Digitization And Digital Archiving

Author : Elizabeth R. Leggett
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780810892088

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Digitization and Digital Archiving by Elizabeth R. Leggett Pdf

More and more, library patrons are embracing the ease with which information can be accessed digitally. In an instant, a few keywords can bring patrons exactly what they desire, such as a book or a photograph, rather than going through the much more tedious activity of browsing through shelves, searching for a call number, or, even more daunting, the process of trying to work a microfilm reel. Thus, many librarians in libraries of every size and type are currently working toward making more information available electronically. This process can be daunting, however. Digitization and Digital Archiving: A Practical Guide for Librarians seeks to answer the following common questions: What should be stored? Where and how should it be stored? How exactly is information stored in a computer? Does it really make a difference if one uses a jpg or a tiff file? This book is a comprehensive guide to the process of digital storage and archiving. Assuming only basic computer knowledge, this guide walks the reader through everything he or she needs to know to start or maintain a digital archiving project. Any librarian interested in how digital information is stored can benefit from this guide.

Author : Elizabeth R Leggett
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781538133354

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Digitization and Digital Archiving by Elizabeth R Leggett Pdf

To help new archivists and genealogists with what can be a daunting process, Digitization and Digital Archiving: A Practical Guide for Librarians answers common questions, including: 1. What should be stored? 2. Where and how should it be stored? 3. How exactly is information stored in a computer? 4. How does copyright law affect archiving? 5. How can metadata be used to improve collection access? This revised second edition has been updated to address new trends and the latest innovations in technology, including: 1. A brand-new chapter addressing different common types of born-digital materials which a librarian may need to archive, such as databases or websites 2. Information about identifying and gathering data from floppy disks, an increasingly important task as this technology ages and its data becomes at greater risk of loss 3. Fully updated chapters to address the latest changes in file storage and formats, including more information on the storage of audio and video media 4. Interesting information about the origins of different common technologies to help the reader better understand the past, present, and future of computer technology This is a comprehensive guide to the process of digital storage and archiving. Assuming only basic computer knowledge, this guide walks the reader through everything he or she needs to know to start or maintain a digital archiving project. Any librarian interested in how digital information is stored can benefit from this guide.

Author : Brianna H. Marshall
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838916056

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The Complete Guide to Personal Digital Archiving by Brianna H. Marshall Pdf

Scholars and scrapbookers alike need your help with saving their most important digital content. But how do you translate your professional knowledge as a librarian or archivist into practical skills that novices can apply to their own projects? The Complete Guide to Personal Archiving will show you the way, helping you break down archival concepts and best practices into teachable solutions for your patrons’ projects. Whether it’s a researcher needing to cull their most important email correspondence, or an empty-nester transferring home movies and photographs to more easily shared and mixed digital formats, this book will show you how to offer assistance, providing explanations of common terms in plain language;quick, non-technical solutions to frequent patron requests;a look at the 3-2-1 approach to backing up files;guidance on how to archive Facebook posts and other social media;methods for capturing analog video from obsolete physical carriers like MiniDV;proven workflows for public facing transfer stations, as used at the Washington, D.C. Memory Lab and the Queens Library mobile scanning unit;talking points to help seniors make proactive decisions about their digital estates;perspectives on balancing core library values with the business goals of Google, Amazon, Facebook, and other dominant platforms; andadditional resources for digging deep into personal digital archiving. Featuring expert contributors working in a variety of contexts, this resource will help you help your patrons take charge of their personal materials.

Author : Katja Müller
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800731868

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Digital Archives and Collections by Katja Müller Pdf

Museums and archives all over the world digitize their collections and provide online access to heritage material. But what factors determine the content, structure and use of these online inventories? This book turns to India and Europe to answer this question. It explains how museums and archives envision, decide and conduct digitization and online dissemination. It also sheds light on born-digital, community-based archives, which have established themselves as new actors in the field. Based on anthropological fieldwork, the chapters in the book trace digital archives from technical advancements and postcolonial initiatives to programming alternatives, editing content, and active use of digital archives.

Author : Steven T. Puglia,Jeffrey Reed,Erin Rhodes
Publisher : Digital Library Federation
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781933645261

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Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials for Electronic Access by Steven T. Puglia,Jeffrey Reed,Erin Rhodes Pdf

Author : Marilyn Deegan,Simon Tanner
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781856044851

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Digital Preservation by Marilyn Deegan,Simon Tanner Pdf

Digital preservation is an issue of huge importance to the library and information profession right now. With the widescale adoption of the internet and the rise of the WWW, the world has been overwhelmed by digital information. Digital data is being produced on a massive scale by individuals and institutions: some of it is born, lives and dies only in digital form, and it is the potential death of this data that is the concern of this volume. So how can information professionals try to remedy this situation? Digital preservation is a complex issue, with many different aspects and views, so in this book each chapter is written by an international expert on the topic. Many case studies and examples are used to ground the ideas and theories in real concerns and practice. This volume will arm the information professional with the knowledge they need about this important and pressing issue and give examples of best practice to help find a way to a solution for this problem. Chapters cover: formats of digital data authenticity of digital data preservation strategies international trends in digital preservation web archiving metadata institutional policies the cost of digital preservation and cost of data loss. Written by leading international experts in digital library development, each book in the Digital Futures series examines in detail some of the key strategic and practical issues facing libraries and other cultural institutions in the rapidly expanding world of digital information. Readership: This is an indispensable guide for all information managers, librarians and archivists. Others in the information and culture world, such as museum curators, media professionals and web content providers will also find it essential reading, as will students of digital culture on library and information studies and other courses.

Author : Susan S. Lazinger,Helen R. Tibbo
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001-11-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110397036

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Digital Preservation and Metadata by Susan S. Lazinger,Helen R. Tibbo Pdf

Protect your digital resources! This book addresses critical issues of preservation, giving you everything you need to effectively protect your resources-from dealing with obsolescence, to responsibilities, methods of preservation, cost, and metadata formats. It also gives examples of numerous national and international institutions that provide frameworks for digital libraries and archives. A long-overdue text for anyone involved in the preservation of digital information, this book is critical in understanding today's methods and practices, intellectual discourse, and preservation guidelines. A must for librarians, archiving professionals, faculty and students of library science, administrators, and corporate leaders!

Author : Lorna M. Hughes
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781856044660

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Digitizing Collections by Lorna M. Hughes Pdf

Part of the "Digital Futures" series, this book presents information managers with strategic and practical issues to consider when making the decision to digitize their collections. It runs through the process step by step, and outlines the techniques available to deal with a range of resources.

Author : Trevor Owens
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781421426976

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The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation by Trevor Owens Pdf

Based on extensive reading, research, and writing on digital preservation, Owens's work will prove an invaluable reference for archivists, librarians, and museum professionals, as well as scholars and researchers in the digital humanities.

Author : Ross Harvey
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110253696

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Preserving Digital Materials by Ross Harvey Pdf

This book provides a single-volume introduction to the principles, strategies and practices currently applied by librarians and recordkeeping professionals to the critical issue of preservation of digital information. It incorporates practice from both the recordkeeping and the library communities, taking stock of current knowledge about digital preservation and describing recent and current research, to provide a framework for reflecting on the issues that digital preservation raises in professional practice.

Author : William E. Landis,Robin L. Chandler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781136453236

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Archives and the Digital Library by William E. Landis,Robin L. Chandler Pdf

Technological advances and innovative perspectives constantly evolve the notion of what makes up a digital library. Archives and the Digital Library provides an insightful snapshot of the current state of archiving in the digital realm. Respected experts in library and information science present the latest research results and illuminating case studies to provide a comprehensive glimpse at the theory, technological advances, and unique approaches to digital information management as it now stands. The book focuses on digitally reformatted surrogates of non-digital textual and graphic materials from archival collections, exploring the roles archivists can play in broadening the scope of digitization efforts through creatively developing policies, procedures, and tools to effectively manage digital content. Many of the important advances in digitization of materials have little to do with the efforts of archivists. Archives and the Digital Library concentrates specifically on the developments in the world of archives and the digitization of the unique content of information resources archivists deal with on a constant basis. This resource reviews the current issues and challenges, effective user assessment techniques, various digital resources projects, collaboration strategies, and helpful best practices. The book is extensively referenced and includes helpful illustrative figures. Topics in Archives and the Digital Library include: a case study of LSTA-grant funded California Local History Digital Resources Project expanding the scope of traditional archival digitations projects beyond the limits of a single institution a case study of the California Cultures Project the top ten themes in usability issues case studies of usability studies, focus groups, interviews, ethnographic studies, and web log analysis developing a reciprocal partnership with a digital library the technical challenges in harvesting and managing Web archives metadata strategies to provide descriptive, technical, and preservation related information about archived Web sites long-term preservation of digital materials building a trusted digital repository collaboration in developing and supporting the technical and organizational infrastructure for sustainability in both academic and state government the Archivists’ Toolkit software application Archives and the Digital Library is timely, important reading for archivists, librarians, library administrators, library information educators, archival educators, and students.

