Handbook for digital projects
Subtitle: a management tool for preservation and access
By: Maxine K. Sitts, editor
Contributors: Northeast Document Conservation Center
Edition: Electronic edition.
Publisher: Northeast Document Conservation Center
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Andover, Mass
Language: eng
Subjects: Digital preservation; Image processing; Digital techniques
Description: The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) has placed online the full text of its handbook for use by museums, libraries, and archives in preparing to digitize collections. The handbook is available in both HTML and PDF formats and covers topics such as considerations for project management, technical and copyright issues, vendor relations, selecting materials for scanning, and guidelines from case studies. A keyword search engine is also provided.
Notes: Title from title screen (last viewed May 7, 2001)

Description based on content as of May 7, 2001.

Available in PDF indexed and non-indexed versions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text (Electronic monograph).

Also published in a print version.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: Overview: rationale for digitization and preservation / Paul Conway; title: Considerations for project management / Stephen Chapman; title: Selection of materials for scanning / Diane Vogt-O'Connor; title: Overview of copyright issues / Melissa Smith; title: Technical primer / Steven Puglia; title: Developing best practices: guidelines from case studies; title: Vendor relations / Janet Gertz; title: Digital longevity / Howard Besser; title: Scholar commentary - an end-user speaks up / Charles Rhyne. others / Steven D. Smith; title: Vender relations / Janet Gertz; title: Digital longevity / Howard Besser; title: Scholar commentary - an end-user speaks up / Charles Rhyne.