The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a primary funder of digitization projects in US libraries and museums, issued this report in May, 2002. Based on a survey sent to state library agencies, academic libraries, public libraries, and museums, the report presents key statistics such as: 87% of museums, 99% of public libraries, and 100% of academic libraries and state library agencies use some kinds of technology, including desktop computers with standard office software, access to the Internet, and e-mail. The report provides a breakdown of which technologies are the most commonly used in different agency types. State library agencies ranked highest in digitization, with 78% reporting digitization projects in the last year. Many libraries -- 34% of academic and 25% public -- as well as about 30% of museums, had ongoing efforts. Overall, the report provides a wealth of statistics on what types of materials institutions would like to digitize and technologies they plan to implement. Also included are brief mentions and links to selected, exemplary digitization projects (funded by IMLS) in all agency types. The report is available in both HTML and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats.
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