With multiple storage locations and a complicated workflow,
documentation and staff training are also important concerns. The
library’s consortial membership provided a style manual for scanning,
cataloging/metadata standards, and basic workflow suggestions. The
library used this as a basis for creating a local workflow policy, which
includes detailed directions on image scanning and manipulation as
well as step by step directions on how to process the item in
CONTENTdm. A scanning log is used to track size and progress of a
collection. The scanning log is simply an Excel file which records the
file name, file size, and date of digitization, as well as locations to
which the file has been saved