Web Resources for Digital Projects

Overview

• Why Digitize?

  Abby Smith (1999). In introduction to digitization questions, created for the Council on Library and Information Resources.

• A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections

  NISO (2007). Provides an overview of some of the major components and activities involved in the creation of good digital collections, created by NISO.

• NINCH Guide to Good Practice

  NINCH (2002). A guide to best practices in the digital representation and management of cultural materials by the National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritate (NINCH).

Copyright

• Demystifying Fair Use

  K Matthew Dames / Copysense (2006). A detailed look at fair use with links to other resources covering the topic.

• Stanford Copyright & Fair Use - Charts and Tools

  Stanford (2009). An assortment of tools and charts to help determine copyright status, compute rights, fair use, and other copyright needs associated with digital projects.

• Stanford Copyright & Fair Use - Digital Preservation and Copyright

  Peter B. Hirtle (2003). Discussion of how copyright impacts digital preservation and vice versa.

• Copyright Issues Relevant to the Creation of a Digital Archive: A Preliminary Assessment

  June M. Besek (2003). An overview and discussion of the requirements, exceptions and IP laws that have an increasing effect on the creation of digital collections.

Imaging

• Standards and Guidelines for Digitization Projects

  CDCCI (2001). An invaluable resource covering all aspects of the digital project, with special preference to capture standards.

• Building Digital Collections: A Technical Overview

  Lib. of Congress (2006). Loads of resources available for download, covering a wide range of technical topics, including text mark-up and EADs.

• Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging Tutorial

  Cornell (2003). An introduction to the technical considerations associated with a digital project.

Audio + Video Materials

• RU-CORE and NJDH Standards Analysis for Audio Objects

  Rutgers (2007). A recommended minimum standards for preservation sampling of moving image objects. Recommends file formats for preservation masters and derivatives, workflows, and sample rates.

• Video Preservation

  Hannah Frost / Stanford (2007). Great list of resources regarding video preservation, including standards, glossaries, organizations and mailing lists.

• NINCH Guide to Good Practice: Audio/Video Capture and Management

  NINCH (2002). Chapter 7 from the NINCH guide, dealing with standards, formats, sampling rates, and metadata for audio and video.

• Sustainability of Digital Formats: Planning for Library of Congress Collections > Moving Images

  NDIIP (2007). Information on selecting digital formats for moving images.

• Sustainability of Digital Formats: Planning for Library of Congress Collections > Sound

  NDIIP (2007). Information on selecting digital formats for sound used in digital collections.

Metadata

• Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)

  DCMI (2009). Features ready reference, a variety of resources, conferences and workshops, and other tools associated with Dublin Core.

• Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO)

  CCO (2006). CCO web resources include cataloging examples, training tools and presentations for use by practitioners, in addition to excerpts from the CCO print publication

• Research at the Getty: Getty Vocabularies

  Getty (2009). Links to the freely accessible Art + Architecture Thesaurus, Union List of Artist Names, Cultural Objects Name Authority, and Thesaurus of Geographic Names. These resources are widely used in the creation of original metadata for digital objects.

• Understanding Metadata

  NISO (2004). A great resource for introducing the various metadata schemes and element sets associated with many digital projects.

• Research at the Getty: Introduction to Metadata

  Getty (2008). An online publication devoted to metadata, its types and uses, and how it can improve access to digital resources.

Preservation

• Decision Tree for Selection of Digital Materials for Long-term Retention

  Digital Preservation Coalition (2006). A decision tree aiding in the process of selecting the types of digital materials that require long-term preservation.

• Digital Preservation Management: Implementing Short-term Strategies for Long-term Problems

  Cornell (2007). Workshop information and an online tutorial

• RU-CORE and NJDH Standards Analysis for Audio Objects

  Rutgers (2007). A recommended minimum standards for preservation sampling of moving image objects. Recommends file formats for preservation masters and derivatives, workflows, and sample rates.

• Video Preservation

  Hannah Frost / Stanford (2007). Great list of resources regarding video preservation, including standards, glossaries, organizations and mailing lists.

• Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging Tutorial

  Cornell (2003). An introduction to the technical considerations associated with a digital project.

• Stanford Copyright & Fair Use - Digital Preservation and Copyright

  Peter B. Hirtle (2003). Discussion of how copyright impacts digital preservation and vice versa.

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