{"id":1831,"date":"2012-04-20T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2012-05-01T05:51:15","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T09:51:15","slug":"1091-project-digitization-and-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/2012\/04\/20\/1091-project-digitization-and-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"1091 Project: Digitization and Conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Welcome to this month’s 1091 Project wherein Parks Library Preservation<\/a> and Preservation Underground talk about how we collaborate with our respective digitization programs.<\/p>\n

Where Digitization Happens<\/strong><\/h4>\n

At Duke Libraries digitization happens in three departments:<\/p>\n

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  1. Winston Atkins, head of the Preservation Department<\/a>, advises on and coordinates preservation reformatting projects for both born digital collections and analog materials (especially non-print materials such as moving image).<\/li>\n
  2. The staff in the Digital Production Center<\/a> (DPC) is part of the Digital Scholarship and Production Services Department headed by Liz Milewicz. DPC digitizes print, manuscript and A\/V materials for both library-driven projects and individual patron requests. They use a variety of imaging hardware in their workflow, choosing the appropriate one based on the size, condition and type of material they are imaging.<\/li>\n
  3. Internet Archive<\/a> has one operator and overhead-scanning equipment on site to digitize print materials from special collections.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Conservation Services works to some extent with all three of these workflows to be sure our materials are safe and in good condition for imaging.<\/p>\n

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    Louisa Whitman letter before digitization and conservation treatment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Project Evaluation Prior To Imaging<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    We review projects under consideration for digitization to be sure the materials are stable enough for reformatting. We meet with DPC and library staff to look at the collection (or a representational portion of it if it is very large) to determine what kind of materials they are, what their condition is, and what treatment may be needed prior to digitization.<\/p>\n

    Treatment Before And After Imaging<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Our main concern is that damaged materials are stabilized prior to reformatting so they can be handled without further deterioration. The most common problems that we treat before imaging include:<\/p>\n