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Best Practices and Planning for Digitization Projects
The success of a project is generally in proportion to the time spent in planning the project. To help you avoid some of the pitfalls here are some recommendations and resources for planning a digital imaging project.
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Bite-size Digital History Webinar
Learn to use Microsoft PhotoStory 3 to create digital history documentaries. Originally presented December 2, 2008.
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Community History Goes Digital
A recording of the online workshop on digitizing community history collections. Stuart Hinds, Web Content Developer for the Johnson County Library (KS), gives an overview of the digitization process, insights into what works, and lessons learned, followed by a rich question and comment session with the live audience. Size: ~6 MB
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Digitize--You Can Do It!
How the Hannibal (MO) Free Public Library made its unique history available to the town--and the world.
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Every Pixel Tells a Story: The Illinois Digital Archives
Through the Illinois Digital Archives the Illinois State library works with libraries, museums, and historical societies to provide a statewide searchable repository of materials related to Illinois history.
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Glossary of Scanning and Digital Imaging Terms
Alyce Scott helps explain some of the most common and confusing terms used in digitization projects.
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Illinois' State Wide Archival Technology Team (SWAT)
The Macomb Public Library District worked with the digital imaging staff of the Illinois State Library (ISL) to enhance the Illinois Digital Archive (IDA), a part of the Find-It! Illinois Web site (finditillinois.org) through the Statewide Archival Technology Team (SWAT).
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Lillooet Library: Digitizing the St'at'imc Language
A British Columbia library uses its Web site to preserve and promote local cultural heritage.
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Magic Fingers: Digitization by Any Other Name (March 2006)
George explains how when digits aren't fingers they can still be magical.
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Making Digital Images Accessible to the Visually Impaired Through Audio Description
The Illinois Alive digital imaging project uses audio description to make the images accessible to people with visual impairments.
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Remembering the Houses of Western Springs: Digitizing and Providing Access
The Thomas Ford Memorial Library in Western Springs, Illinois worked with the local historical society and the Illinois State Library to improve access to local history.
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Washington State Digital Collections
Directory of digital collections in Washington State organized by institution.
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WebJunction's Focus on Digitization Projects
Lori Bell of the Alliance (IL) Library System and her colleagues guide you through the basics of library digitization projects.
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Websites and Internet Resources on Digitization
A list of external links
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