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Digitizing Collections: Workshops, Courses & Guides

A guide for digitizing collections for access and preservation.

Workflow

Planning
Selection
Digitizing materials
Processing files, creating master and access files
Metadata creation or re-purposing
Digital preservation of master files
Presentation of access files in an online content management platform

Workshops & Courses

Workshops and courses on digital preservation

Digital POWRR
Grant funded program with the intent to make digital preservation more accessible to a wider range of professionals. Free webinars and tool list
Digital Preservation: An Introduction to the Basic Concepts
1 hour online session from the Library of Congress
Digital Preservation Workflow
Created for Curating Community Digital Collections by Kristina Warner
Introduction to Digital Preservation - Library Juice Academy

Books & Guides

Digital Preservation Handbook
From Digital Preservation Coalition
Practical Digital Preservation: A How-to Guide for Organizations of Any Size
by Adrian Brown

Format Specific Guides

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