The Setup Phase of Project Open Book: A Report to the Commission on Preservation and Access on the Status of an Effort to Convert Microfilm to Digital Imagery.

Conway, Paul; Weaver, Shari

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ERIC Number: EJ493353

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Setup Phase of Project Open Book: A Report to the Commission on Preservation and Access on the Status of an Effort to Convert Microfilm to Digital Imagery.

Conway, Paul; Weaver, Shari

Microform Review, v23 n3 p107-19 Sum 1994

This report documents the second phase of Yale University's Project Open Book, which explored the uses of digital technology for preservation of and access to deteriorating documents. Highlights include preconditions for project implementation; quality digital conversion; characteristics of source materials; digital document indexing; workflow management; selection for conversion; and project evaluation. (11 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Data Conversion, Electronic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Indexing, Leadership, Library Administration, Library Personnel, Microfilm, Partnerships in Education, Pilot Projects, Preservation, Vendors

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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