Purpose–To provide a selective bibliography of literature which explores issues and
provides guidelines on library digitization projects. Design/methodology/approach …

This study investigates current practice in digitizing library materials in the USA. Building a
good digital collection has been a common task, pervasive in all types of libraries …

This paper discusses a dual approach of case study and research survey to investigate the
complex factors in sustaining academic library digitization programs. The case study …

This article examines the relationship between access and preservation in digitization
projects conducted by public libraries and archives in the UK. The main issues discussed …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate digitization activities in university
libraries in Nigeria and to identify the challenges encountered in their various digitization …

The advent of information and communication technology (ICT) has made imperative that
library holdings must be both in digital format and traditional format. Converting the analog …

Digitization as a method of preservation is now a global phenomenon as well as the new
trend in managing a library collection especially precious ones among academic libraries …

Prior to digitisation, the retrieving and re-filing of the prints consumed staff time. Batches of
prints to be re-filed hung round on trolleys like patients in a busy A&E Department. The sight …

This paper evaluates the status of digitization in 30 Nigerian university libraries with a view
to identifying the status, progress, prospects and challenges to digitize library materials and …

The digitization of archival materials is becoming a fundamental duty of special collections in
academic libraries. This article examines organizational trends that have emerged at …