美国图书馆界数字化建设调查:实践、标准和技术(英文)

Library Digitization, What Practices, Standards and Techniques do the US Libraries Have in Common

对美国当前的数字图书馆实践进行了调查研究。建设优质的数字化资源是美国各类型图书馆共同的任务 ,所面临的挑战是将什么资源数字化、应遵循什么标准规范、技术方法有哪些。文中介绍了一些最佳实践案例、趋势和业内关注的有关数字化政策、技术和市场的问题。

While libraries become digital, digitization becomes more and more crucial affecting libraries. This study investigates current practice of digitizing library materials in the US. Building a good digital collection has been a common task pervasive in all types of libraries. With challenges that pose the most significant problems or concerns for libraries in digitization practice, researchers and practitioners would like to know what practices have been developed to deal with them? Through probing some widespread issues on what materials to digitize and associated standards and technologies in digitization in the United States libraries, this survey of current literature reveals a number of prominent library digitization practices, methods and challenges, and highlights the best practices, trends and interests in library digitization pertaining to both policy and technology marketplace issues.