1. Dawn Paschal Beth Oehlerts Yongli Zhou Amy Meger Colorado State University Libraries

2.  Introduction (Dawn)  Planning for digitization (Beth)  Scanning and creating PDF files from scans (Yongli)  Quality control (Amy)  Ask questions at any time!

3. We have learned of digitization initiatives in campus departments; We know there is variation in practices and procedures;

4. We would like to share what we have learned so you can produce a high-quality, scanned document that will be easily accessed, read, downloaded, and printed and more likely to be preserved in future years; Digitization requires a commitment of time and effort

5.  Ideally, you can locate print documents in their original digital form and avoid scanning  Advantages: ◦ Smaller file size ◦ Better quality ◦ Running the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) process is not necessary

6. The Libraries do not currently offer routine scanning services for campus units We are most happy to offer follow-up, hands-on training in our lab for interested persons Contact Dawn Paschal or Beth Oehlerts:  Dawn.Paschal@colostate.edu Dawn.Paschal@colostate.edu  Beth.Oehlerts@colostate.edu Beth.Oehlerts@colostate.edu