Digitization of collections can help to improve internal workflows, make materials more accessible, and create new and engaging relationships with users. Robin Pike from the University of Maryland will discuss how they factor requests for access into selection for digitization and how they track the use of digitized materials. Title of the presentation was "Managing Digitization Priorities with Metrics." Session 1 from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference spring 2016 meeting.
Digitization projects compete for funding and other resources with other programmatic functions of archives and libraries. The speakers in this session will discuss their strategies for transforming digitization activities from ad-hoc projects into a systematic part of their operations. They will also compare the business models or strategies employed by institutions with differing sizes, staffing levels, and funding models to identify and secure funding, prioritize resources and projects, and manage digitization
projects to completion.
