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Digital Initiatives Steering Committee
Standards and Recommendations from the Digital Initiatives Steering Committee to be followed in Digital Projects
| Project Type | Report Name | Date | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio | Digital Audio Preservation Format Report | 4 June 2008 | Dan Noonan |
| Standards for the preservation of Digital Audio, including recommendations on sample rate, bit depth, high resolution copies, and formats. Additionally a list of tools or software to help process files, as well as links to further resources on the subject. | |||
| General | Resources for Project Development | In Progress | - |
| A list of resources outside of The Ohio State University Library that have information on: general information, Collection Development and Management, Selection Criteria, Standards, Digitization Process, Metadata, and Copyright. | |||
| OSUL Compliance with OAIS | In Progress | - | |
| This report examines OSU Libraries' compliance with each part of the OAIS Functional Model. Written by a working group of the Digital Initiatives Steering Committee, it assesses our current ability to acquire, deliver, and preserve digital materials, as well as highlighting areas needing additional development in order to increase compliance with OAIS. | |||
| Metadata Guidelines | 30 June 2009 | Metadata Working Group | |
Metadata is documentation of the characteristics of data set or other pieces of information. This documentation (or data) about data is used to support the distribution, retrieval, and use of the information. Metadata are used to describe the content, structure, data elements, and interrelationships. Descriptive metadata describe the content of the resource. Technical and administrative metadata describe processes related to the creation and maintenance of the information. This section of the Digital Projects Web site will include basic guidelines for describing and managing digital resources. It will also include documentation of OSU decisions and provide project examples that can be used in planning a digital project. | |||
| Images | Digital Imaging Guidelines | In Progress | Amy McCrory |
| Guidelines on Digital Imaging, including best practices for scanning materials, resolution, bit depth, color models, and a howto guide, as well as information on file formats and having archival copies and use copies, as well as information on outsourcing the task, and additional information. | |||
| PDF/A Viability Report (pdf) | 20 February 2008 | Beth Black & Dan Noonan | |
| PDF/A Viability Report Update (pdf) | 2 July 2008 | Beth Black, Amy McCrory, & Dan Noonan | |
| These reports examine the PDF/A format's viability for use by OSU Libraries. They are written by a working group of the Digital Initiatives Steering Committee and include information about the standard, the tests performed, information about other repositories using the format and the group's recommendations. | |||