Digitization Centre
About Us
The Digitization Centre at the 番茄社区 Libraries supports the production and delivery of a large array of . Our staff have expertise in digitizing a variety of media including books, manuscripts, photographs, artwork, microforms, maps, and posters. We work with the library’s cataloguing unit to apply standardized metadata that ensures high visibility in search engines and scholarly indexes.
UVic Libraries have a strong commitment to public access. The vast majority of our digitized collections are freely and openly available for research, teaching exploration, use, and study. Our material can also be found in the and the .
The Digitization Centre houses a variety of specialized equipment including:
- large format, high resolution scanner
- Internet Archive
- Microfilm Scanner
- Creaform portable 3D scanner
- image quality assurance software
Partnerships
The Libraries’ Digitization Centre has partnered on a number of successful grant applications. We welcome collaborations with faculty, students, and community partners. If you would like to suggest a project, please consult our Digitization Project Request Form (request form). We are especially interested in creating collections that meet the following criteria:
- Materials have historical, scholarly, or cultural significance
- Materials are unique or rare, and are not yet available online
- Materials are held in UVic Libraries’ collections
- Materials are not under copyright restrictions (copyright guide)
- Materials do not have privacy concerns (privacy guide)
- Materials are at-risk, or content is in need of preservation
- Special consideration will be given to materials of Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and Canadian origin, in that order.
Get in touch: digitization@uvic.ca