Historical Society Quote | American Digital Memories

Standard Dublin Core / MODS metadata

OCR Text Extraction (for text-based documents/newspapers)

Audio/Video Transcription & Subtitling

Upload to existing Library Information System (e.g., Sierra, Koha - upload files via API or FTP)

Create new digital catalog collection

Provide raw files in a specific folder structure for later indexing

Standard (No special handling)

Fragile/Delicate Items

Sensitive (Requires gloves, flatbed scanner, no touch)

Special Handling Requirements

Loose Pages

Folded newspapers (requires careful unfolding/scanning)

Bound volume (requires unbinding or spine scanning)

Standard (No special handling)

Fragile (Sensitive handling required)

Extremely Fragile (Film Crumbling - Possible Vinegar Syndrome)