Remko, I suggest you look at the work Steve Puglia is doing for NARA. A good starting point is http://www.archives.gov/preservation/technical/guidelines.html
And there is also the Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines at http://digitizationguidelines.gov/ Alan On 7/15/09 1:28 PM, "Jansonius, Remko (Vizcaya)" <remko.jansonius at vizcayamuseum.org> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > > > What standards do you apply to the digitization of archival documents? > > > > On an as needed basis, we are digitizing documents in Vizcaya's > archives. These are primarily letters and related materials, dating from > the 1910s and 20s. Condition varies. Some are good; others are a couple > of years away from turning into dust. > > > > First and foremost the objective is to have them accessible for > research. But considering that they really may turn into dust, we also > need to preserve an electronic version of higher quality than just for > research. > > > > Thus far we have scanned at color, 300 dpi @ 100 %; save as tif > (archival/preservation file) and pdf (access). > > > > Any suggestions whether we're on the right track or can do better? > > > > As always, thanks for sharing y'all's collective wisdom. > > > > Remko > > > > Remko Jansonius > > Collections and Archives Manager > > Vizcaya Museum & Gardens > > 3251 South Miami Avenue > > Miami, FL 33129 > > t: 305-860-8433 > > f: 305-250-9117 > > www.vizcayamuseum.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
