88 · Survey Results: Survey Questions And Responses
collection data, including records management data (retention, disposition, etc.).
We have chosen not to use these software packages.
We have just started using Archivists’ Toolkit for collection level records.
We have no plans at this time to use archival management software.
We use Archivists’ Toolkit for accessions only.
When we make processing decisions, this is not important in our decision making.
Working toward.
Impact of digitization projects N=65
A couple of major digitization projects have greatly influences the level of processing. These digitization projects have
driven detailed description and processing work.
Access and use of photographic materials for research and publication use.
Decisions for digitizing are determined by a number of factors: unique collections that we wish to highlight research
value to the campus and other users size of collection condition of collection available funding (internally or
externally), etc.
Digital projects are made available on the scarab Internet sites via link and on the UM Digital Library site. These
products are primarily serial publications specific to the campus or the university system. We use an introductory
paragraph or two that resembles a collection description from an inventory and then digital publications issues can be
either keyword searched or browsed by the date and or issue number.
Digital projects drive item-level description which often impacts processing decisions.
Digitization does push us to a more refined level of description, even though it need not necessarily do so. We do shoot
for the most detail we can deliver and we will be tested by our first truly mass digitization project, which begins next
week, but thus far our meso-level projects have been possible at more or less the item level.
Digitization has had some impact on user requests for copies and it has increased demand for other materials to be
digitized. We have received compliments on digitized material which suggests an impact on collection reputation.
Digitization has meant that all or parts of our collection must be treated at the item level.
Digitization has resulted in increased demand for the use of the originals, and high demand for copies of digital
surrogates.
Digitization is currently not a part of processing unless as a preservation measure Digital objects are managed in
contentDM and any digitized items are not integrated into the finding aid except at the collection level with a link to
the digital content in contentDM/the Louisiana Digital Library. However, reflecting the trend to minimal processing,
digitization projects are increasingly considering and in some cases employing non-item level description—either folder
level or group level (within a folder but not at the item level).
Digitization of collection material slows its processing, but has not affected decision making on the level of processing.
Digitization of collections does not impact the processing but does, at times, impact the EAD markup.
Digitization projects drive descriptive policy (more granular metadata) than the other way around.
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88 · Survey Results: Survey Questions And Responses
collection data, including records management data (retention, disposition, etc.).
We have chosen not to use these software packages.
We have just started using Archivists’ Toolkit for collection level records.
We have no plans at this time to use archival management software.
We use Archivists’ Toolkit for accessions only.
When we make processing decisions, this is not important in our decision making.
Working toward.
Impact of digitization projects N=65
A couple of major digitization projects have greatly influences the level of processing. These digitization projects have
driven detailed description and processing work.
Access and use of photographic materials for research and publication use.
Decisions for digitizing are determined by a number of factors: unique collections that we wish to highlight research
value to the campus and other users size of collection condition of collection available funding (internally or
externally), etc.
Digital projects are made available on the scarab Internet sites via link and on the UM Digital Library site. These
products are primarily serial publications specific to the campus or the university system. We use an introductory
paragraph or two that resembles a collection description from an inventory and then digital publications issues can be
either keyword searched or browsed by the date and or issue number.
Digital projects drive item-level description which often impacts processing decisions.
Digitization does push us to a more refined level of description, even though it need not necessarily do so. We do shoot
for the most detail we can deliver and we will be tested by our first truly mass digitization project, which begins next
week, but thus far our meso-level projects have been possible at more or less the item level.
Digitization has had some impact on user requests for copies and it has increased demand for other materials to be
digitized. We have received compliments on digitized material which suggests an impact on collection reputation.
Digitization has meant that all or parts of our collection must be treated at the item level.
Digitization has resulted in increased demand for the use of the originals, and high demand for copies of digital
surrogates.
Digitization is currently not a part of processing unless as a preservation measure Digital objects are managed in
contentDM and any digitized items are not integrated into the finding aid except at the collection level with a link to
the digital content in contentDM/the Louisiana Digital Library. However, reflecting the trend to minimal processing,
digitization projects are increasingly considering and in some cases employing non-item level description—either folder
level or group level (within a folder but not at the item level).
Digitization of collection material slows its processing, but has not affected decision making on the level of processing.
Digitization of collections does not impact the processing but does, at times, impact the EAD markup.
Digitization projects drive descriptive policy (more granular metadata) than the other way around.

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