Metadata
- Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
- Explanation of Dublin Core Metadata Fields
- Idaho Digital Memories Metadata Best Practices
- Text Coding Initiative (TEI)Metadata for texts
- University of Washington Metadata Implementation GroupIncludes data dictionary examples and metadata guidelines.
- VRA Core MetadataMetadata schema for cultural heritage communities
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Grants
- Idaho Humanities Council
- Library Services and Technology Act funds (LSTA)From ICFL.
- Funding Information Center (Boise Public Library)
- Foundation Directory OnlineSearch 72,000+ U.S. foundations, corporate giving programs & grant making public charities and a file of over 150,000 grants. Only available in-house at Boise Public Library.
- Grants.govIncludes all Federal grant-making agencies, including NHPRC, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute for Museum and Library Services.
- Private grantsAndrew W. Mellon Foundation, Getty Foundation, Lilly Endowment
Platforms/Software
- Blogger (blog)
- CONTENTdmDigital collection management software used by Boise State University, Idaho State Historical Society, ICFL. Click on "CONTENTdm in action" to see examples of collections.
- DSpace
- Flickr
- Greenstone Greenstone is a suite of software for building and distributing digital library collections.
- Omeka Open source software for web publishing platform.
- WordPress (blog)
General Best Practices
- A Chicken or an Egg : Planning Your Digital ProjectUniversity of Regina
- BCR Best PracticesIncludes information and publications on digital imaging, Dublin Core metadata, digital audio files, and other reports.
- California Digital Library Guidelines for Digital Images
- Cornell University Library Digital Imaging TutorialIncludes basic terminology, selection, conversion, quality control, metadata, technical infrastructure, presentation, digital preservation, and file management.
- Idaho State Historical Society Digitization Resources
- IMLS Digital Library ForumA Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections
- New Jersey Digital InitaitiveThis planning guide walks you through the various steps of the digitization process.
- North Carolina ECHO, Exporing Cultural Heritage OnlineDigitization and Metadata
- Still images, moving images and sound adviceJISC Digital Media
- Trusted Digital Repositories: Attributes and Responsibilities
- University of Nevada, Reno Digital ProjectsThis site documents technical aspects of the digital projects being carried out at the UNR Libraries, including crosswalks, selection criteria, collection building, metadata standards, and space planning.
- Washington State Library Digital Best PracticesIncludes papers on cost factors in digitization, staffing and training, planning checklist, vendors, and marketing and promotion.
Copyright
- Copyright Basics
- Copyright Slider
- Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States (Cornell)
- Library Digitization Projects and Copyright
- Managing Electronic Records and Assets: A Working Bibliography on Copyright
- Orphan Works
- Securing Permission to Digitize and Display Collections Online
- Stanford Copyright & Fair Use
- U.S. Copyright Office
- Creative CommonsDefines spectrum of possibilities between full copyright and public domain.
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