Digitoidaan

Digitoidaan is a Finnish verb form that means “is digitized” or “are being digitized.” It is the passive present tense of the verb digitoida, which means to digitize or convert into a digital format. The term is widely used in information management, archival work, libraries, and public administration.

In practice, digitoidaan describes the process of converting physical or analog material into digital representations. Typical digitization workflows include preparation of material, scanning or photographing, image processing (cropping, color correction), optical character recognition (OCR) to produce searchable text, and the creation of metadata for indexing. The resulting digital copies are stored in digital repositories, often in standardized formats (for example PDF/A or archival image formats) with accompanying metadata and provenance information to support long-term preservation.

Digitoidaan is commonly discussed in the context of digitization strategies and digital transformation in institutions such as archives, libraries, museums, and government agencies. It is linked to issues of access, preservation, and efficiency, since digitized materials can be accessed remotely and protected from physical deterioration. At the same time, digitization projects raise considerations around copyright, privacy, and data governance, as well as the technical challenges of long-term accessibility and format obsolescence.

Etymology note: digitoida is a loanword from English digitize; digitoidaan uses the Finnish passive form for describing ongoing or general processes.