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Digitizing Collections: Software

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

Audio Software

Audacity
Free open source audio software (Mac and Windows)
ADCTest (FADGI)
ADCTest is an open source software application designed to facilitate performance testing of analog-to-digital converters (ADC) against FADGI’s 2017 Audio Analog-to-Digital Converter Performance Specification and Test Method Guideline (Low Cost).

Scanning Software

CloudScan
Free scanning software for windows
Scanitto Pro
Scanning software for Windows
ScanWiz
Scanning software for Windows
Epson Scan
Epson scanners come with EpsonScan software that works well
AbbYY Fine Reader
an all-in-one OCR and PDF software
VueScan
Scanning software for Mac and Windows

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