Resources & Documentation

Reformatting Guidelines

• Reformatting Workflow (PDF)
  General workflow through UWDCC reformatting department.
• Reformatting Standards
  UWDCC capture and derivative and creation standards.
• Reformatting Equipment
  Overview of reformatting equipment used by UWDCC
• Audio Workflow (PDF)
  Workflow and instructions for reformatting audio files.
• File Formats
  Recommended file formats for various project types

Storage & Access

• Statement on storage and discoverability
  Overview of our approach to storage, preservation, and accessibility

Multimedia/Bibliographic Database Documentation

• UW-Madison Digital Library Data Dictionary: Bibliographic and Multimedia Databases (2.0)
  Core data elements used by UWDCC for multimedia and bibliographic databases, in terms of their internal encoding, semantics, appropriate use, and relationship to other metadata schemes.
• Constructing References to Internal Media Objects
  Internal documentation that defines and illustrates structural metadata relationships for single and possibly composite media objects.
• Sitesearch OAI metadata mappings
  Data crosswalk between SiteSearch, Dublin Core and Open Archives Initiative (OAI) metadata elements.
• [Core Document] Bibliographic/Multimedia Model Documentation, v1.3 (PDF)
  Primary documentation presenting multimedia model used for non-textual materials.

Electronic Facsimile (Pageturner) Documentation

• UW–Madison Digital Library Data Dictionary: Electronic Facsimiles (v5.0)
  Core data elements used by UWDCC for EFacs (Pageturner) metadata, in terms of their internal encoding, semantics, appropriate use, and relationship to other metadata schemes.
• Entity Relationship Diagram for Electronic Facsimile Collections
  Diagram that illustrates the relationship between objects and data elements within the Electronic Facsimile (EFacs) model used to present text-based digital resources.
• [Core Document] Pageturner Model Documentation, (v5) (PDF)
  Primary documentation created by UWDCC presenting EFacs (Pageturner) model used for text-based materials

E–Text Documentation (TEI)

• Guidelines and Procedures for Electronic Text Projects
  Naming conventions and basic coding guidelines for TEI projects.
• Guidelines for Markup of Electronic Texts
  Naming conventions and basic coding guidelines for TEI projects.
• Guidelines for Markup of Electronic Texts – Appendix A
  Appendix to document that presents naming conventions and basic coding guidelines for TEI projects.

Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Finding Aids

• Style Manual for Archival Finding Aids (PDF) 
  Created to inform EAD projects completed in partnership with the Wisconsin Historical Society

General Resources

• Preservation Basics for Paper and Media Collections
  Northeast Document Conservation Center’s Preservation Leaflet “Preservation 101” which includes guidelines for handling paper, photographic and other media materials.