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.
| Material | Standards and Practices | Contact |
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Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Images |
Image Digitization |
Digital Curation Services |
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Audiovisual Formats |
Preservation Services |
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| Metadata |
Cataloging and Metadata Services Ivey Glendon, Metadata Librarian |
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| Digital Text Markup, e.g. TEI | Text Markup |
Digital Curation Services |
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/
Digital Media Lab: http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/dml/
Fine Arts Library: http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/finearts/
Scientific Data Consulting: http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/brown/data/
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/
