Digitization

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Documentation, policies and procedures are divided by methods of capture.

1. Images:
   1. Flatbed scanning (small format, thin and flat)
   2. Overhead scanning (fragile, oversized, bound books)
   3. Sheet feeder (unbound books, pages in good condition, appropriate size)
   4. Slide scanner (35mm slides or 35mm uncut roll negatives/positives)
2. Audio:
   1. Digital Audio Workstation (DAW): overview and tutorials
   2. cassettes
   3. 1/4 inch reel to reel
3. Video:

 References:  
*[Migration Tools and Techniques (Stanford)] 
*[Capture and Management (NYU)]
*[Minimum Standards for preservation sampling of moving image objects (Rutgers)]
*[Manuals, Q&A's and Fact Sheets (Assoc. of Moving Image Archivists]

1. 1. VHS
   2. Beta
   3. UMatic
2. Text content:
   1. Transcription
   2. OCR
3. Microfilm

 References:
 *[Selection for Digitization (OCLC, NEH)]