Skandia History Committee Digitizing Project

A. Item Types
1. Media
a. Paper
i. Flat (photographs, newspapers, magazines, programs, etc.)
ii. Bound Book
b. Electronic
i. Images (photos, slides, negatives, etc.)
ii. Videos
iii. Audio
iv. Media
2. 3-D Items
a. Costume
b. Instrument
c. Other

B. Scanner Types
1. Flatbed Scanner (photos, slides, negative, documents)
a. Target resolution?
2. Overhead Scanner
3. Camera (for items too large for scanner bed)

C. Storage Schemes, Naming Conventions – how to organize?

1. By Folders
2. By Events
3. By Year
4. By Contributor
5. File Formats (PDF, Text, .DOCX)

D. Storage Devices, Locations

1. Cloud (Long Term)
2. Archives at Institutions (Long Term at Museum, UW)
3. Access issues if donated?
4. Long-term loan?
5. Local USB Hard Drives (Short Term Transitional)

E. Who to scan?
1. Volunteers at home?
2. Commercial service?