Developing Uniform Digitization Standards
Libraries, especially research libraries, are critical preservers and disseminators of important scientific, cultural, and historical materials, many of which are degradable or difficult to find and track when kept in physical format. Uniform digitization standards help libraries to ensure that these materials remain high quality and can be preserved and searched over time.
The main benefits of using uniform digitization standards include:
• Increased access to library collections.
• Improvement of interlibrary cooperation—digitization allows libraries and institutions to share data more easily and to track loaned materials.
• Efficiency—implementing uniform digitization standards can help ...
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