Digitization Resources for participants in the Iowa Heritage Digital Collections
IHDC Documents:
- Photograph data dictionary
- Documents data dictionary
- Artifacts data dictionary
- Artwork data dictionary
- Audio data dictionary
- Maps data dictionary
- Rights Statements
- Digitization Decision Tree
File Naming Resources
- Stanford University Best Practices for File Naming
- File Naming - State Library of North Carolina video
DublinCore Metadata Resources
Digitization Technical Resources
Manuals from the Bibliographic Center for Research (BCR)
Other Resources
- Digital Preservation Education: Tutorials
- Nebraska Library Commission's "Nebraska Memories" Tips on Purchasing Equipment for a Digital Imaging Workstation
(Courtesy of the Nebraska Library Commission. Cautionary note: Information on all aspects of digitization changes continually, so this tip sheet should be considered as a starting point, especially for digital photography).