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Digitization In An Archival Environment, Sally Mckay
Digitization In An Archival Environment, Sally Mckay
E-JASL 1999-2009 (Volumes 1-10)
Introduction
Cultural institutions such as museums, libraries, archives, and historical societies house remarkable collections of cultural artifacts. It is the responsibility of the staff working for those institutions to preserve, protect and provide responsible stewardship for the materials, and to the best of their ability, provide continued long-term access (Russell, 2000).
Advances in technology allow institutions to provide expanded access and education; however, there are important priorities that must be addressed prior to embarking on a digital conversion project.
Digitization in an archival environment includes taking a physical object or analog item, such as an art object, a tape recording, …