Lessons in outsourcing: Creating in-house digitisation infrastructure in Jewish heritage organisations

Devora Geller and Jill Strykowski
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Devora Geller: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, USA
Jill Strykowski: San Jose State University, USA

Journal of Digital Media Management, 2023, vol. 11, issue 4, 334-340

Abstract: The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research recently completed a multi-year project to digitise and make accessible online approximately 4.1 million pages of books and archival materials, pertaining to all aspects of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, which the organisation had collected in the period from 1925 until 1939. Initially, YIVO retained a corporate scanning vendor to handle digitisation and post-production work, but pivoted to opening an in-house digitisation lab to control rising costs and ensure ontime completion at the end of 2021. This paper discusses the reasons for choosing a corporate vendor, the factors that prompted the shift to opening an in-house lab, and the outcomes from successfully completing the project, especially in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: Jewish heritage; digitisation workflow; digital preservation; quality assurance; training (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M11 M15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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