​Digitization

​General resources for getting started with a digitization project can also be found on the Getting Started page. Additional resources, including format specific information and guidelines, are below to help you establish policies and workflows for your own digitization projects.

​Digitization Guidelines and Best Practices

• BCR's CDP Digital Imaging Best Practices Version 2.0
• California Digital Library Guidelines for Digital Objects
• Digitisation at The National Archives, UK National Archives
• Digitising Contemporary Art
• Digitization Standards for the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation
• Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative
• Library of Congress Recommended Formats Statement
• Minimum Digitization Capture Recommendations, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, American Library Association
• National Digital Stewardship Alliance
• Preservation Guidelines for Digitizing Library Materials, Library of Congress
• Society of American Archivists Standards Portal
• Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Cultural Heritage Materials: Creation of Raster Image Master Files, Federal Agencies Digitization Initiative
• Western States Digital Imaging Best Practices Version 1.0

Audiovisual Materials

• Association for Recorded Sound Collections Guide to Audio Preservation
• Audio File Size Calculator
• CDP Digital Audio Working Group Digital Audio Best Practices Version 2.1
• Colorado Digitization Project Introduction to Digital Audio Presentation
• Digitizing Motion Picture Film: Exploration of the Issues and Sample SOW
• Digitizing Video for Long-Term Preservation: An RFP Guide and Template
• Guidelines for Outsourcing Audio Reformatting
• International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects
• Questions to Ask Before Beginning a Digital Audio Project
• The Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Plan

Natural History Collections

• Digital Imaging of Biological Type Specimens, a Manual of Best Practice
• iDigBio Digitization Resources
• Missouri Botanical Garden digital image use policy example
• Biodiversity Information Standards or Taxonomic Databases Working Group (TDWG) standards

Newspapers

• Best Practices for Newspaper Digitization, University of Illinois
• Newspaper Digitization Projects, International Coalition on Newspapers
• Technical Guidelines and Specifications, National Digital Newspaper Program

Three-Dimensional Objects

• Guidelines for the Creation of Digital Collections, Digitization Best Practices for Three-Dimensional Objects, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois

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