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This document outlines the technical guidelines and specifications for digitizing cultural heritage materials, focusing on image processing, scanning techniques, and metadata management.
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Federal Agencies Digitization Initiative Still Image Working Group — August 2010
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Cleanliness of Work Area, Digitization Equipment, and Originals : 50
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Textual Documents, Graphic Illustrations/Artwork, Maps, Plans, ANd OVersiZed .......cecescecesseesssecesseeeesseeeeeees 59
Photographs - Film / Camera Originals - Black-and-White and Color - Transmission Scanning............eee 60
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