Compare Public vs. Academic Digitization Projects

Similar Advantages:•Asset management – information more direct •Unique digital objects •Audience potentially larger •Promotes access •Preservation of originals •Doubles the collection •Credibility

Public & Academic Digitization Projects:

Collaboration Conquers

South Carolina Digital Library Initiativehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuZ1nGoJhvE

• Do you think that every state should have a state-wide digital initiative?

•How do library managers decide on the distribution of funds to ensure the participation in such initiative?

Compare Public vs. Academic Digitization

Projects

Similar Challenges: • Lack of infrastructure and well-trained staff• Disorganized and inadequate facilities • Lack of sufficient plan to earmark funds

allotted to the libraries are insufficient• Lapses in the management of funds• Information technology is lacking far behind

Contrast Public vs. Academic Digitization Projects

• Source of funding

(Larger academic libraries and Google, Sun Microsystems)

• Approval process of projects

(Larger libraries more involved even include planning funding/grants)

• Types of projects

(Bigger libraries=bigger projects)

• Target audience

(Local vs. global)

Library of the Future: Stanford University

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMus6tZifGY 

• If you were a potential funder to continue this project, would this video convince you to support it? Why /Why Not?

• As a library manager, would you consider spending the funding to create a video of this caliber to promote your libraries’ digitization project?

ResourcesAstle, P.J., & Muir, A. (2002). Digitization and preservation in public libraries and archives. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 34, 67-79.

Boock, M. (2008). Organizing for digitization at Oregon State University: A case study and comparison with ARL Libraries. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, (34)5, 445–451.

Center of Southwest Studies. (2008). Digitization standards. Retrieved October 25, 2008 from http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/tools/Digitiz.htm

Kahl, C.M., & Williams, S.C. (2006). Accessing digital libraries: A study of ARL members’ digital projects. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, (32) 4, 364–369.