{"product_id":"preparing-collections-for-digitization-anna-bulow-9781856047111","title":"Preparing Collections for Digitization","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost libraries, archives and museums around the globe are now confronting the challenges of providing digital access to their collections. As digitization becomes more widespread, there is huge demand for detailed guidance on best practice. While much has been written on the theory, these practical aspects have often been neglected, but they are significant not only in safeguarding the collection during image capture but also in ensuring that projects run smoothly and the resulting digital collection is of high quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis practical guide fills that gap, offering guidance covering the end-to-end process of digitizing collections, from selecting records for digitization to choosing suppliers and equipment and dealing with documents that present individual problems. As such, it can be used as a 'how-to' reference manual for collection managers who are embarking on a digitization project or who are managing an existing project. It also covers some of the wider issues such as the use of surrogates for preservation, and the long term sustainability of digital access.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey areas covered are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edigitization in the context of collection management \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebefore you digitize: resources, suppliers and surrogates \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe digital image \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe process of selection \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esurveying collections \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eequipment for image capture \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epreparation of document formats and fastenings \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epreparation of damaged documents \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esetting up the imaging operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: A clearly-written guide to a complex process, this book is an essential resource for all collection and project managers who have responsibility for the preservation of archival collections, as well as all industry professionals whose role touches on the digitization of collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Bulow,Jess Ahmon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1856047113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781856047111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Facet Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Anna Bulow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48112782475519,"sku":"9781856047111","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_257a80a9-193b-4a46-aeef-380268a7f2d0.jpg?v=1769610905","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/preparing-collections-for-digitization-anna-bulow-9781856047111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}