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Digitization is a process of creating digital copies, or “surrogates” of original physical items. These digital copies are then processed as digital archival objects. Different types of physical objects can be digitized and then stored on a variety of media. They can, for example, include text, photographs, drawings, maps, video, audio, and other types of content, stored on paper, audio cassettes, VHS tapes, or any other physical or analogue storage media. The digital copies  could also include objects such as pieces of clothing, banners, personal belongings, etc. The type of material that needs to be digitized will determine the procedures, technologies, digital formats, and other elements of any concrete digitization process.