Selecting Microfilm for Digital Preservation: A Case Study from Project Open Book

Paul Conway
1996 Library resources & technical services  
Conwoy acces.s to the re.sulting collection of digital {iles (Waters 1991; fuaters and Weiver to maximize the quality and minimize the cost of digital conversion of micro{ilm, and, most recently, to make large and complex digital liles available on the Internet. Selection is the central intellectual challenge of any program that has a goal ofcreating a co{pus of useful and meaninglul digital research materials. Selection Ibr digital conversion is like a coin. One face is the set oftechnical
more » ... traints that limits the use{ulness of the technology for preservation and access. The other face is the set of issues relatinq to the content of the materials .selected Ibr conver.sion. To ignore either I'ace of the coin in the selection process shortchanges our patrons.
doi:10.5860/lrts.40n1.67 fatcat:llgm4f5xd5dyhlkwk63pit4cs4