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Digitizing Collections: Strategic Issues for the Information Manager (Digital Futures) (Digital Futures) | 
 enlarge | Author: Lorna M. Hughes
Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 300239
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1
ISBN: 1856044661
Dewey Decimal Number: 025.84
EAN: 9781856044660
ASIN: 1856044661
Publication Date: January 1, 2004
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The proliferation of developments in digital technology makes choosing the right method of digitizing resources an increasingly complex process for information organizations. This technology is a key way forward in the twenty-first century, but it is important to develop a strategy to fully assess the costs and benefits of going ahead with a digitization project, and to know when it is the right or the wrong time to do so. This book presents information managers with all the strategic and practical issues to consider when making the decision to digitize their collections. It runs through the digitization process step by step, outlines the different techniques available to deal with a wide range of library resources, and explores the opportunities offered by a collaborative approach to digitization. Fully case- and evidence-based, the text is supported by examples of digitization projects carried out in various types of libraries around the world, and by an extensive list of sources of further information. This key international text offers information managers the benefit of a fully strategic approach to digitization and substantial experience drawn from leading digitization projects. It is also essential reading for managers in heritage institutions such as museums, galleries and local archives, and for students of information science. Written by leading international experts in digital library development, each book in the Digital Futures series examines in detail some of the key strategic and practical issues facing libraries and other cultural institutions in the rapidly expanding world of digital information.
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A valuable resource September 16, 2004
Artgirl (New York)
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Well written, and extremely informative for anyone who deals with collections management.
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