The Price of Digitization:
New Cost Models for Cultural and Educational Institutions
NINCH SYMPOSIUM
April 8, 2003, New York City |
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A Digitization Symposium Presented by NINCH and Innodata
Tuesday April 8, 2003, 9:00am-5:00pm
The Celeste Bartos Forum
New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street
New York City
Co-sponsored by The New York Public Library
and New York University
Report by Lorna Hughes
New York University
© NINCH 2003. All rights reserved.
Introduction
The Economics of Digitizing Library and Other Cultural Materials: A Perspective from the Mellon Foundation,
Donald Waters
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Panel 1. Case Studies: Calculation Production Costs
Economies of Scale: Lessons Learned from the Making of America IV Project
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Maria Bonn, Making of America, University of Michigan
Luna Imaging: A Manufacturing Model,
Nancy Harm, Luna Imaging
Ten Ways to Spend $100,000 on Digitization,
Dan Pence, Systems Integration Group, Inc.
Digitizing History: University Presses and Libraries,
Peter B. Kaufman, Innodata
Preservation Costs
Counting the Costs of Digital Preservation: Is Repository Storage Affordable?,
Stephen Chapman, Harvard University
From Projects To Full Programs: Institutional Cost Issues,
New York Public Library Visual Archives
Carrie Bickner, New York Public Library
Toward Sustainability - Margin and Mission in the Natural History Setting,
Tom Moritz, American Museum of Natural History
Revisiting Costs,
Steven Puglia, National Archives
Challenges in Storing Digital Images,
Jane Sledge, Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)
Charging the Consumer
Expanding Local Programs Through Revenue Generation,
Christie Stephenson, Digital Library Production Service, University of Michigan
Sustainability Models for Online Scholarly Publishing,
Kate Wittenberg, Electronic Publishing Initiative, Columbia University
The Road Ahead
Observations,
Jack Abuhoff, Innodata
The Future is a Foreign Country,
Michael Lesk, The Internet Archive