Editing Digitization (section)

== Standards ==
Digitization is not a static field and standards change with new technology, so it is up to digitization managers to stay current with new developments.<ref name=":18"/> Although each digitization project is different, common standards in formats, metadata, quality, naming, and file storage should be used to give the best chance of interoperability and patron access.<ref>Chapman, S. (2009, June 2). Chapter 2: managing digitization. ''Library Technology Reports, 40''(5), 13-21.</ref> As digitization is often the first step in digital preservation, questions about how to handle digital files should be addressed in institutional standards.<ref name=":122"/>

A standard for still images adapted from the Smithsonian digitization standards might include the following:<ref name=":2">Smithsonian Institution Archives. (n.d.). ''Digitizing collections.'' Retrieved October 10, 2021, from https://siarchives.si.edu/what-we-do/digital-curation/digitizing-collections</ref>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+
! colspan="8" |Still Image Digitization Standards
|-
|'''Filename format'''
|'''Analog Material Type'''
|'''Color or B&W'''
|'''Resolution of Scan'''
|'''RGB Setting for Scan'''
|'''Digital File Format'''
|'''File Compression'''
|'''Metadata'''
|-
|YYYYMMDD_CollectionID#_Image#
|35&nbsp;mm print
|Color
|600 ppi
|24 bit; 8 bits per color channel
|TIFF
|None
|Follow Local Controlled Vocabularies and LC SH and NAF
|-
|YYYYMMDD_CollectionID#_Image#
|35&nbsp;mm slide
|Color
|1400 ppi
|24 Bit; 8 bits per color channel
|TIFF
|None
|Follow Local Controlled Vocabularies and LC SH and NAF
|-
|YYYYMMDD_CollectionID#_Image#
|microform
|B&W
|300 ppi
|24 Bit
|TIFF
|None
|Follow Local Controlled Vocabularies and LC SH and NAF
|}

Resources to create local standards are available from the [[Society of American Archivists]], the [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian]], and the [[Northeast Document Conservation Center]].<ref>Society of American Archivists. (n.d.). ''External digitization standards''. Retrieved October 23, 2021, from https://www2.archivists.org/standards/external/123</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":18"/>