Assessing Transformation: Findings from the Measuring Reuse Project

Abstract

Introduction Cultural heritage and knowledge organizations (CHKOs) have been digitizing analog content and acquiring born-digital materials for decades. Large, complex digital repositories and aggregated websites now make countless historic images, manuscripts, audio/video, research datasets, and other kinds of resources more widely available than ever before. Over time institutions have found multiple benefits for expanding access to rare and unique materials, including enhancing scholarship, promoting preservation, and increasing usage.