1 Introduction

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1.1 Document Overview

1.2 Document Structure

2 Background

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2.1 The Lund Principles

2.2 The Minerva Project

3 Practical Guidelines

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3.1 Introduction

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3.2 Digitisation Project Planning

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    The Reasons for the Project

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    Human Resources

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    Research

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    Risks

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3.3 Selecting Source Material for Digitisation

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    Establish Selection Criteria

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    Selection against the Criteria

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3.4 Preparation for Digitisation

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    Hardware

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    Software

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    Environment

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3.5 Handling of Originals

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    Moving and Manipulating Original Material

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3.6 The Digitisation Process

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    Using Scanners

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    Using Digital Cameras

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    Software Applications for Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

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3.7 Preservation of Digital Master Material

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    File Formats

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    Media Choices

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    Migration Strategies

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3.8 Meta-data

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    The Scope of Meta-data Used for Object Description

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    Appropriate Meta-data Standards

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3.9 Publication

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    Image Processing

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    3D and Virtual Reality Issues

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    Online Publication

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3.10 IPR and Copyright

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    Establishing Copyright

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    Safeguarding Copyright

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3.11 Managing Digitisation Projects

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    Digitisation Process Management

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    Team Development

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    Staff Training

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    Working with Third Parties for Technical Assistance

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    Working with Third Parties in Cooperative Projects and Content Sharing

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    Costs

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