Managing Digitization Activities, SPEC Kit 294 (September 2006)

Mugridge, Rebecca L.

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Material Digitization
18. Does the library outsource any or all of the digitization production work (e.g., scanning)? N=65
Yes 39 60%
No 26 40%
If yes, please name the vendor(s).
OCLC Preservation Services (7 responses)
TechBooks (6)
ACME Bookbinding (4)
Apex CoVantage (3)
Backstage Library Works (3)
iArchives (3)
ByteManagers, Inc. (2)
JJT (2)
Luna Imaging (2)
OCLC Canada (2)
SPI (2)
Trigonix (2)
Vidipax (2)
AEL Data
ArchProteus
Boston Photo Imaging
Brechin Group
Campos
Captiva
Chicago Albumen Works
Cinetech
CSM Services

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17. What are the criteria for selecting material to be digitized? Check all that apply. N=66
Subject matter 60 91%
Material is part of a collection that is being digitized 58 88%
Rarity or uniqueness of the item(s) 52 79%
Material fits criteria for a cooperative digitization project 45 68%
Physical condition 44 67%
Format 42 64%
Other criteria 23 35%
Please describe the other selection criteria.
User requests (6 responses)
Faculty/students needs (4)
High demand for or use of material (3)
Research value (2)
Appeal to donor community
Part of donor agreement
Broadens topical, geographical, institutional representation
Product development and licensing
Material is part of strategic promotional and development goals
Images needed for 50th anniversary program
To support an online or physical exhibit, for e-publications such as electronic books, CDs/DVDs, media-
integrated learning materials
Selected Comments from Respondents
“The project has associated grant funding (e.g., we can digitize for fee). Note that proposers, who may be any
library staff, are asked to speak to multiple other criteria: particularly broad or deep coverage of the subject
area supports the curriculum or existing research builds a critical mass of digital material in a subject area
enhances or promotes a significant strength of our collections meets high or increasing demand for or solves
a problem with access supports collaboration with institutional partners. Any/all of these criteria may be
considered.”

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Digicolor
Eastview Cartographic
Florida Center for Library Automation
General Bookbinding Company
GeoAssessment Services
Heritage
H-F Group
Innodata Isogen
Internet Archive
Kirtas Technologies
MicroCom
Northern Micrographic
Olive Software, Inc.
ProQuest
University Photo Services
Metadata Creation
19. What metadata standards does the library use? Check all that apply. N=64
Dublin Core 59 92%
MARC 54 84%
XML 48 75%
EAD 44 69%
TEI 29 45%
METS 24 38%
VRA Core 20 31%
MODS 16 25%
Other standard 16 25%

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