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Home / Resources / Digitizing or Scanning Collections

Digitizing or Scanning Collections

Guidelines we use at the Digital Heritage Center, equipment we use for scanning, and some suggestions for how to select and prepare materials before scanning.

Guidelines

  • Digitization Guidelines
  • File Formats Used by the Digital Heritage Center

Advice

  • Selecting Materials for Scanning
  • Preparing Materials for Scanning
  • Planning a Digital Project that Works
  • Six Steps to Consider before Scanning Vertical Files

Equipment

  • Scanning and Digitization Equipment
  • Scanners and Content Management Systems in North Carolina Cultural Heritage Organizations

Updated September 2022

Resources

  • Describing Collections with Metadata
    • Describing Your Materials (Metadata Guidelines)
    • Equitable Metadata Practices Related to Gender, Race, and Culture
  • Providing Access to Digital Collections
    • DigitalNC Search Widget
  • Digitizing or Scanning Collections
    • Digitization Guidelines
    • File Formats Used by the Digital Heritage Center
    • Selecting Materials for Scanning
    • Preparing Materials for Scanning
    • Scanning and Digitization Equipment
  • Partner Guidelines, Statistics, and Tools
    • DPLA Participation Instructions
    • Partner Statistics

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