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3 main needs for digitization.
- To preserve
- To make documents more accessible
- To reuse
Problems in Digital Preservation
- Hardware getting out of date
- Software or data format getting out of date
- Corruption or Deterioration of storage media over time
Preserving the original computers, operating systems and software, as well as the information itself - this can lead to the creation of a kind of ‘library museum’s.
Technology preservation
Keeping the information in its original form, and creating software systems which will mimic the operation of obsolete computers in modern environment.
Emulation
Continually moving the information to newer computer systems, so as to keep it usable on up-to-date hardware and software. This is a good solution, in that the information is always available on the latest technology, but it requires continual investment to keep things up-to-date.
Migration
To preserve your materials, you can:
- Use readable metadata and the most frequently used data formats
- Monitor the quality of the media
-Refresh digital records - Migrate the digital objects into newer supported formats
- Use preservation standards where possible
Information created, received, and maintained as evidence and Information by an organization or person, in pursuance of legal obligations or in the transaction of business.
Records
Records or classes of records, in any forms in whole or in parts created or received by a government agency in the conduct of its affairs, and have been restrained by that government agency or it’s successors as evidence or because of the information contained therein.
Public Records
Refere to local government records containing data that are important from economic, social, political, legal, national security, scientific, cultural, technological, or other aspects, which are indispensable for the research of historical past, for becoming acquainted with and understanding it, and/or for the continuous fulfillment of public duties and the realisation of citizens’ rights, which are not or only partially available from other sources.
Protected Records
Goals of Records Management
- Efficiency
- Effectiveness
- Economical
Types of Scanning and OCR
- Ocropus
- Readiris
- Abby Finereader
- Omnipage
Types of word processor and spellchecker
- AbiWord
- Microsoft Office Word
- Openoffice
Types of File conversion
- Zamzar
- YouConvertIT
Types of Image management
- Adobe Photoshop
- Picasa
- Iview
Types of Image editing
- Adobe PhotoShop
- Gimp
Types of PDF creation
- Adobe Acrobat
- PrimoPdf
PDF viewing
- Adobe Reader
- PDF-XChange
Suitable formats for digital library materials.
- Text formats
- Markup languages
- Portable document format
- Image format
An online collection of digital objects, of assured quality, that are created or collected and management according to internationally accepted principles for collection development and made accessible in a coherent and sustainable manner, supported by service necessary to allow users to retrieve and exploit the resource.
Digital Library
Other Terms for Digital Library
- Electronic Library
- Virtual Library
- Library without walls
Reasons for building Digital Library
- to Expand Service
- to Make the Library More Center to the Organization
- to Generate Income
- to Promote Collection
- to Raise the Library’s Profile
- to Respond to User Pressure
- to Preserve Indigenous Culture
- to Preserve Local-Produced Information
Activities involved in the process of building a Digital Library
- Collection Acquisition
- Collection Management
- Content Dissemination and Online Service Provision
Planning for Digital Libraries and Repositories
- Define need, purpose and user community
- Select and analyze source material
- Determine digital library collection requirements and features
- Plan Approach to digitization
- Determine resource requirements for project implementation
- Prepare implementation schedule and timeline
It has both physical and digital collections and it provides services both digitally and in a physical library place.
Hybrid Library
