Reformat Resource

 

 

Process Module: Manage Entity

Process Title: Reformat Resource

Definition:  Process where, after a resource is selected, it is retrieved and converted to a new format.  The content is duplicated though the new format is different from the original.  Access and descriptive metadata are updated to reflect the new resource.

Workflow / Process Diagrams:

 

Use Cases: A print resource cannot be replaced with an exact duplicate and so a photocopy is made to act as a replacement (analog to analog reformatting).

A print resource is scanned and TIFF files are created to store the scanned images.  The print resource may be withdrawn with the new TIFF files acting as a replacement (analog to digital reformatting).

TIFF files are converted to JPG files.  The TIFF files are retained for archive and the JPG files are used for an online exhibition (digital to digital reformatting).

Reference(s):

  1. (NLA Services Framework 3.2: Update) Alter a business object; The act of update results in a changed business object which may replace the original object in a data store or be registered as a new object depending on datastore policies. Generally the Library replaces metadata with the updated version but adds updated content as a new object associated with the original object.
  2. (NLA Services Framework 3.8: Transform) Convert a business object from one form to another.
  3. (NLA Services Framework 6.6: Control) Track where collection items are at a given time.  This includes the circulation of items to internal and external users, as well as the movement of items for exhibition, preservation management or repository management purposes.
  4. (E-Framework: Update) Alter a business object.