Electronic Collections Management: A Case Study

Abstract

For those who may be considering their own forays into digitizing special collections, this article provides an overview of the experiences of one public library’s special collections department in planning, developing, and maintaining a digital collection, and making it accessible on the Internet. Now six years old, the digital library experiment at the Newport News Public Library System (NNPLS) faces another set of important decisions — just as important as the decision to begin the project.