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1. DIGITIZATION OF HISTORICAL
INFORMATION AT THE OF
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF ZAMBIA:
CRITICAL STRATEGIC REVIEW
By
Chrispin Hamooya
The University of Zambia
Chrismooya@yahoo.com
2. INTRODUCTION
Archives administration in Zambia is the mandate of
the National Archives of Zambia (NAZ) of the Ministry
of Home Affairs.
This mandate is derived from the National Archives
Act Chapter 175 of the Laws of Zambia, 1995 edition
which provides for the preservation, custody, control
and disposal of public archives including public records
in Zambia.
3. Digitized Documents
• The archives that were digitized were the BSAC’s
records (1890-1924 ) called District Note books.
• The District Notebooks are a unique and
valuable source of historical, political,
administrative, ethnographical and
anthropological information.
• The District Notebooks are the most requested
items among the National Archives of Zambia’s
holdings
4. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
• To safeguard and ensure the preservation of
the most valuable and perishable components
of the archival patrimony of the National
Archives of Zambia through digitization.
• To render them more accessible and facilitate
their future fruition by a broader number of
researchers and interested parties.
5. OBJECTIVES Continues
• To enable a select group of National Archives
of Zambia’s members of staff to gain
theoretical knowledge and practical
experience in electronic records management
and website design, and in the selection and
indexing of archival materials
• To enhance the national and international
visibility of the National Archives of Zambia
by increasing awareness of its holdings.
6. PROJECT TEAM
Historian was appointed to;
• Train NAZ’s members of staff in the selection and
indexing of archival records for the purpose of
digitization
• Study the voluminous collection of the District
Notebooks and recommend them for digitization
• Produce comprehensive summaries and indices
for each of the sections or entries they have
selected
• Produce the contents for the National Archives
website and set up a permanent exhibition.
7. IT Consultant was appointed to;
• Train NAZ’s members of staff in the use of
the hardware and software for digitization
and in the creation and updating of a
website
• Install the hardware and software purchased
for the project.
• Digitize the recommended District
Notebooks by the Historian
• Design a website
8. GUIDELINES FOR DIGITIZATION
• The actual work was done according to
UNESCO,IFLA /ICA(2002:1-5) guidelines for
digitization projects for collections and
holdings in the public domain.
• The guidelines are from number one to ten
and comments on how each guideline was
met are given
9. 1. Reasons for digitization:
• To increase access
• To improve services to an expanding user’s group
by providing enhanced access to institute’s
resources
• To reduce the handling and use of fragile and
heavily used original materials
• To give the institution opportunities for the
development of its technical infrastructure and
staff skill capacity
10. Comment from National Archives
Digitization Project.
The aim of the project was to increase;
• Accessibility of historical materials to the
public,
• To reduce the handling of fragile materials
and;
• To develop human resources and technical
infrastructure
11. 2. Criteria for selection
• Intellectual content of the material
• Level of demand from public
• For cultural institutions starting their first digitization
project, a good rule of thumb is that selecting the most
heavily used parts of their collections will normally give
the greatest added value because it will satisfy the
majority of people they try to serve.
• If the material being considered as a candidate for
digitization lacks detailed cataloguing or descriptive
data, it is essential for future access to such materials
to create such data.
12. Comments from National Archives
digitization Project
• The District Notebooks are the most valued
and most consulted collection at the National
Archives.
• The District Notebooks are also “a unique and
valuable source of historical, political,
administrative, enthnolographical and
anthropological information.
13. 3. Technical requirements and
implementation
• Image quality
• Resolution
• Bit depth
• Image enhancement processes
• Compression
• Operator judgment and care
• Setting up of standards
• Decision on reference points
• Tonal reproductio
14. Comments from National Archives
Digitization Project:
The first step in the technical requirements and
implementation was to acquire the book Scanner Bookeye.
This scanner is specifically designed for this type of work.
