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$40,000 Planning Grant November 2008-October 2009

BHL IMLS Leadership Grant Update. Retooling Special Collections Scanning in the Age of Mass Digitization. $40,000 Planning Grant November 2008-October 2009. Internet Archive Leaders Forum October 19-20, 2009. Partner Institutions: Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia

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$40,000 Planning Grant November 2008-October 2009

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  1. BHL IMLS Leadership Grant Update Retooling Special Collections Scanning in the Age of Mass Digitization $40,000 Planning Grant November 2008-October 2009 Internet Archive Leaders Forum October 19-20, 2009

  2. Partner Institutions: • Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia • American Museum of Natural History, New York • Harvard University – Botany Libraries • Harvard University – Ernst Mayr Library/MCZ • Internet Archive, San Francisco • Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis • The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx • BHL Associates: • Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Washington, DC • MBL/WHOI, Woods Hole, MA

  3. Essential elements to the planning process: • A review of current processes used for scanning • oversized & special collections • A comparative cost analysis of the various • processes • An exploration of methods to standardize & • expedite the processes

  4. Essential elements to the planning process cont. • An evaluation and comparison of the quality versus • cost of each process • The ability to associate unique metadata with • duplicate copies of rare works • The ability to deliver duplicate copies of unique works • with the associated metadata in a cogent fashion via • the BHL portal

  5. Desired results include: • Provide cost, quality, and manpower estimates for each • scanning method to inform & improve decision-making • Determine strategies to accomplish digitization in a cost- • effective manner taking advantage of economies of scale and • process & technology learning curves • Provide valuable data to share with IMLS and the special • collections community • Identify new methodologies and partnerships to digitize special • collections materials • Suggest ways to improve metadata to better describe and • discover special collections materials

  6. 1st BHL-IMLS Planning Meeting • Harvard University • November 20, 2008 • Meeting 1 Goals: • Evaluate current processes • Explore work flow patterns • Explore cost models • Establish guidelines for customized descriptions • Establish parameters for small scale tests • Determine objective metrics to identify “rare books”

  7. Review of current processes used for scanning oversized & special collections • Bookeye (MBG/NYBG) • Boston Photo Imaging (Harvard) • Google Books (Harvard) • Harvard Imaging Services (ScanRobot (Treventus), IA partnership) • Internet Archive (oversize solutions) • Kirtas (NYBG, Smithsonian) • Inhouse Boutique Services (ANS, Harvard, MBG, NYBG, Smithsonian) • Other solutions (Qidenus Technologies, Cruse Digital Scanners, etc.)

  8. A comparative cost analysis of the various processes: Cost estimates based on 300 page book: BHL/Internet Archive partners • Low of $30.25 per vol. (WHOI) • High of $52.50 per vol. (Smithsonian) Other external vendors (Kirtas et al.) (including some oversize materials) • Low of $51 per vol. (w/out overhead/Smithsonian) • High of $120 per vol. (NYBG) In house scanning estimates (generally oversize materials) • Low of $123 per vol. (MBG) • High of $10,500 per vol. (Smithsonian)

  9. 2nd BHL-IMLS Planning Meeting • Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia • April 20, 2009 • Goals: • Describe a portable scanning center with associated costs • Estimate the percentage of eligble items via this new model • Compare all current costs for both mass scanning and special • collections scanning based on real numbers • Estimate how many items would be done per year at each • location and how long they would stay there • Explore Wikipedia, LibraryThing, OpenLibrary applications • Outline the next phase of the grant & continued funding

  10. 3rd BHL-IMLS Planning Meeting • Internet Archive, San Francisco • October 18, 2009 • Goals: • Review test results • Review lessons learned • Discuss current market place • Outline final report • Plan new grant request

  11. Comparison of the • Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, • Vol. 23, no. 1, 1897 • (title page, plate 12, folded map) • Harvard Image Services • Internet Archive • Biodiversity Heritage Library

  12. Comparison of • Isert, Paul Erdmann. Voyages en Guinée • et dans les îles Caraïbes en Amérique … • Paris,1793. • Google Books • New York Botanical Garden

  13. Preliminary Conclusions: • Boutique is better • Fold outs can be fun • Costs are coming down • Duplication can be desirable

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