Attachment E - Farmstead Foods Collection Digitization Project Plan - March 2014.pdf

The document provides detailed protocols and recommendations for digitizing a collection of various materials, including textual documents, photographs, and graphic materials. It highlights the importance of copyright protection, scanning protocols, file format recommendations, and hardware/software needs for web hosting. Specific guidelines include scanning the entire document without cropping, enhancing text contrast during scanning, and storing master files in TIFF format with metadata. It also discusses data storage and web hosting options, such as on-site hosting or managed server and off-site hosting, outlining the pros and cons of each approach. The document emphasizes the necessity of high-quality scans to preserve essential features and information from the original documents.