• To obtain a perfect image with the scanner we had to check
the following settings:
• Format
• Type of document
• Brightness
• Contrast
• Resolution
15. The second step was to clear up the image
(image enhancement process) with the
graphics software Adobe Photoshop 6.0. With
this software we could manipulate all the
images to obtain a perfect image without
unnecessary details. At the end of this
process all the files (images) were then saved
in pdf format.
16. The third and last step was to put all the data
inside the database Alchemy to index and to
record the digital repository.
17. Need for pilot project
Comments from National Archives digitization
project:
• When all equipment and software was obtained
and installed,the digitization of the Luapula
Province District Notebooks as a pilot project, in
which all the technical standards (see 3) were set.
• After exposing the results to outsiders (historians
in and outside Zambia) and making the necessary
adjustment, digitizaztion other Notebooks.
18. 5. Legal aspects
If digital images are accepted as replacement for
source document and are intended to serve that
purpose, it must be guaranteed before
conservation that:
• The informational content (and if needed the
physical appearance) of the documents has been
adequately captured and cannot be changed
• The legal requirements are met
• The means for retrieving and preserving the
digital images are in place.
19. Comments from National Archives
Digitization Project;
Controls have been put in place to ensure that
the image has been adequately captured (see
quality control under no. 3). The researcher
will read the documents in pdf format, and
will be unable to make additions or changes to
the image or the database. A back-up system
is in place in which the original scan image is
preserved. If the researcher insists to check
the original document, the District Notebooks
20. 6. Budgeting
Cost recovery
• Areas of expenditure; staff development facilities
management, operational expenses, selection and
preparation of source material for digitization, digital
conversion, metadata capture, data management,
managing storage and delivery systems.
Comments from National Archives Digitization project;
• Maintenance and replacement of equipment has to be
carried by a user-fee.
21. 7. Human resource planning
Recommendations:
• Provide leadership
• Empower the right people
• Form partnerships with early adaptors for
capacity building
• Develop new technical and managerial skills
22. Comments from National Archives
Digitization project:
• Two people be trained at the time, for a period of
one month.
• The training consists of a short theoretical
explanation of the digitization process followed
by hands-on-experience.
• The trainees were engaged in digitizing all district
notebook of one particular province, carrying out
the whole process of scanning, imaging and
construction of the database.
23. 8. Development and maintenance
of web interfaces
• Develop digital content
• Building a web team
• Website production and management
• Introducing web-based services
Comments from National Archives Digitization project:
• The website was created. The staffs of the National Archives
of Zambia were trained on how to create a website and
maintain it.
24. 9. Preservation of digital content
• Set digital preservation policies before you begin
scanning
• Adhere to international standards and adopt
current best practice
• Avoid dependency on proprietary software
• Assign administrative, descriptive, structural and
preservation metadata to all digital objects.
• Identify a trusted digital repository committed to
the long-term management of your digital
resources.
25. Comments from National Archives
Digitization project
• The images were saved in pdf format that is
an international standard to read
documents. This software is freeware and
accessible through internet
(www.adobe.com).
• In order to preserve all the digitized and
indexed documents, they were recorded on
digital repositories like CD and DVD.
26. 10. Project management
Recommendation
• Prepare an itemized budget of organizational,
operational and staffing costs to assess the
feasibility of the project.
• Develop a planning matrix to manage the
operational tasks
• Establish a tracking system to monitor and report
on production
27. Comments from National Archives
Digitization project:
The pilot project taught the consultants that it
is possible to digitize one Province a month.
28. CHALLENGES
• Most of the trainees had little knowledge about
computers. It thus recommended that for training
in this area, trainees should have some basic
computing skills.
• The National Archives of Zambia is understaffed
implying that staff had to other jobs thus could
not get fully acquainted with some technical
aspects of the digitization process.
• The other challenge is the fact that digitization is
a monotonous work. This led to the assistant
make mistakes easily.
29. CONCLUSION
The consultants did a tremendous job that led to
the continuation of the digitization project
through the continued support of the Finnish
Embassy. It is thus recommended that highly
trained personnel in the area of digitization are
hired to do the job. Additionally, the digitization
project should be systematically programmed
whilst ensuring that work is done according to
the outlined schedule.