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Digital technology can give easy access to many types of content that would otherwise be difficult to make available by other methods. The best technology however cannot overcome poor decision-making and implementation, which means you should...

<p>Digital technology can give easy access to many types of content that would otherwise be difficult to make available by other methods. The best technology however cannot overcome poor decision-making and implementation, which means you should carefully consider and plan for all the stages of a digital project before you spend your first dollar in bringing it to life.</p> <p>If you are thinking of kickstarting the new year with a new digitisation or content creation project, here are seven tips to put you on the right path:</p> <p>Tip 1: Have a clear purpose for selecting content</p> <p>Tip 2: Choose appropriate formats for creating content</p> <p>Tip 3: Set aside resources to describe your content</p> <p>Tip 4: Work out in advance how your content will be managed</p> <p>Tip 5: Structure your content for easy discovery</p> <p>Tip 6: Inform potential users of what they can do with your content</p> <p>Tip 7: Implement a backup and long term storage plan</p> <p> </p> <p>You can read about these tips in full by visiting our Make it Digital Guide to <a href="/guidelines/getting-started/#Seven_tips">Getting Started</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.digitalnz.org/content/uploads/0000/0002/So you want to start a digital content project.rtf"><br /> </a></p>