Born digital material

Start your work with digital material by checking out the basic WORKFLOW to follow.

All born-digital material should be assessed during a collection survey, and thoughts as to how to view/process/provide access to it should be included as part of a processing plan.

Preferred procedures and available options are likely to vary from collection to collection depending on a number of factors.

Expect practices to evolve as Schlesinger staff become more adept with working with these materials - just because you don't see an option described herein doesn't mean you shouldn't pursue it. After initial analysis, discuss with Kelcy Shepherd and Jennifer Weintraub.

Since each collection poses a different set of challenges, approach all work with a spirit of curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Don't be afraid to try something new!

SPECIAL FORMATS:

We have a set of procedures in place for the following special formats:

Donor-digitized material

Websites

Digital photographs and Audio/visual material

NOTE: This section of the processing manual is about material we receive in electronic form. If you want to know how to number, describe, or work with digital surrogates of analog material (that you have scanned yourself or that have been scanned elsewhere) please see the pages on DIGITIZATION.