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Creating digital collections : a practical guide / Allison B. Zhang and Don Gourley.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Publication details: Oxford : Chandos Pub., c2009.Description: xiv, 234 p. : hbkISBN:
  • 9781843343974 (cased)
  • 1843343975 (cased)
  • 9781843343967 (pbk.)
  • 1843343967 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 025.284 ZHA
Contents:
Introduction -- Planning and managing digitisation projects -- Selecting material for digitisation -- Metadata strategy -- Digitising material -- Creating metadata -- Designing a user interface for digital collections -- The collection 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.
Summary: 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. It illustrates concepts with an ongoing case study at the end of each chapter.
List(s) this item appears in: BR1005 Library and Information Science 29122 to 29123
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Introduction -- Planning and managing digitisation projects -- Selecting material for digitisation -- Metadata strategy -- Digitising material -- Creating metadata -- Designing a user interface for digital collections -- The collection 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.

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. It illustrates concepts with an ongoing case study at the end of each chapter.

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