[SCC_Active_Members] Status of Technology and Digitization in the Nation's Museums and Libraries

[Gust, Kathe]

Status of Technology and Digitization in the Nation's Museums and
Libraries [pdf] 

<http://www.imls.gov/publications/TechDig05/index.htm>
http://www.imls.gov/publications/TechDig05/index.htm
<http://www.imls.gov/publications/TechDig05/index.htmInstitute> 

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has completed an update
to their 2001 survey on the subject. The survey was conducted among five
primary groups which included public libraries, academic libraries,
archives, and museums. They followed up their data collection phase with
telephone discussions with key participants within the primary groups in
order to craft this report. As presented here, the report is broken down
into a number of sections, including a very helpful area of key findings
as well as a methodology section. Some of these findings include the
observation that digitization activities have increased for all groups,
though many of these groups do not solicit user feedback to determine
what their specific digitization needs might be. 

Overall, this is a useful document, and one that will be of particular
interest to those who set or study policies at these types of
organizations.

 

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