digitizations
Making records electronic
Digitizations are instances of converting analog information into digital format.
The word covers both the process and its results: The library's digitizations of rare manuscripts made them accessible worldwide.
A single digitization project might produce thousands of searchable files from paper records, photographs, or audio recordings.
Systematic visual examination
- OCRMachine reading of images
- imagingProducing visual representations
- conversionAct of changing states
- encodingConverting data to format
metadata · resolution · compression · workflows · outsourcing · in-house · throughput · turnaround
Stored historical documents
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- librariesPublic book lending institutions
museums · historical · documents · cataloging · repository · artifacts · fragile · deterioration
Public book lending institutions
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
- archivesStored historical documents
- universitiesInstitutions granting advanced degrees
- governmentsRuling political authorities
funding · grants · projects · partnerships · Smithsonian · consortia
Capable of being queried
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- databasesOrganized electronic information collections
- portalsPoints of entry
- collectionsGathered groups of items
licensing · copyright · retrieval · discoverability · paywalls · subscriptions · thumbnails · watermarks
scanning
Systematic visual examination
- OCRMachine reading of images
- imagingProducing visual representations
- conversionAct of changing states
encoding · metadata · resolution · compression · workflows · outsourcing · in-house · throughput · turnaround · equipment
archives
Stored historical documents
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
libraries · museums · historical · documents · cataloging · repository · artifacts · fragile · deterioration · scanning
libraries
Public book lending institutions
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
- archivesStored historical documents
- universitiesInstitutions granting advanced degrees
governments · funding · grants · projects · partnerships · Smithsonian · consortia
searchable
Capable of being queried
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- databasesOrganized electronic information collections
- portalsPoints of entry
collections · licensing · copyright · retrieval · discoverability · paywalls · subscriptions · thumbnails · watermarks · downloads
digitizationsfilm preservation
Safeguarding motion pictures
vinyl pressing · analog storage · tape recordings · physical media