{"product_id":"digitizing-flat-media-joy-m-perrin-9781442258099","title":"Digitizing Flat Media: Principles and Practices","description":"Here is a concise guide to the nuts and bolts of converting flat media (books, papers, maps, posters, slides, micro formats, etc) into digital files. It provides librarians and archivists with the practical knowledge to understand the process and decision making in the digitization of flat media. Instead of having to learn by trial and error, they will get a well-rounded education of the practical aspects of digitization and have a better understanding of their options. This is the stuff they don't teach you in school. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeople can be lured into thinking that all it takes to digitize something is a scanner and some metadata. This guide illustrates the practical aspects of digitization such as: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe physical challenges of scanning books without cutting the spine, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe differences between a \"scanner\" that uses a scanning head vs a \"scanner\" that uses a camera, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe different options for workflow for digitized items, and \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe reasons for choosing one scanner over another for reasons other than price. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDigitizing Flat Media: Principles and Practices is intended to give librarians and archivists the benefit a seasoned digitization professional guiding them and helping them figure out exactly what needs to be done when.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joy M. Perrin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442258098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442258099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Joy M. Perrin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44890824081663,"sku":"9781442258099","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0cb7dec8-af4f-48d3-914b-6fe6d925864e.jpg?v=1709740131","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/digitizing-flat-media-joy-m-perrin-9781442258099","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}