Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm
Strategic Issues for the Information Manager
Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm
ISBN: 978-1-85604-466-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
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. Divided into two main sections, 'Strategic Decision Making' and 'Digitizing Collections', the chapters include:
Why digitize? The costs and benefits of digitization
Selecting materials for digitization
Intellectual property, copyright and other legal issues
The institutional framework
The importance of collaboration
Project planning and funding
Managing a digitization project
Digitization of rare and fragile materials
Digitization of audio and moving image collections
Digitization of text and images.
Readership: 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.
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Professional Practice & Development
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PART 1: STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING 1. Why digitize? The costs and benefits of digitization 2. Selecting materials for digitization 3. Intellectual property, copyright, and other legal issues 4. Project management and the institutional framework 5. The importance of collaboration PART 2: DIGITIZING COLLECTIONS 6. Project planning and funding 7. Managing a digitization project 8. Digitization of rare and fragile materials 9. Digitization of audio and moving image collections 10. Digitization of text and images.