Lesk, Michael. 2005, Understanding Digital Libraries. 2nd edition. San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann.

Chapter twelve is discussing some important cultural issues when it comes to digitizing objects.  I found what museums are facing to be complex.   Chapter twelve (12.3 Multicultural Issues, p 328) discusses religious or cultural objects museums must return to specific Native American Indian tribes per United States regulations.   Lesk discusses the fact that museums may not be able to keep a digital copy of the original depending on the cultural significance of the item.