Preservation and Archives Professionals

Photographic Imaging, Microfilm and Textual Preservation Sources Consulted

Brown, Adrian. Digital Preservation Guidance Note 1: Selecting File Formats for Long-Term Preservation. The National Archives. June 2003. Available online July 28, 2010.

McLellan, Evelyn Peters. Selecting file formats for long-term preservation: InterPARES2 project general study report. March 2007. Available online March 31, 2010.

NDIIPP. Sustainability of Digital Formats: Planning for Library of Congress Collections. Menu of description documents for digital sound formats. Updated May 5, 2009. Available online March 31, 2010.

NINCH. Guide to Good Practice in the Digital Representation of Cultural Heritage Materials. 2003. Available online March 31, 2010.

Lacinak, Chris. A Primer on Codecs for Moving Image and Sound Archives: 10 Recommendations for Codec Selection and Management. April 2010. Available online July 28, 2010

Puglia, Steve, Jeff Reed and Erin Rhodes. Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials for Electronic Access: Creation of Production Master Files – Still Images. NARA. June 2004. Available online August 16, 2010.

California Digital Library Guidelines for Digital Images (CDL GDI) Version 2.0

Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA). PALMM Digitization Guidelines.

Government Printing Office (GPO). FDsys Operational Specification for Converted Content (Version 3.3).

National Library of Australia (NLA). Image capture standards.

Penn State University (PSU). Penn State University Libraries Digitization Best Practices.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Digital Imaging and Media Technology Initiative. Guidelines for Digital Imaging Projects. Draft version 3.

Smithsonian Institution Archives. Digitization Standards for Images Electronic Records Program.

NISO. A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections. 3rd Edition.

Library of Congress. Summary of LC Image Quality Standards by Document Type and Expected Outcome.

Library of Congress. Technical Standards for Digital Conversion of Text and Graphic Materials.

National Library of the Netherlands. Metamorfoze Preservation Imaging Guidelines Draft.

Riley, Jenn. IU DLP Use of Digital Imaging Standards and Best Practices.

JISC. Digital Media Advice on Still Images.

BCR CDP’s Best Practices for Digital Imaging.

University of Maryland. Best Practice Guidelines for Digital Collections.

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