Dear Remko, You might also want to have a look at the Canadian Museum of Civilization Guidelines that are available on the Canadian Heritage Information Network - Knowledge Exchange pages at: http://www.chin.gc.ca/English/Digital_Content/index.html (2nd Bullet under Creating Digital Content)
Should you eventually wish to purchase at $9.95, a hard-paper copy, it is possible through: http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/explore/publications/how-to-order/how-to-order Regards, Louise Renaud Gestionnaire,? photos et droits d'auteurs Biblioth?que, Archives et Services de documentation (BASD)? Mus?e canadien des civilisations Manager, photos and copyright Library, Archives and Documentation Services (LADS) Canadian Museum of Civilization 100, rue Laurier Street, Gatineau, QC? K1A 0M8 T?l:?819 776-8237??Fax:?819 776-8491 ? -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Newman, Alan Sent: 15 juillet 2009 14:34 To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] standards for digitization 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/ _______________________________________________ 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/
