GOOD PRACTICE IN DIGITISATION
FORM FOR NOMINATION

This is the form for the nomination of a good practice in digitisation.
Please, send a form for each different project.
Each project can be “nominated” for more than one area.

Send the form/forms to the attention of Maria Teresa Natale by e-mail to minerva2@beniculturali.it orf by fax to +390667232499.

The form will be submitted to the National representative for approval.

English must be used.

NAME AND ACRONYM OF THE PROJECT:

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URL:
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AREAS for nominations of 'good practice' for on-going projects on digitisation:

1)  Digitisation Project Planning (The Reasons for the project, Human Resources, Research, Risks

2)  Selecting Source Material for Digitisation (Establish Selection Criteria, Selection Against the Criteria)

3)  Preparation for Digitisation (Hardware; Software; Environment)

4)  Handling of Originals (Moving and Manipulating Original Material)

5)  The Digitisation Process (Using Scanners; Using Digital Cameras; Software Applications for Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

6)  Preservation of Digital Master Material (File Formats; Media Choices; Migration Strategies)

7)  Meta-Data (The Scope of Meta-Data Used for Object Description; Appropriate Meta-Data Standards)

8)  Publication (Image Processing; 3D and Virtual Reality Issues; Online Publication)
9)  IPR and Copyright (Establing Copyright; Safeguarding Copyright)

10)  Managing Digitisation projects (Digitisation Process management; Team Development; Staff Training; Working with Third Parties for Technical Assistance; Working with Third Parties in Cooperative projects and Content Sharing; Costs

RESPONSIBLE BODY AND/OR ANY SPECIFIC 
CO-ORDINATING BODY/MECHANISM/INSTITUTION

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Type of institution:  National		 Governmental		 Regional
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Sector:  Archive   Library  Museum  Foundation  
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Legal status:  Public   Private    No profit

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CONTACT PERSON OF THE PROJECT

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Gender:    M		 F

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

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The main features for what you consider the project a 'good practice' example, with respect to the selected areas ((max 200 characters for each area):

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I agree this information may be published on Minerva Knowledge Base: http://www.minervaeurope.org

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