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From the Scout Report: State of Digitization



Gang:
For those of you not viewing the Scout Report, a good article is
mentioned in the most recent one:

Status of Technology and Digitization in the Nation's Museums and
Libraries 2002 Report
<http://www.imls.gov/Reports/TechReports/intro02.htm>

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a primary funder of
digitization projects in US libraries and museums, issued this report in
May, 2002. Based on a survey sent to state library agencies, academic
libraries, public libraries, and museums, the report presents key
statistics such as: 87% of museums, 99% of public libraries, and 100% of
academic
libraries and state library agencies use some kinds of technology,
including desktop computers with standard office software, access to the
Internet, and e-mail. The report provides a breakdown of which
technologies are the most commonly used in different agency types. State
library agencies ranked highest in digitization, with 78% reporting
digitization projects in the
last year. Many libraries -- 34% of academic and 25% public -- as well
as about 30% of museums, had ongoing efforts. Overall, the report
provides a wealth of statistics on what types of materials institutions
would like to digitize and technologies they plan to implement. Also
included are brief mentions and links to selected, exemplary
digitization projects (funded by
IMLS) in all agency types. The report is available in both HTML and
Adobe.

Mark

Mark Lambert
Special Collections and Government Documents Librarian
South Texas College of Law
Houston, TX

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