{"id":54,"date":"2017-11-16T12:47:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T17:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks-dev.library.yorku.ca\/planningselecting\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=54"},"modified":"2018-06-23T14:39:23","modified_gmt":"2018-06-23T18:39:23","slug":"additional-considerations-for-selection","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks-dev.library.yorku.ca\/planningselecting\/chapter\/additional-considerations-for-selection\/","title":{"raw":"Additional Considerations for Selection","rendered":"Additional Considerations for Selection"},"content":{"raw":"Additional considerations for selecting material for a digitization project include:\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Purpose of the project<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Is the primary purpose of digitization the facilitation of discovery, access and use of the objects?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Will digitization serve the goal of offering illustrative images and\/or samples of content to help contextualize an argument or add dimension to narrative or educational materials?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>Target audience(s)<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Who are the primary users of the digitized material? Are there secondary users? Will the broader community have access to the digitized material?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How might the digitized material be used by different stakeholders and audiences?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How much content, context, and additional details are required for audiences to understand and make the best use of the digitized materials?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Intellectual value[footnote]Adapted from: <b>Dan Hazen, Jeffrey Horrell, Jan Merrill-Oldham<\/b>'s <em>Selecting Research Collections for Digitization-Full Report<\/em> \u2014 Council on Library and Information Resources. August 1998. Retrieved November 16, 2017, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clir.org\/pubs\/reports\/hazen\/pub74.html#intellectual\">https:\/\/www.clir.org\/pubs\/reports\/hazen\/pub74.html#intellectual<\/a>[\/footnote]<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Will digitization add intellectual value to the original source material?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Who are the potential users of the digitized material?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Will digitization provide new opportunities for access and scholarship?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Will digitization address gaps in current scholarship?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Uniqueness<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>How unique are the items you wish to digitize?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Are there other copies of the material digitized and available online? If so, consider integrating this material into your project by linking and referencing this material.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>View a listing of major digitization collections to cross-check in <a href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks-dev.library.yorku.ca\/copyright\/back-matter\/appendix\/\">Appendix A<\/a> of this guide.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Visual appeal<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Is the content visually appealing?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Which aspects or parts of the material are important to highlight?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Are there particular items that embody the spirit of the project that you would want to highlight?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Will digitization of the material reduce its visual appeal?\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Will relevant text be legible?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Will images translate well?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>Additional considerations for selecting material for a digitization project include:<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Purpose of the project<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Is the primary purpose of digitization the facilitation of discovery, access and use of the objects?<\/li>\n<li>Will digitization serve the goal of offering illustrative images and\/or samples of content to help contextualize an argument or add dimension to narrative or educational materials?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Target audience(s)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Who are the primary users of the digitized material? Are there secondary users? Will the broader community have access to the digitized material?<\/li>\n<li>How might the digitized material be used by different stakeholders and audiences?<\/li>\n<li>How much content, context, and additional details are required for audiences to understand and make the best use of the digitized materials?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Intellectual value<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Adapted from: Dan Hazen, Jeffrey Horrell, Jan Merrill-Oldham's Selecting Research Collections for Digitization-Full Report \u2014 Council on Library and Information Resources. August 1998. Retrieved November 16, 2017, from https:\/\/www.clir.org\/pubs\/reports\/hazen\/pub74.html#intellectual\" id=\"return-footnote-54-1\" href=\"#footnote-54-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Will digitization add intellectual value to the original source material?<\/li>\n<li>Who are the potential users of the digitized material?<\/li>\n<li>Will digitization provide new opportunities for access and scholarship?<\/li>\n<li>Will digitization address gaps in current scholarship?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Uniqueness<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>How unique are the items you wish to digitize?<\/li>\n<li>Are there other copies of the material digitized and available online? If so, consider integrating this material into your project by linking and referencing this material.\n<ul>\n<li>View a listing of major digitization collections to cross-check in <a href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks-dev.library.yorku.ca\/copyright\/back-matter\/appendix\/\">Appendix A<\/a> of this guide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Visual appeal<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Is the content visually appealing?<\/li>\n<li>Which aspects or parts of the material are important to highlight?<\/li>\n<li>Are there particular items that embody the spirit of the project that you would want to highlight?<\/li>\n<li>Will digitization of the material reduce its visual appeal?\n<ul>\n<li>Will relevant text be legible?<\/li>\n<li>Will images translate well?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-54-1\">Adapted from: <b>Dan Hazen, Jeffrey Horrell, Jan Merrill-Oldham<\/b>'s <em>Selecting Research Collections for Digitization-Full Report<\/em> \u2014 Council on Library and Information Resources. 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