Copyright
Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for Digitization for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums by Peter B. Hirtle, Emily Hudson, and Andrew T. Kenyon. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Library, 2009. Available for purchase at: https://www.createspace.com/3405063 and for free download at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495365 and http://hdl.handle.net/1813/14142.
Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
SAA's EAD Roundtable EAD Help Pages has links to all of the tools and information you need to get started.
Web Resources
Special Collections Web Resources, hosted by the Rare Book and Manuscript Section of the American Library Association, includes links to discussion lists, information about electronic records, and online preservation resources.