18 · SPEC Kit 294
This assessment of current library practices may help libraries improve their procedures, as well as inform decision making for
future digitization projects.
Background
1. Is your library engaged in activities to select, digitize, and create metadata for materials from
the library’s collections? N=68
Yes 66 97% Please complete the survey.
No 2 3% Please submit the survey now.
If yes, in which year did these activities begin? N=60
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N 1 5 0 3 5 5 6 3 8 9 5 3 1 4 2
1992 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2. What driving factor(s) influenced the initiation of these digitization activities? Check all that
apply. N=66
Grant funding became available 39 59%
Staff with digitization skills joined the organization 33 50%
Staff received digitization training 29 44%
Digitization was chosen as a preservation option 28 42%
Gift money became available 19 29%
Other factor 41 62%
This assessment of current library practices may help libraries improve their procedures, as well as inform decision making for
future digitization projects.
Background
1. Is your library engaged in activities to select, digitize, and create metadata for materials from
the library’s collections? N=68
Yes 66 97% Please complete the survey.
No 2 3% Please submit the survey now.
If yes, in which year did these activities begin? N=60
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
N 1 5 0 3 5 5 6 3 8 9 5 3 1 4 2
1992 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2. What driving factor(s) influenced the initiation of these digitization activities? Check all that
apply. N=66
Grant funding became available 39 59%
Staff with digitization skills joined the organization 33 50%
Staff received digitization training 29 44%
Digitization was chosen as a preservation option 28 42%
Gift money became available 19 29%
Other factor 41 62%
