Digital Reformatting and File Management
Channel: Digital Public Library of America
Date: 29/09/2015

This is the fifth module in the Public Library Partnerships Project curriculum, given by Sandra McIntyre, Director of the Mountain West Digital Library and prepared by Sheila McAlister, Director of the Digital Library of Georgia. It explains major concepts in digital reformatting (including scanning and conversion) as well as file management ideas related to naming, storage, and master and access files.

The Public Library Partnerships Project curriculum is intended for cultural heritage professionals who are newcomers to digitization. It was designed to provide useful conceptual and practical information about each stage of the process to a beginner audience.

To learn more about DPLA's Public Library Partnerships Project, visit http://dp.la/info/about/projects/public-library-partnerships/