Links

This section contains further links to authoritative sites that provide information about digitisation and digital preservation, as well as exemplary projects. If you would like to suggest a link, please check the selection criteria and contact us.

Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN)
Provides information on digitisation, project management and web site design for museum and heritage professionals, as well as a searchable image database of artefacts held at museums across Canada.
http://www.chin.gc.ca

Technical Advisory Service for Images (TASI)
An absolute goldmine of information for digitisation and imaging projects. Many useful documents are available in web and pdf format.
http://www.tasi.ac.uk

Colorado Digitization Program
Offers many useful resources for digitisation projects, as well as access to collections created as part of the program. Ideas for educators using the collections and sample lessons are a new category on the website.
http://www.cdpheritage.org

National Library of Australia (NLA)
An outline of NLA’s current projects and links to their digital policy documents and strategies.
http://www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/diglibs.html

Image Permanence Institute (IPI)
The IPI is concerned with preserving and ensuring long term access to digital and hard copy images. You can download free software to work out how long your archive will last in its current conditions.
http://www.rit.edu/~661www1

Digital Library Federation (DLF)
The Digital Library Federation has members from leading US institutions that are actively involved in creating digital standards and technologies. They produce publications and hold regular forums.
http://www.diglib.org/dlfhomepage.htm

Archives New Zealand - S6 Digitisation Standard (Jan-07)

This Standard covers all aspects of re-formatting paper or other analogue records into electronic form through scanning or imaging processes. It is for use in the design and conduct of responsible digitisation by all organisations which are covered by the Public Records Act 2005, and applies to public offices and local authorities.
http://www.archives.govt.nz/continuum/documents/publications/s6/

Preserving Access to Digital Information (PADI)
National Library of Australia
This excellent gateway has all you ever wanted to know about digital preservation, with links to all the key sites and resources.
http://www.nla.gov.au/padi

Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC)
The DPC was established in 2001 to action digital preservation in the UK. They now work closely with PADI.
http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/index.html

Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network (ERPANET)
This recently established European organisation aims to raise awareness and offer training on digital preservation. Director Seamus Ross has visited NZ to talk about ERPANET several times. Useful summaries and documentation from training events on digitisation, XML as a preservation strategy, and long-term preservation of databases.
http://www.erpanet.org

Library of Congress - Digital Preservation Program
Details about the United States’ National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program.
http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndiipp

PictureAustralia
National Library of Australia
Search for images of Australia in the collections of libraries, museums, galleries, archives, universities and other cultural agencies, in Australia and abroad. A significant project demonstrating national collaboration and co-operation.
http://www.pictureaustralia.gov.au

Artefacts Canada
Canadian Heritage and Information Network (CHIN)
A searchable image database of artefacts held at museums and heritage institutions across Canada. A significant national heritage project.
http://www.chin.gc.ca/English/Artefacts_Canada/index.html

Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN)
Images, sounds, movies and learning resources from heritage institutions across the UK about the history and culture of Scotland. Fully searchable with thumbnails, but requires subscriptions to gain full access to all resources.
http://www.scran.ac.uk

Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO)
The AMICO consortium is international and has provided a site where subscribers can search for works of art held at art galleries, museums and other institutions.
http://www.amico.org

Text Encoding Projects
Text Encoding Initiative Consortium

List of links to digitisation projects using the Text Encoding for Interchange standard.
http://www.tei-c.org/Applications/

Digital Rights Management Resources
Berkley Centre for Law & Technology and Berkley Technology Law Journal
Contains articles on Digital Rights Management and provides access to the academic papers that were presented at the Digital Rights Management Conference 2003.
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/institutes/bclt/drm/resources.html