Getting Started with DigitizationPresentation to the Executive Directors of the United Way

March 10, 2011

Audra Eagle Yun, Project ArchivistZ. Smith Reynolds LibraryWake Forest UniversityImage source: http://www.digitalforsyth.org/photos/3728

Organizing a Digital ProjectUnderstanding Digitization•Project prioritization•Creating a project team• Roles and responsibilities

•Managing volunteers•Managing expectations

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Digitization Equipment and ScanningCreating a Digital Production Station•Creating your space•Choosing hardware•Choosing softwareThe Scanning Process•Specifications•Organizing files

• Naming• Copies (LOCKSS)• Storing http://www.flickr.com/photos/binglib/2736094250/

Publishing and Scanning HelpFree and Cheap Options•Flickr; Picasa•YouTube•Internet Archive•Blogs

Local and State Options•Preserving Forsyth’s Past•North Carolina Digital Heritage Center