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Partner Training Manual

The dLOC Training Manual, available in English, Spanish, and French, provides in-depth guidance for digitizing documents using flatbed and high-speed scanners, descriptions of a suggested digitization workflow, as well as step-by-step instructions for using the dLOC Toolkit software suite.

All chapters below are in .pdf format:

• Section 1 : Project Overview
• Section 2 : Recommended Equipment and Software
• Section 3 : Software Toolkit
• Section 4 : Selection and Copyright
• Section 5 : Preparing for Digitization
• Section 6 : Basic Theory and Specifications
• Section 7 : Scanning
• Section 8 : Image Manipulation
• Section 9 : Performing Quality Control
• Section 10 : Web Presence
• Section 11 : Archiving
• Section 12 : Reference Resources
• Appendix 1 : dLOC Glossary
• Appendix 2 : Metadata Overview
• Appendix 3 : Toolkit Installation and Configuration

Download the Complete Training Manual in .pdf format.

Digital Library of the Caribbean : Guide to Digitization for Preservation Videos

• Using a Flatbed Scanner (in dLOC and YouTube)