Caro: What You Need to Know About Starting a Digitization Project
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This document provides an overview of digitization for beginners. It discusses why libraries and collections digitize materials, including increasing access, preservation, and meeting community expectations. The document defines digitization as creating electronic versions of tangible materials, which can include text, images, audio, or video in various formats and file types. It also covers equipment needs, file formats, metadata standards, copyright considerations, and partnering options for digitization projects.
Caro: What You Need to Know About Starting a Digitization Project
- 1. DIGITIZATION FOR BEGINNERS Susanne Caro Mansfield Library 2/19/2014
- 2. Before you start • Why do you want to digitize? • What is digitization? • I have a scanner at home! Equipment basics • Realistic expectations- time and money • Best practices • Funding • Partnering
- 3. Why digitize? • Increase access • Preservation • Marketing your library and collections • Community expectations • Administrative expectations
- 4. What is digitization? • The creation of electronic versions of tangible materials. • Can be black & white, greyscale, color • 2Dor 3D objects • Single items or compiled • Audio or moving images
- 5. Collection Selection • Interest/ uniqueness • • • • Copyright issues Text vs. images Size matters- image quality and space concerns Access methods Example
- 6. Interest/ uniqueness • Has this already been digitized? • Digital Repositories Internet Archive Hathi Trust Digitization Projects Registry (FDLP) Google books Check state historical societies, archives, state libraries
- 7. Copyright issues • Is it public domain? • Is the item copyrighted? • Can permission be obtained? • Should you include a copyright statement? • Does your library donation form include copyright information?
- 9. Public Domain and Creative Commons: A Guide to Works You Can Use Freely
- 10. I have a scanner at home! Equipment basics • Image scanners • Desk top (flat bed) • Large format • Book Scanner • Digital Cameras Photo by Al Billings, DIY Book Scanner Kit Beta Mark 1
- 11. What it looks like BCR’s CDP Digital Imaging Best Practices Version 2.0. 2008
- 12. Realistic expectations- time and money Equipment Scanner Computer/s Software Labor • Scanning Research copyright other digital sources Access/ Storage -Varies according to: size of the collection If hosted or in house • Metadata • Uploading Preservation Collection maintenance
- 13. Outsourcing/ Hardware/ Software Scanner • Desk top (flat bed) $200+ • Large format $2,000 + • Book Scanner $10,000+ • Digital Cameras $50.00 + Per page scanning .10- $1.30 per page • Computer scanning software additional memory metadata program server/ hosting OCR Scanning Software Online access
- 15. Planning Research copyright In-house or vender Scanning Metadata pre-existent record original cataloging Uploading Batch Item Preservation File monitoring migration
- 16. Format Text Image • Tend to be • Data-rich longer works • Can be in color or • Can use OCR greyscale on typed • File size documents dependent • Per pageon size/ smaller files detail of original Media • Large file size • Requires different file types • Can include oral histories
- 17. Example
- 18. Size matters- image quality and space concerns Test Time Type/ File file size Image/ TIFF greyscale, 8 bit 300 dpi 40 sec 18 mb 600 dpi 1 min 35 sec 72 mb 1200 dpi 7 min 288 mb 300 dpi 2 min 54 mb 600 dpi 5 min 216 mb 1200 dpi 19 min 864 mb Color, 24 bit Metadata notes
- 19. What are bytes? • byte (8 bits, a single charter of text) • kb (kilobyte) 1000 bytes • mb (megabyte) 1,000,000 bytes • gb (gigabyte) 1,000,000,000 bytes • tb (terabyte) 1,000,000,000,000 bytes A new computer may come with 8gb of memory with a 1tb hard drive.
- 20. 22 kb 43.5 KB
- 22. File types Master files TIFF • Not compressed • Can be converted to other file types Access • Can include thumbnail • GIF (better for images) For printing PDF, JPEG, JPEG 2000 JPEG 2000 Works with Dublin Core Based on NARA guidelines
- 23. Access methods Library website Hosted • Control over appearance • Migration and • Branding preservation • Off-site storage • Multiple servers • Easy to link to collection
- 24. Down and Dirty • In-house or outsourcing • Working with volunteers • Working with vendors • The format question- PDF, PDF/A, JPEG, HTML • Metadata Example
- 25. In-house or outsourcing • Staff time • Cost of equipment • Server space • Maintenance Cost: • Per item • Space • Maintenance • Upgrade
- 26. Working with vendors • Check references • Check previous work For scanning What equipment is used? How are items handled? What types of files created? Can you have copies of masters? Will there be OCR Will metadata be created and what level? Hosting How will the files be accessed? Are there multiple servers? How often are files monitored? What will happen if files are damaged? If contract is terminatedwhat happens to the files?
- 27. Working with volunteers • Find interested parties • Determine comfort level • Use volunteers to test equiptment/software • Document procedures • If possible create guides • Give credit
- 28. Metadata • Do records exist? • What works for you? • What level is needed? • Are specialists available?
- 29. Metadata options • Dublin Core • 15+ categories • Developed for electronic document Library of Congress Standards Standards for various formats • Create your own
- 30. Caption 004_BeckwithFamily; Identifier 004_BeckwithFamily.tif Subject Women--Photographs; Description Photo of an unknown event; Publisher Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah; Resource Type Image; Format.Use image/jpeg Format.Creation Originals scanned with Creo-Scitex Eversmart Jazz flatbed scanner and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed tif. Display images created in PhotoshopCS as jpegs 800 pixels in width. Language eng Rights Management Digital image copyright 2006, Beckwith Family, all rights reserved. Source Material BW Photopraph Source Physical Dimensions 8cm x 18cm Archival Resolution 400 ppi tif Low-resolution jpeg 800 pixels in width Bit Depth 8-bit greyscale Scanning Device Creo-Scitex Eversmart Jazz flatbed scanner Delta City Library, Beckwith Photograph Collection, Hosted by U. Utah
- 31. Bangor Public Library, World War II Poster Collection
- 32. Title El Palacio, Vol. 21, no. 3-4-5 (September 1, 1926) Title-Alternative El Palacio Magazine Date of Issue 1926-09-01 Author/Publisher Museum of New Mexico Contributoring Authors Archaeological Society of New Mexico; School of American Research (Santa Fe, N.M.) Subjects New Mexico--Antiquities--Periodicals; Southwest, New--Antiquities- -Periodicals. Description Frequency varies; pages 57-132 (some pages unnumbered). Page 58 printed as 60 (duplicate page numbering). Index to Vol.21 in issue 12. Digitization specifications 6169 KB Rights Management Originally digitized for the Fine Arts Museum Library and New Mexico Art Museum. Online publishing, permission of El Palacio. URL (Uniform Resource Locator) Q:PHASE 2 . . .EL PALACIO_READY (Vols, 16 thru 73)Volume 21, nos. 1-12V21_n3-5Vol21No3-4-5(OCROptimized-Reduced).pdf Published On-Line by New Mexico State Library Type New Mexico State Document OCLC 01641774
- 33. Funding- Grants and Gifts • Grants • Gifts LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) • IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) • Local historical societies/ archives • Guidestar • Foundation Center • Volunteers • Funds • Equipment • Expertise • Time
- 34. Partnering • Interested parties/ organizations • Like-minded organizations • State Libraries/ archives • Universities • Consortiums
- 35. Questions ?