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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thought this might be useful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">best, janet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">| Janet Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Preservation & Digital Initiatives | OHIO University Libraries | 1 Ohio University | Alden 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 |
<a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu"><span style="color:#1F497D">carleton@ohio.edu</span></a> |
<a href="https://media.library.ohio.edu/"><span style="color:#1F497D">https://media.library.ohio.edu/</span></a> |
<u><a href="@jcarletonoh"><span style="color:#1F497D">@jcarletonoh</span></a></u> |
<a href="https://twitter.com/AldenLibDigital"><span style="color:#1F497D">@AldenLibDigital
</span></a>| <a href="http://pinterest.com/OhioDigiArchive/"><span style="color:#1F497D">http://pinterest.com/OhioDigiArchive/</span></a> | Candidate for Society of American Archivists Council 2020 |<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Kathlin Smith <ksmith@CLIR.ORG>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 14, 2020 11:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> DLF-ANNOUNCE@LISTS.CLIR.ORG<br>
<b>Subject:</b> IFLA Releases Digital Unification Guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifla.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40OHIO.EDU%7C4f071b6696654f8ec08408d7b16c1833%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C1%7C637172950129641248&sdata=pBxWTLks7zQqc2tcr3E%2F2zwx83nYXX%2FkDUfO%2BY6IbrE%3D&reserved=0">IFLA</a>
has released the <i><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifla.org%2Fpublications%2Fnode%2F92435&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40OHIO.EDU%7C4f071b6696654f8ec08408d7b16c1833%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C1%7C637172950129651241&sdata=kc5f4VFKi3kswPTJ5r7peyccE3yaPRJzjXinPTuPCkQ%3D&reserved=0">IFLA
Guidelines for Setting up Digital Unification Projects</a></i>. <span style="color:black">
The guidelines aim to provide a checklist and indications of practical experience for libraries looking to set up
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">partnerships—including across borders—to digitize and share materials from scattered or displaced collections</span>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Rather than be prescriptive, the guidelines identify things planners need to take into consideration, which apply in almost all cases, regardless of the level of ambition or resources available.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The guidelines are currently available in
<a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifla.org%2Ffiles%2Fassets%2Fhq%2Ftopics%2Fcultural-heritage%2Fdocuments%2Fdigital_unification_guidelines.pdf&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40OHIO.EDU%7C4f071b6696654f8ec08408d7b16c1833%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C1%7C637172950129651241&sdata=tt%2B%2BgglhWNfdjOWYeNWbPgrGkTFBMWyHW8BlP8xq2Zc%3D&reserved=0">
English</a> and <a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifla.org%2Ffiles%2Fassets%2Fhq%2Ftopics%2Fcultural-heritage%2Fifla_lignes-directrices_unification-numerique.pdf&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40OHIO.EDU%7C4f071b6696654f8ec08408d7b16c1833%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C1%7C637172950129661239&sdata=c44xljlGQ6p0u2Eh%2Fs9rMN2usjsLBr4XrNVdH4uiMbE%3D&reserved=0">
French</a>, and a Spanish version will soon be released. IFLA will also issue a survey to collect additional examples of digital unification projects under way.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kathlin Smith</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Director of Communications</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">CLIR</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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