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History of the Collection

Since its inception in 2004, the Digital Library maintains a production lab equipped to convert source materials to digitally accessible resources, including bound books and other printed documents, map sheets, photographs, sound recordings and related ephemera.

The Digital Library maintains up-to-date production technologies and trains staff to convert of a variety of source materials into digitally accessible resources.

The DL ensures the quality of its collections by performing all digitization in house, utilizing up-to-date scanning hardware and software as well as the skills of trained staff members. Source materials of various formats (including books and other print materials, maps, slides, and related ephemera) are converted to digitally accessible sources according to Library of Congress best-practice standards to maximize quality and digital integrity of created files. All materials produced are subject to exacting review in areas including image quality, readability, color correctness, and OCR as applicable. The staff participates in ongoing training activities related to the needs of current projects. 


Mission, Vision and Policies

The FAU Libraries' Digital Library Unit policies detail the principles and practices that govern the activities of the Digital Library Unit. For further information, please read our policies document.


Hours

The Digital Library Staff is available Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, except for scheduled University holidays. The Digital Library is located in Room 213 in the Media Center at the S.E. Wimberly Library at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. 


Contact Us

Email:
lydig@fau.edu

Phone:
Area Code (561)
Rita Pellen  -  Associate Director  -  297 3781
Salwa Ismail Patel  -  Manager  -  297 0139
Neila Burwick  -  Digital Imaging Technician  -  297 6088


Procedures and Technical Standards  

The Digital Library employs precise procedures for its operations and workflow to ensure quality and preservation of digital material. The following list outlines some of the key procedures and technical standards used at FAU's Digital Library:

    

  • In-house and outsourced services
  • Copyright research and clearance
  • New digitization projects
  • Public awareness
  • Alliances and collaboration
  • Preservation
  • Technical standards and implementation
    • Imaging
    • Processing
    • Quality Control
  • Control tracking
  • Material handling

 

 

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