PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Guidelines for Digitization NC ECHO
Getting Started with Digital Projects BCR's Collaborative Digitization Program
Managing Digitization Projects TASI: Technical Advisory Services for Images
PRESERVATION
Preservation Education Curriculum: An Introduction to Preservation
Northeast Document Conservation Center
Digital Preservation Set of leaflets from the NDCC
LEGAL ISSUES/COPYRIGHT
Copyright United States Copyright Office
Copyright and Fair Use Stanford University Libraries
Library Digitization Projects and Copyright by Mary Minow, J.D., A.M.L.S. LLRX, June 2007.
U.S. Copyrighted Works that have Expired into the Public Domain (chart)
Mary Minow, J.D., A.M.L.S.
When U.S. Works Pass into the Public Domain by Lolly Gasaway, UNC
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
1 January 2006 by Peter Hirtle, Cornell University
Legal Issues to Consider when Digitizing Collections,
BCR's Collaborative Digitization Program
Knowledge Conservancy acquires rights to provide perpetual public access to intellectual property and makes access,
at a basic level, free to the public.
METADATA
Introduction to Metadata: Pathways to Digital Information, The Getty Research Institute
Metadata Overview TASI: Technical Advisory Service for Images
Understanding Metadata NISO: National Information Standards Organization
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
CDP Dublin Core Metadata Best Practices BCR's Collaborative Digitization Program
DIGITAL IMAGING/SCANNING
Western States Digital Imaging Best Practices BCR's Collaborative Digitization Program
Moving Theory into Practice Online Tutorial Cornell University Library
What to Look for in a Scanner, Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress
DIGITAL AUDIO
Digital Audio (Encoded Archival Description/Finding Aids)
BCR's Collaborative Digitization Program
EAD Help Pages, Society of American Archivists
PERIODICALS / BLOGS
D-Lib Magazine
Digitization 101 (blog)
Digitizationblog
DigiCULT Newsletter: Technology Challenges for the Digital Culture
REFERENCES FOR TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Library of Congress
National Archives
Cornell University
STANDARDS
Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative
A collaborative effort by federal agencies formed in 2007 to define common guidelines, methods, and
practices to digitize historical content in a sustainable manner.
VENDORS
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative glossary
RESOURCE WEB PAGES
Library Digital Services and Development University of Illinois at Urbana.
An excellent list of resources related to digitization.
Resources for Digitization University of Buffalo (SUNY) maintained by John Edens
OTHER DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
New York Heritage Digital Collections is a research portal for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and others who are interested in the Empire State's history.
Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects The Registry contains records for projects that include digitized
copies of publications originating from the U.S. Government. It serves as a locator tool for publicly accessible collections of
digitized U.S. Government publications; increases awareness of U.S. Government publication digitization projects that are planned,
in progress, or completed; fosters collaboration for digitization projects; and provides models for future digitization projects.
NYS Historical Documents Inventory New York State has many institutions that maintain the documentary evidence of its history. However, the great variety of repositories and the lack of a comprehensive finding aid can make it extremely difficult for researchers to locate the primary source materials needed for the study of New York State's history. To rectify this situation, in 1978 the NY Historical Resources Center began the Historical Documents Inventory (HDI), a Statewide survey of manuscripts and archives collections in repositories that are open to the public.
Updated 3/30/2010
