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Every Pixel Tells a Story: The Illinois Digital Archives
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Through the Illinois Digital Archives the Illinois State library works with libraries, museums, and historical societies to provide a statewide searchable repository of materials related to Illinois history.
Glossary of Scanning and Digital Imaging Terms
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Alyce Scott helps explain some of the most common and confusing terms used in digitization projects.
Illinois' State Wide Archival Technology Team (SWAT)
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The Macomb Public Library District worked with the digital imaging staff of the Illinois State Library (ISL) to enhance the Illinois Digital Archive (IDA), a part of the Find-It! Illinois Web site (finditillinois.org) through the Statewide Archival Technology Team (SWAT).
Lillooet Library: Digitizing the St'at'imc Language
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A British Columbia library uses its Web site to preserve and promote local cultural heritage.
Making Digital Images Accessible to the Visually Impaired Through Audio Des
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The Illinois Alive digital imaging project uses audio description to make the images accessible to people with visual impairments.
Master List of Cataloging Documentation
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Documentation on cataloging interfaces, guidelines, electronic and internet resources, enhance-level cataloging, searching, records, authorities, local holdings, and technical bulletins
Preserving and Conserving Archived Photographs: An Annotated Bibliography
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I have a keen interest in photography and historic photographic preservation. Here is an annotated bibliography I put together earlier this year with sources some of you might find helpful.
Processing manuals
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Don't re-invent the wheel! Here are some terrific online manuals and references. Don't forget to check out the Preservation Group for preservation issues.
Remembering the Houses of Western Springs: Digitizing and Providing Access
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The Thomas Ford Memorial Library in Western Springs, Illinois worked with the local historical society and the Illinois State Library to improve access to local history.
Sustainable Economics for a Digital Planet
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Report on how to ensure long-term access to digital information in an economically sustainable way
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