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Digitization Specifications
The Furman Digital Collections Center meets the minimum digitization specifications set by the South Carolina Digital Library.
| Media Type | Minimum Digitization Specifications |
|---|---|
| Books / Typed Pages | 300 ppi, 24-bit RGB color |
| Manuscripts / Handwritten documents | 600 ppi, 24-bit RGB color |
|
Photographs (black and white) Photographs (color) |
600 ppi, 16-bit grayscale 600 ppi, 24-bit RGB color |
|
Slides (black and white) Slides (color) |
2400 ppi, 16-bit grayscale 2400 ppi, 24-bit RGB color |
|
35mm film negatives (black-and-white) 35mm film negatives (color) |
2400 ppi, 16-bit grayscale 2400 ppi, 24-bit RGB color |
Master Files
Two-dimensional items are scanned as high resolution lossless TIFF files. Three-dimensional and oversize items are photographed as high resolution RAW files.
Access Files
A lower resolution copy of the master file is made available online for the public. This access file is in JPG, JP2, or PDF format depending on the media type of the original item and the access needs of the user.
File Naming and Organization
File names follow these guidelines:
- Easily and clearly identifies material
- All lowercase letters
- No spaces
- No special characters except underscores or hyphens
Files are organized logically into folders by project. The project folders are further organized into sub-folders that clearly delineate the master and access files as well as metadata and related support files.
Metadata
Metadata is descriptive information about the digital item. Common metadata fields include "Title", "Author", "Date", etc. Metadata describes what you're looking at and provides historical context.
The Digital Collections Center uses Qualified Dublin Core metadata which meets the standards set by the South Carolina Digital Library.
Metadata Documentation
Download the Digital Collection's Center metadata guidelines and metadata template.
- Metadata Guidelines
Descriptions of the Qualified Dublin Core fields used by the Digital Collections Center in the creation of metadata. - Metadata TemplateExcel spreadsheet used by the Digital Collections Center for creating metadata.
Additional Resources
The Digital Collections Center guidelines were based on the following national and regional standards: