Charge

The Digitization Task Force will identify 2-3 digitization projects, select the standards that support the digitization of the material, identify possible funding partners and recommend the technology needed for the consortium's first cooperative digitization project.

1. 1. Develop 2-3 digitization project ideas from which the Board will select one for the Grant Writing Team to write a proposal.
   • M. Sandler's "Digitization Proposal to the BLC" will be shared with the Task Force but the projects identified need not be limited to his proposal.
   • Identify significant, meaningful resources to be digitized from at least 3 member libraries for each project.
   • Indicate the level of complexity for each project for the Board to decide whether to start with a simple digitization project or choose a more complex project as the consortium's first digitization project.
2. Select the digitization standards for selected BLC cooperative digitization projects.
3. Recommend any technology needed for participating members to work together for each digitization project identified.
4. Identify possible funding partners for each digitization project.

Communication:
The Task Force will communicate with the BLC community through news items on the BLC's web page, BLC-L, and with all appropriate COI's, especially to gather input on digitization ideas. The Task Force will submit written reports.

BLC Goals
The Digitization Task Force charge is aligned with the following BLC goals:

• Goal 1: Entrepreneurial Initiative: The BLC Portal, because a portal would be created for the digitization project on the web.
• Goal 2: Staff Development, because it will provide staff members of BLC institutions with a workshop that will inform them about current developments and best practices in digitization.
• Goal 4: Resource Sharing, because the project will go beyond traditional print and online resources by creating a consortium digitization project which will be shared on the web.

• Consortium- and/or statewide digitization projects, including selecting, funding, and implementing.
• Special collections responsibility for their institution, particularly experience setting selection criteria for digitization projects.
• Digitization experience, including standards, technology and workflow.
• Digitization workshop planning, possibly on Digitization Task Force Part II.
• Team and facilitation skills.
• Note: One member of the Digitization Task Force will also become a member of the Grant Writing Team, which writes grant proposals including the digitization proposal.