There are many other organisations producing resources on digitisation, and guides to procedures and standards. We’ve compiled a list of those that you might find useful here. Feel free to get in touch if you have questions or suggestions for additions.
Download a Digitisation Policy Template to start your own organisational planning.
Planning, procedures and policies
- National Museum of Australia – Policies list
- National Archives of Australia – Digital Preservation Policy
- National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries (NSAMG) – Version 1.5 pdf Download
Digital preservation information and tools
- Museums & Galleries of NSW – Crystal Clear: standards and guidance for digitising regional collections
- National Archives of Australia – Preservation Digitisation Standards
- National Archives of Australia – AGLS Metadata Standard
- State Library of NSW – Digital Preservation Guide
- National Archives UK – file format identifier PRONOM
- Open Archival Information System (OAIS) – reference model ISO 14721:2012
- Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies (PREMIS) – Dictionary for Preservation Metadata
- Digital Preservation Coalition – Digital Preservation Handbook
- Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGa) – Digital
For more on managing collections visit the Help Hub on the History Trust of South Australia website