty willing to work as partners with us

Adherence to standards and recommended best practices

Project Priorities Low overhead – the project is similar to

previous projects so we can use established procedures and existing technologies

Item-level information or metadata available Complements previous projects – creation of

a critical mass Related to Indiana University or Indiana Special expertise at Indiana University Opportunity to learn from the project –

contribution to digital library development

Will not undertake (1 of 2)

Projects that result in restricted-access resources; product must be accessible to Indiana University community at a minimum

Projects where we operate as a service bureau, with little or minimal input into the design of the project

Projects that clearly violate copyright law For projects where the copyright situation is

unclear, we will consult with Legal Counsel

Will not undertake (2 of 2)

Projects where we relinquish control over the resulting digital resources Example: Faculty projects; need for

joint control

Important Points All projects require a time commitment

from permanent staff – even if we have external funding.

Selecting one project means that others must be rejected.

We prefer to use common solutions to digital library problems, not start from scratch. Example: Need for Indiana University photo

databases to provide access to information about and digital access