Getting started with digital collections : scaling to fit your organization / Jane D. Monson.

Digital collections have already changed the ways users access and interact with an institution's materials. And small or medium-sized libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies face a unique set of challenges in regards to digital collections. They may have been unable to jump on t...

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Main Author: Monson, Jane D., 1977- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2017.
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