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# Digital Imaging Project Preparation Tools To meet a member need flagged in the PRESERV strategic plan, in 1997 we arranged for a "toolkit" to assist institutions in planning, budgeting, and preparing for digital imaging projects. RLG had been asked for a model request for information, request for proposals, and a contract for digital imaging services, comparable to those the organization had provided for contracting microfilming services. Among our members, Cornell University's Department of Preservation and Conservation was already experienced with a variety of digital imaging projects. Under RLG contract, Cornell created the following Tools for Digital Imaging (all in pdf format): RLG Worksheet for Estimating Digital Reformatting Costs—guide to preparing a budget for digitization-related activities; indicates what must be considered in planning a digital reformatting project. RLG Guidelines for Creating a Request for Proposals (including text conversion and encoding)—together with the following two models, assists institutions to develop their own RFP for digital imaging services. RLG Model Request for Information—example of what Cornell University used to identify vendors of digital imaging services to whom they would send the project RFP. RLG Model Request for Proposals—example of how Cornell University adapted the RLG guidelines for creating an RFP, for a text-based digitization project.