This site is a collaborative effort by federal agencies formed as a group in 2007 to define common guidelines, methods, and practices to digitize historical content in a sustainable manner. Recognizing that the effort would require specialized expertise, two separate working groups were formed with the possibility that more tightly focused groups might be necessary as the work progressed. The Federal Agencies Still Image Digitization Working Group will concentrate its efforts on image content such as books, manuscripts, maps, and photographic prints and negatives. The Federal Agencies Audio-Visual Working Group is focusing its work on sound, video, and motion picture film.
Current Draft Documents
The following draft documents have been released for public review and comment:
TIFF Image Metadata
(Comments by November 15, 2008)
Digital Imaging Framework
(Comments by November 15, 2008)
News & Events
GPO releases RFP for Mass Digitization
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) submits A Request for Proposal for Mass Digitization Opportunities.
August 2008
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Last Updated: 09/30/2008