| | A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections - National Information Standards Organization (NISO) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | At the same time, it is intended to be a concise introduction to core considerations for the building of good digital collections and to serve as a springboard to encourage further research and innovation by its readers. |
 | | Effective collection management includes standardized measures of collection usefulness, including consistent usage data that can be evaluated over time to gauge the continued relevancy of the collection to users, as well as measures to evaluate the continued usefulness of the collection in supporting the organization's mission. |
 | | Organizations should consider the granularity of description, that is, whether to create descriptive records at the collection level, at the item level, or both, in light of the desired depth and scope of access to the materials. |
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