Digital practice guidelines
The Digital Practice Guidelines provide an introduction for public libraries that are involved in digitisation projects, including providing access and storage for born digital objects and digital preservation.
It draws on Digital practice: guidelines for digitising images in NSW public libraries which was published in 2005, but has been modified and expanded to include video and audio formats.
General principles
Information contained in these guidelines has been divided into general principles - which include selection, cataloguing metadata, file management, digital preservation and access and work flow.
Introduction to digital preservation
A brief background to the main principles of digital preservation.
Selection
This section identifies the main selection criteria for digitisation and helps you decide which are relevant for your library.
Cataloguing and metadata
Cataloguing and metadata provide maximum discovery of items in digital collections.
Asset management
Basic procedural information for the purposes of maintaining digital archives and backups.
Formats
Specifications, including minimum standards and practice for specific formats.
Flowchart
Download the Digital Practice Flowchart