Media Preservation Introduction

"This document goes beyond a list of questions to ask and information to communicate a potential vendor—it also includes several starting points for questions to ask internally about the scope of a digitization project and about technical quality standards. Most useful for finding a starting point, or several, for opening up communications with vendors or about vendors." -- MG

"This document is meant to be used as a resource to help think critically and guide discussion about the salient aspects of a digitization request for proposal (RFP) and the details within."

Produced by the Sustainable Heritage Network. "In this video, Marcia Segal, Processing Archivist at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, discusses some of the things to keep in mind while working with digitization vendors. Some of the topics she covers include: the importance of having an inventory in place when externalizing your digitization project, and how to conduct effective communication between you or your institution and the vendor with whom you are working."