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Line 1: {{Short description\|Term}} {{Orphan\|date=May 2022}} Mass digitization is a term used to describe "large-scale digitization projects of varying scopes." Such projects include efforts to digitize physical books, on a mass scale, to make knowledge openly and publicly accessible and are made possible by selecting cultural objects, prepping them, scanning them, and constructing necessary digital infrastructures. These projects are often piloted by cultural institutions and private bodies, however, individuals may attempt to conduct a mass digitization effort as well. Mass digitization efforts occur quite often; millions of files (books, photos, color swatches, etc.) are uploaded to large-scale public or private online archives every single day. This practice of taking the physical to the digital on a mass realm changes the way we interact with knowledge. The history of mass digitization can be traced as early as the mid 1800s with the advent of microfilm, and technical infrastructures such as the [[internet]], [[Data farming\|data]] farms, and [[computer data storage]] make these efforts technologically possible. This seemingly simple process of digitization of physical knowledge, or even products, has vast implications that can be explored. ▼ ▲Mass digitization is a term used to describe "large-scale digitization projects of varying scopes." Such projects include efforts to digitize physical books, on a mass scale, to make knowledge openly and publicly accessible and are made possible by selecting cultural objects, prepping them, scanning them, and constructing necessary digital infrastructures. These projects are often piloted by cultural institutions and private bodies, however, individuals may attempt to conduct a mass digitization effort as well. Mass digitization efforts occur quite often; millions of files (books, photos, color swatches, etc.) are uploaded to large-scale public or private online archives every single day. This practice of taking the physical to the digital on a mass realm changes the way we interact with knowledge. The history of mass digitization can be traced as early as the mid -1800s with the advent of microfilm, and technical infrastructures such as the [[internet]], [[Data farming\|data]] farms, and [[computer data storage]] make these efforts technologically possible. This seemingly simple process of digitization of physical knowledge, or even products, has vast implications that can be explored. == History of Mass Digitization Initiatives == Line 8 ⟶ 10: === Non-fictional considerations === Some of the earliest digitization programs started before the age of the internet, and include the adaption of technologies such as [[Internet Archive\|microfilm]] in the 19th century. The technical affordances of microfilm allowed it to be a significant medium in the efforts to preserve and extend library materials, as well as its feature of "graphically dramatizing questions of scale." Microfilm was also known as [[~~Microphotograph\|microphotography~~microphotograph]]y, developed in1839, and its capabilities demonstrate (perhaps for the first time) the ability to store mass amounts of information, in this case photos, on a physically small space. When discussing the affordances of microfilm, it was noted by an observer that, "the whole archives of the nation might be packed away in a snuffbox." Such notes expertly demonstrate ''how'' the technical infrastructure of microfilm could be leveraged to archive and preserve on a mass scale. [[Paul Otlet]], a Belgian author often considered one of the founders of information science, "outlined the benefits of microfilm as a stable and long-term remediation format that could be used to extend the reach of literature" in his 1906 work "''Sur une forme nouvelle du livre : le livre microphotographique".'' His claim was proven right, with the [[Library of Congress]] and other bodies using microfilm to "digitize" cultural objects such as manuscripts, books, images, and newspapers in the early 20th century. == Technical Infrastructures == {{Empty section\|date=May 2022}} == Implications == {{Empty section\|date=May 2022}} == References ==▼ ▲== References == {{Reflist}} # Thylstrup, Nanna Bonde (2019). ''The politics of mass digitization''. Cambridge. [[ISBN (identifier)\|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/0-262-35005-X\|<bdi>0-262-35005-X</bdi>]]. [[OCLC (identifier)\|OCLC]] 1078691226 Line 25 ⟶ 30: # Luther, Frederic. Microfilm: A History, 1839–1900. Annapolis, MD: The National Microfilm Association, 1959. # Goldschmidt, & Otlet, P. (1906). ''Sur une forme nouvelle du livre : le livre microphotographique''. [Institut international de bibliographie]. # La Hood, Charles G. "Microfilm for the Library of Congress." ''College & Research Libraries'' 34.4 (1973): ~~291-294~~291–294. # Duncan, Virginia L., and Frances E. Parsons. "Use of Microfilm in an Industrial Research Library." ''Spec Libr'' 61.6 (1970): ~~288-290~~288–290. {{Uncategorized\|date=May 2022}}

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