Digitization Guidelines

This guide is intended as a resource for those interested in current digitization practices at the University of Virginia Library. Many departments and individuals are involved with digitization, and the appropriate contacts for specific formats or interests are below.

The Library strives to follow nationally accepted standards and practices for digitization, metadata, and textual markup - particularly in regard to preservation reformatting of rare and unique materials and formats. 

UVa Library Community Digitization Guidelines: PDF

Members of the UVa community interested in beginning their own digital project should contact their subject librarian, or visit:

The Scholars' Lab: http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/scholarslab/

• Resources for digital projects in the humanities or social sciences.
• Located in Shannon Library, 4th floor.
• Contact: Eric Johnson, Head, Outreach and Consulting, ericjohnson@virginia.edu 

Digital Media Lab: http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/dml/

• Resources for projects involving the convergence of media and technology, such as digital imaging, audiovisual production and post-production, physical interactivity, 2D/3D animation, and mobile technologies.
• Located in Clemons Library, 3rd floor.
• Contact: digitalmedialab@virginia.edu

Fine Arts Library: http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/finearts/

• Equipped with scanners and image editing software.
• Contact: Ann Burns, Image Management Librarian, arb5w@Virginia.edu

Scientific Data Consulting: http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/brown/data/

• Resources for managing scientific research data.
• Contact: scidac@virginia.edu

If you are looking for locations for self-service scanning in the Library, please visit: http://www.library.virginia.edu/services/scanning-self-service/

  * Handy helpsheets available from the Scholars' Lab: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/scholarslab/resources/scanning.pdf

To request digitization of Special Collections materials, please use the online request form: http://tracksys.lib.virginia.edu/

For UVa faculty wishing to request scanning of materials for teaching or research, please visit: http://www.library.virginia.edu/services/digitization/