Author : Anna Bülow,Jess Ahmon,Ross Spencer
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781856047111

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Preparing Collections for Digitization by Anna Bülow,Jess Ahmon,Ross Spencer Pdf

Most libraries, archives and museums around the globe are now confronting the challenges of providing digital access to their collections. As digitization becomes more widespread, there is huge demand for detailed guidance on best practice. While much has been written on the theory, these practical aspects have often been neglected, but they are significant not only in safeguarding the collection during image capture but also in ensuring that projects run smoothly and the resulting digital collection is of high quality. This practical guide fills that gap, offering guidance covering the end-to-end process of digitizing collections, from selecting records for digitization to choosing suppliers and equipment and dealing with documents that present individual problems. As such, it can be used as a 'how-to' reference manual for collection managers who are embarking on a digitization project or who are managing an existing project. It also covers some of the wider issues such as the use of surrogates for preservation, and the long term sustainability of digital access. Key areas covered are: - digitization in the context of collection management - before you digitize: resources, suppliers and surrogates - the digital image - the process of selection - surveying collections - equipment for image capture - preparation of document formats and fastenings - preparation of damaged documents - setting up the imaging operation. Readership: A clearly-written guide to a complex process, this book is an essential resource for all collection and project managers who have responsibility for the preservation of archival collections, as well as all industry professionals whose role touches on the digitization of collections.

Author : Adrian Brown
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781856047555

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Practical Digital Preservation by Adrian Brown Pdf

A practical guide to the development and operation of digital preservations services for organizations of any size Practical Digital Preservation offers a comprehensive overview of best practice and is aimed at the non-specialist, assuming only a basic understanding of IT. The book provides guidance as to how to implement strategies with minimal time and resources. Digital preservation has become a critical issue for institutions of all sizes but until recently has mostly been the preserve of national archives and libraries with the resources, time and specialist knowledge available to experiment. As the discipline matures and practical tools and information are increasingly available the barriers to entry are falling for smaller organizations which can realistically start to take active steps towards a preservation strategy. However, the sheer volume of technical information now available on the subject is becoming a significant obstacle and a straightforward guide is required to offer clear and practical solutions. Each chapter in Practical Digital Preservation covers the essential building blocks of digital preservation strategy and implementation, leading the reader through the process. International case studies from organizations such as the Wellcome Library, Central Connecticut State University Library in the USA and Gloucestershire Archives in the UK illustrate how real organizations have approached the challenges of digital preservation. Key topics include: • Making the case for digital preservation • Understanding your requirements • Models for implementing a digital preservation service • Selecting and acquiring digital objects • Accessioning and ingesting digital objects • Describing digital objects • Preserving digital objects • Providing access to users • Future trends. Readership: Anyone involved in digital preservation and those wanting to get a better understanding of the process, students studying library and information science (LIS), archives and records management courses and academics getting to grips with practical issues.

Author : Tomas Svoboda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1796875589

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How to Achieve Digital Immortality by Tomas Svoboda Pdf

The book explains what to do in order to make one's digital assets (e.g. photos and documents) available, findable and readable for people in the future. The authour draws on his experience at the Czech National Library where he was in charge of Digitization and Long Term Digital Preservation. He protects the reader from the complexities of computer and library science and leads them to simple recipes how to preserve their digital riches using means available to everyone.

Author : Ingeborg Verheul
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783598440212

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Networking for Digital Preservation by Ingeborg Verheul Pdf

Libraries all over the world have to deal with fast growing numbers of digital materials that need to be safeguarded. Publications in digital form, online or on CD, digitised images, and born-digital objects need to be preserved and kept accessible. Safeguarding digital heritage is a major issue, especially for national libraries, because of their legal task of preserving the national heritage of a country. This volume describes the state of the art of digital repositories, preservation strategies and current projects in the national libraries of Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the USA.