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Considering the long term effect on the condition of the materials and digitization
A collection's condition and preservation issues could play a significant role in determining which items get digitized. Both print and non-print materials pose different problems. It must be determined if digitizing will help lengthen the life of the materials and if that outways the initial cost of digitizing and maintaining the digital format.
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Considering the broad research Value of the materials when looking at digitizing
Considering the ownership and copyright of materials selected for digitization
Considering High-Demand Collections for digitization
Considering Local Research Value of the materials when selecting for digitization
Looking at the availability of materials in other formats when considering them for digitization
The size of the user community could affect digitization
Funding plays into digitization
Considering the long term effect on the condition of the materials and digitization
Considering Unique Collections for Digitization
Collaborative collection building opportunities impact digitization decisions