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Creating Digital Collections

A Practical Guide

  • 1 Edición - 30 de septiembre de 2008
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Allison Zhang, Don Gourley
  • Idioma: Inglés

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… Leer más

Descripción

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 that have never been published before.

Puntos claves

  • Illustrates concepts with an on-going case study at the end of each chapter
  • Provides detailed technical information and practical experience Discusses practitioners’ insight in digitization
  • Can be used as a guide for creating digital collections

De interès para

Librarians, archivists, and museum/special collection curators; Digital library developers and managers; Students of Library and Information Science

Índice

Planning and managing digitisation projects; Selecting material for digitisation; Metadata strategy; Digitising material; Creating metadata; Designing a user interface for digital collections; The complete 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.

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 23 de enero de 2014
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

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Allison Zhang

Allison Zhang is Manager, Digital Collections Production Center, Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC).
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC), USA

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Don Gourley

Don Gourley is based at the Digital Humanities Observatory, Ireland.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Digital Humanities Observatory, Ireland

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