NLA Annual Meeting 2018

101 crash course on the fundamentals of digitizing archival collections from start to finish

This introductory level presentation discusses the basics of digitizing collections from start to finish. The author will reveal some secrets as well as tips and tricks for achieving efficiency and sustainability of your digital projects. All libraries have unique collections that deserve to gain more publicity. However, not all have digital departments to do the work. Wondering how to digitize and provide access to a wider audience to showcase your treasures? This digitization crash course is for you! It targets librarians passionate to learn how to create efficient workflows and explains in details all steps involved in digitization - from selection, through preparation, digitization, object description (metadata) to publishing online.