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Factors in Selecting Materials for Digitization
Here are some of the reasons why collections managers choose to digitize:
- Ownership and Copyright of the materials
- Broad Research Value of the materials
- Local Research Value of the materials
- High-Demand Collections
- Unique Collections
- Availability of Other Formats of the materials
- Collaborative Collection Building
- Size of User Community for the materials
- Funding and Budgeting
- Long Term Considerations
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Considering the broad research Value of the materials when looking at digitizing
Considering the ownership and copyright of materials selected for digitization
Considering High-Demand Collections for digitization
Considering Local Research Value of the materials when selecting for digitization
Looking at the availability of materials in other formats when considering them for digitization
The size of the user community could affect digitization
Funding plays into digitization
Considering the long term effect on the condition of the materials and digitization
Considering Unique Collections for Digitization
Collaborative collection building opportunities impact digitization decisions