VIU Library is a partner in Digital BC and may provide services to other participants in the initiative through a network of arrangements. VIU Library also seeks to coordinate with and may form agreements with regional or aligned organizations for digitization and digital preservation services where there is mutual interest and good alignment with Library strategic objectives and University goals.

Such services may include those described below. While some costs may be relatively easy to assess, other costs of digitization and preservation vary depending on specific circumstances and outcomes of a project. Please contact us for further information if you would like to consider partnering in a project.

Scanning

    Bound items (e.g. books)
    Unbound/Disbound items (fragile)
    Unbound/Disbound items (high-speed scanning)
    Microfilm
    Microfiche
    Slides, photographs, negatives

OCR

    Books, magazines, etc.
    Newspapers

Metadata & UIDs

    Metadata consultation
    Dublin Core (item level)
    Collection or issue level metadata (for serials)
    DOI minting
    ISSN support

Web archiving
Digital preservation as a service