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Digitizing Collections: Planning

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

Planning for Digital Preservation

20 Questions for Providers of Digital Storage Services
From NEDCC, questions to ask a potential digital storage provider.
Digital Preservation Policy Template
From NEDCC, a template for creating a digital preservation policy
Self-Assessment Tool
From NEDCC a tool to help think through long-term sustainability of their digital collections.

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