Scanning and Digitization

See sections below:

• General Scanning and Digitization Resources
• Content File Standards and Best Practice Guidelines
• Hardware and Software
• Outsourcing

• Besser, Howard and Jennifer Trant. Introduction to Imaging (1995).
  (http://www.getty.edu/research/institute/standards/
  introimages/)
• Digital Library Federation and Research Libraries Group. Guides to Quality in Visual Resource Imaging (2000).
  (http://www.rlg.org/visguides/)
• Frey, Franziska S. "Digital Imaging for Photographic Collections: Foundations for Technical Standards." RLG DigiNews (Dec. 1997).
  (http://www.rlg.org/preserv/diginews/diginews3.html)
• Fulton, Wayne. A Few Scanning Tips: an easy to understand online tutorial covering the basics of scanning, targeted to home users (accessed Nov. 2002).
  (http://www.scantips.com/basics01.html)
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials for Electronic Access (1998).
  (http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/arc_info/guidelines_for_digitizing_archival_materials.html)
• University of Illinois. Digital Imaging & Media Technology Initiative Resources (accessed Nov. 2002).
  (http://images.library.uiuc.edu/resources/links.htm). Excellent resources throughout this site on technical topics as well as copyright, metadata and vocabulary. Check out the Digital Imaging Calculator too.

Content File Standards and Best Practice Guidelines

• Digital Images
  • CDL Guidelines for Digital Images
  • Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG). Official JPEG Homepage (accessed Feb. 2003). (http://www.jpeg.org/)
  • Adobe Systems Inc. Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) (1992)
    (http://partners.adobe.com/asn/developer/pdfs/tn/TIFF6.pdf)

• Time-Based Digital Media
  • Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG) (accessed Feb. 2003). (http://mpeg.telecomitalialab.com/)
  • W3C. Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) (accessed Feb. 2003) (http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/)
  • Shulzrinne, H. et al.
    • Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) (1996). (http://rfc.sunsite.dk/rfc/rfc1889.html)
    • Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) (1998). (http://rfc.sunsite.dk/rfc/rfc2326.html)

Hardware and Software

• Besser, Howard and Jennifer Trant. "Selecting a Scanner." In Introduction to Imaging (Getty Research Institute, 1995).
  (http://www.getty.edu/research/institute/standards/introimages/)
• Levy, Trudy. "Scanning Equipment Suggestions". Califa Digitization Forum. (http://califalibrarygroup.pbwiki.com/Scanner+Recommendations+for+2008)
• Technical Advisory Service for Images (TASI). Storage Requirements Estimator. (http://www.tasi.ac.uk/resources/calc1.html)
• Williams, Don. "Selecting a Scanner," in Guides to Quality in Visual Resource Imaging (Digital Library Federation and Research Libraries Group, 2000).
  (http://www.rlg.org/visguides/visguide2.html)

Outsourcing

• Colorado Digitization Project. "In-House or Outsource?" and "Other Considerations." General Guidelines for Scanning (1999). (http://www.cdpheritage.org/resource/scanning/std_scanning.htm)
• Research Libraries Group (RLG). Guidelines for Creating a Request for Proposal for Digital Imaging Services (1998).
  (http://www.rlg.org/preserv/RFPGuidelines.pdf)
• RLG. Model Request for Information for Digital Imaging Services (1997).
  (http://www.rlg.org/preserv/RLGtools.html).
• RLG. Model Request for Proposal for Digital Imaging Services (1997).
  (http://www.rlg.org/preserv/RLGtools.html)
• Tennant, Roy. "Outsourcing Digitization". Library Journal (September, 15, 1999).
  (http://www.libraryjournal.com/articles/infotech/digitallibraries/
  19990915_5073.asp). Provides a brief exploration of outsourcing, including cost savings.

The following list is a partial directory of vendors providing services in California. The OAC does not in any way endorse these vendors. Omission of a particular vendor does not indicate disapproval; the list will be updated as additional vendors in California are identified. For additional resources, see also the Research Libraries Group's (RLG) Digital Conversion Service Bureaus (http://www.rlg.org/culturalres/servicebureaus.html) Webpage:

Imaging Vendors

AIM Color
627 South Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 688-8767

Luna Imaging
1315 Innes Place
Venice, CA 90291-3617
(310) 452-8370
http://www.luna-imaging.com

Northern Micrographics
2004 Kramer Street
La Crosse, WI 54603
800-236-0850
http://www.normicro.com

Octavo (bound volume scanning)
580 Second Street
Oakland, CA 94607-3543
800-754-1596
http://www.octavo.com

PFA, Inc.
9980 Glen Oaks Blvd., Suite F
Sun Valley, CA 91352
(619) 224-0124

University of California Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF)
Preservation Microfilming Service
Box 951388
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1388
(310) 206-2013
http://www.srlf.ucla.edu/pi/GeneralInfo.aspx

Text Encoding Vendors

Apex CoVantage
198 Van Buren Street 200 Presidents Plaza
Herndon, VA 20170-5338
(703) 709.3000
info@apexcovantage.com

Techbooks
5650 Jillson Street
Los Angeles, CA 90040
(323) 888-8889
http://www.techbooks.com/