Planning the Work
Set goals, scope and get political support
What is the nature of the content?
Who is the audience?
How will the collection be accessed and used?
Select and customize metadata scheme
Who is going to catalog objects?
Is the infrastructure ready?
How will cataloging quality be assessed and enforced?
Set digitization standards
Evaluate and select software and hardware
How are projects and even objects selected?
How will copyrights be managed?
Is there a campus IP policy?