2. Do you have a written digitisation plan, policy or guidelines for determining the identification of research material for digitisation? Please include the URL, or attach a copy of the document if not available online.
Available online
Queensland University of Technology http://www.library.qut.edu.au/about/planning/documents/POL_CDM_3.4.1.QUT_Digital_Repository_FIN.pdf
http://www.library.qut.edu.au/about/planning/documents/POL_CDM_3.4.1.QUT_Digital_Repository_FIN.pdf
University of New England: http://www.une.edu.au/policies/pdf/epublications.pdf.
Monash University: http://www.monash.edu.au/staff/information-management/strategy/
Victoria University: http://wcf.vu.edu.au/GovernancePolicy/PDF/POI041116000.PDF
University of Melbourne: http://digitisation.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/331369/library_digitisation_policy.pdf
La Trobe provided a copy of their updated principles for digitisation of research materials after the responses were collated.
3. What has been digitised by the library?
For details see Appendix A
4. Is the library digitisation programme a collaborative activity?
*Two of these state “no formal” “no programme as such”
If so, with whom do you normally collaborate?
* OzCase (South East Queensland Cross Sectoral Law Library Initiative)
5. Does the library undertake the digitisation or contract with other organisations/companies?
Please include the name of the company/ies
EXTERNAL
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INTERNAL
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ASIC (Australian Securities and Assets Commission?)
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1
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‘in-house, expertise and shared knowledge of staff of the University Library’
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1
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CAVAL
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7
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ANU Photography
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1
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‘sent out to agencies’ ‘commercial provider’
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2
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Australian Dictionary of Biography
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1
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Converga
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1
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University Digitising facility
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2
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DATACOMit
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2
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‘under supervision of academic’
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1
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Document Imaging Services P/L
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1
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DAMsmart
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2
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LaserWords
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1
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OCRing (trialled but not successful, currently investigating)
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1
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PARADISEC
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1
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WH Pascoe
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1
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Why Documentaries
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1
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6. Does the library digitise material for other parties within your own institution or for external organisations?
7. What staffing and expertise is available to the library for the digitisation of research material? What specific skills gaps do you have? Is the expertise acquired through on the job experiences with equipment, through formal in house staff development of established staff or targeted recruitment?
A majority of the respondents indicated that they did not have dedicated staff for digitisation. The skills and expertise were generally spread across the library and digitisation activities were incorporated into a broader role. Only two respondents indicated dedicated staff for digitisation activities. A number of respondents have staff that undertook the end to end process from project management, digitisation, metadata creation to repository deposit. Those that are undertaking digitisation work have primarily acquired skills from on the job experience and vendor training. Risks identified were the need for more skilled people and the use of contract staff, volunteers and students often mean that valuable experience and knowledge is lost.
8. What equipment does the library currently have at its disposal for research digitisation?
Multifunction Devices – Fujui Xeros APEOSPORT (IVC4470, c$300, IVC3370), Lexmark print/copy/scan machines, Ricoh Photocopiers
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Scanners – Digital Microform Scanner (ScanPro)ther; Atiz cradle scanners; ATIZ Scanner; Minolta overhead scanner; Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL; Bookeye 3 A1 overhead scanner; Bookeye scanner; Avision; A3 Bookedge Scanner X 3; Microbox Book2net; Minolta PS 7000 X 2; Cannon Scan 8800; Zeutschel OS 5000; Zeutschel OS 12000 overhead colour scanner; Slide scanner ; Avision FB6280E bookedge scanner (A3, flatbed); Microbox Book2net scanner; Microbox Book2net scanner; Avision FB6280E bookedge scanner (A3, flatbed); Zeutschel OS 14000 A1 scanner, Zeutschel OS12000v Book scanner, ATIZ A2 book-cradle scanner; Kodak i620 high volume scanner with Ascent Capture software; Kodak i280 high volume scanner; Slide Scanning; A3 flatbed reflective/transmissive scanner - Epson 10000 XL; A3 Document Scanner Fujitsu fi-6670 (to enable researchers, teachers, or departmental staff members to walk-up and scan unbound documents under minimal supervision); Microfilm Scanning Scanpro 2000 microfilm scanner – 35mm; three full plate A4 Epson scanners used by digitisation project staff; one A3 book scanner; one plan scanner; Avision A3 Scanner Model 8000S; CanoScan scanner A4 9950F ; Microfilm Scanner Canon 300 II; Kirtas 2400 scanner
Slide scanners; Flat bed scanners; Bookeye3 (ImageWare); ATIZ BookDrivePro; RICOH and FujiXerox high speed feed scanners; Minolta PS7000 (investigation of upgrade underway)
Whitlam Scanner; Avision AV3200SU; • Atiz BookDrive Pro cradle scanner; Canon DR-7080C scanner (shared with Library); Plustek Optik Film 7400 35mm neg/slide scanner; Network HP digital sender 9250c; Fujitsu fi-6800 mid-volume scanner
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Digital Cameras- Canon EOS 450D digital SLR Camera; Canon Powershot S2IS on Firenze stand using Zoombrowser EX 5.2 software; Canon G11 for site visits
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6
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VHS to DVD Conversion software and equipment
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1
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Transparency adaptor (for slides and negatives)
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1
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9. How is the equipment funded and updated?
*ASHER (Australia Scheme for Higher Education Repositories) – 2 Updating equipment depends on the ASHER funding of each year.’)
ARC-LIEF (Linkage Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) – 2 replacement equipment was funded by UNE central budget’)
UDL – (Universal Digital Library: Million Books Project) – 1 (‘Zeutschel OS 5000 machine was provided by the Universal Digital Library Million Books project.’)
ERA – Excellence for Research in Australia – 1 (‘The equipment was funded by one off external funding related to ERA activities.’)
Donation – 1, ‘Grant’ – 1
10. Are there major centrally managed digitisation facilities, either at whole-of-institution or faculty/school level, within your university that are not associated with the library?
11. What is the general nature of digitisation undertaken by these facilities?
Educational/teaching – 2
Research - 2
One off basis – hard copy archives – 1,
other ‘important documentation’ – 1
Specific project Final reports and other hard copy records for public access – 1
Marketing - 1
Admin support – digitisation of University handbooks - 1
Publicise and record history of the University – 1
Format shifting – egg VHS to DVD – 1
12. If the central facility undertakes the digitisation of research material, please describe briefly the type, quantity, date ranges, funding sources of each major digitisation project/activity. Please also highlight non-paper based activities, needs and relative volumes (e.g. video, audio, objects).
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