Digitization is revolutionizing library management by increasing access and preserving fragile materials. The document discusses best practices for digitization including choosing materials, file formats, metadata standards, copyright issues, outsourcing options, and long-term digital preservation. It also provides examples of the Memorial's digitization of WW1 records and considerations for developing an enterprise content management system.

1. Digitisation Revolutionising Library Management Day 2 Sydney, April 2007 Mal Booth – Head, Research Centre

2. Where am I from? The Memorial’s Research Centre functions as a library and an archive. We develop, manage and provide public access to Australia’s official, personal, & published records of war.

6. Digitisation on demand Currently running at 90,000 pp p.a.

7. About one fifth of these images

15. IFLA/IPA Statement on Orphaned Works

20. WW1 Diaries scanning facilities Approximately 200,000 high res. images per year

25. The AWM Document Digitisation Process

27. Draft DCC Curation Lifecycle

29. PRODUCTION: file formats – how and where they are used

36. Other Corporate Systems Digital Asset Management Electronic Document & Records Management Record Management E:mail Memorial Intranet Web Content Management AJRP Website Lotus Notes OAI Interface FIRST OPAC MICA OPAC (CAS) ‏ ECM - Conceptual Overview CMS Digital Object Mgmt System DOMS Biographical Databases & War Diaries RecordSearch NAA Collection Mgmt MICA Library System FIRST Fund Raising System Raisers Edge Financial & HR System SAP POS System, Advance Retail CAS Internal Orders OnLine Shop Search Photocopy Quotes ReQuest eSales PICTION