Abstract
pub71 Digitizing Historical
Pictorial Collections for the Internet
Ostrow, Stephen (2/98, 42 pp)
ISBN 1-887334-57-2 $20
Describes the nature and uses of large historical pictorial collections in a both the reading room and online, analyzing the advantages and the disadvantages of digital access to images. Addresses preservation, bibliographical control, and access issues; provides a detailed checklist for planning digital conversion projects and information about copyright law as it applies to networked distribution of images.