The NINCH Guide to Good Practice
in the Digital Representation and Management
of Cultural Heritage Materials

Acknowledgements

I. Introduction

II. Project Planning

III. Selecting Materials: An Iterative Process

IV. Rights Management

V. Digitization and Encoding of Text

VI. Capture and Management of Images

VII. Audio/Video Capture and Management

VIII. Quality Control and Assurance

IX. Working With Others

X. Distribution

XI. Sustainability: Models for Long-Term Funding

XII. Assessment of Projects by User Evaluation

XIII. Digital Asset Management

XIV. Preservation

Appendix A: Equipment

Appendix B: Metadata

Appendix C: Digital Data Capture: Sampling

References

Abbreviations Used in the Guide

Bibliography

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