Archives and the Digital Library

by Landis; William E.

• ISBN13: 9780789034380
• ISBN10: 0789034387
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-20
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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 unique perspectives that those involved in the archival profession bring to maturing digital library efforts. 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. The book focuses on digitally reformatted surrogates of non-digital textual, graphic, and audiovisual 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Archives and Archivists: Key Collaborators in the Digital Library	p. 1
Developing Non-Licensed Content
Committing to Memory: A Project to Publish and Preserve California Local History Digital Resources	p. 11
Technologically Enhanced Archival Collections: Using the Buddy System	p. 29
California Cultures: Implementing a Model for Virtual Collections	p. 45
Usability Issues and Options for the End User
The Importance of User-Centered Design: Exploring Findings and Methods	p. 69
How and Why of User Studies: RLG's RedLightGreen as a Case Study	p. 87
From Horse-Drawn Wagon to Hot Rod: The University of California's Digital Image Service Experience	p. 111
Technology, Preservation, and Management Issues
Archiving Web Sites for Preservation and Access: Mods, Mets and Minerva	p. 141
Video Preservation and Digital Reformatting: Pain and Possibility	p. 167
Digital Archiving and Preservation: Technologies and Processes for a Trusted Repository	p. 193
The Complexities of Digital Resources: Collection Boundaries and Management Responsibilities	p. 215
The Archivists' Toolkit: Another Step Toward Streamlined Archival Processing	p. 229
Index	p. 255
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