Which of the following accurately describe the process of digitisation in libraries?

A. It requires adherence to metadata standards for discoverability.

B. It involves converting analog materials to digital formats.

C. It ensures permanent access to all digital content without preservation efforts.

D. It involves selecting suitable hardware and software for the process.

E. It requires to get permission from National Digital Library of India (NDLI).

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

The Correct answer is A, B, C and D only.

Key Points

• Adherence to metadata standards is crucial for ensuring that digital content can be easily discovered.
• Digitization involves converting analog materials (such as books, photographs, etc.) into digital formats.
• While digitization aims to provide permanent access to digital content, it does not negate the need for preservation efforts, so this statement is misleading.
• The process involves selecting the right hardware and software to effectively digitize materials.

Option E (requiring permission from the National Digital Library of India) is not necessary for the process of digitization itself, making it incorrect.

Additional Information

• Digitization involves converting various forms of information such as books, journals, sound recordings, images, and videos into digital format using bits, the basic units of information in computer systems.
• This can be achieved through several technologies, with the most common being scanning and optical character recognition (OCR) for text-based data.