Archiving, preservation and digitization Books

Book SynopsisCompanion website https://www.bvimodel.org/ featuring additional content, BVI model implementations, adaptions and templates and much more. This book provides practical guidance for delivering and sustaining value and impact from digital content.Our digital presence has the power to change lives and life opportunities. We must understand digital values to consider how organizational presence within digital cultures can create change. Impact assessment is the tool to foster understanding of how strategic decisions about digital resources may be fostering change within our communities. Delivering Impact with Digital Resources focuses on introducing both a mechanism and a way to thinking about strategies and evidence of benefits that extend to impact. Such that, the existence of a digital resource shows measurable outcomes that demonstrate a change in the life or life opportunities of the community. The book proposes an updated Balanced Value Impact Model (BVIM) to enable each memory organization to convincingly argue they are an efficient and effective operation, working in innovative modes with digital resources for the positive social and economic benefit of their communities.Coverage includes: a guide to using the Balanced Value Impact Model and a wide range of data gathering and evidence based methods exploration of strategy in the context of digital ecosystems, an attention economy and cultural economics working with communities and stakeholders to deliver on promises implicit in digital resources/activities major case studies about Europeana, the Wellcome Trust and the National Gallery of Denmark, amongst others an exploration of the difference between the attitudes expressed by groups within digital cultures versus the actual behaviours they exhibit using impact exemplars from many sectors and geographies to show how they are explored and applied. Readership: This book will be especially useful for those managing digital presences in libraries, archives, galleries and museums including MA and PhD students studying subjects such as librarianship, information science, museums studies, archival studies, publishing, cultural studies and media studies.Companion website https://www.bvimodel.org/ featuring additional content, BVI model implementations, adaptions and templates and much more. Trade Review'...this book charts a timely path in seeking to bring the GLAM sector more squarely in line with digital practices across public and private institutions and will definitely be a worthwhile read for those seeking to actively improve their organisation’s performance...' -- Ignas Kalpokas * LSE Review of Books *Table of ContentsContentsList of figures and tables List of case studies About the author Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction Life writes its own stories The premise of this book The audiences for this book Structure of the book How to use this book Key definitions and concepts 1 The context of measuring impact to deliver strategic value The demand for evidence-based strategies in the digital domain Origins of impact assessment and variations on the impact theme The importance of impact to memory institutions Development of the Balanced Value Impact Model (BVI Model) 2 The Balanced Value Impact Model Introduction Introducing the BVI Model The assumptions driving the BVI Model A five-stage process Prerequisites for application of the BVI Model 3 Impact in libraries, archives, museums and other memory institutions Framing thinking Examples of impact in the GLAM sector 4 Finding value and impact in an attention economy The challenge of creating digital resources in an attention economy Defining the attention economy Examples of the attention economy The significance of the attention economy to memory institutions Finding value in an attention economy 5 Strategic Perspectives and Value Lenses Introduction Strategy and values in memory institutions Strategic Perspectives in the BVI Model Value Lenses in the BVI Model 6 Planning to plan with the BVI Model BVI Model Stage 1: Set the context Assigning Value Lenses to Perspectives in the BVI Framework Using Stage 1 for strategic goals not associated with impact assessment Moving from plan to implementation 7 Implementing the BVI Framework Introducing the BVI Framework BVI Model Stage 2: Design the Framework BVI Model Stage 3: Implement the Framework 8 Europeana case study implementing the BVI Model Introduction 9 Using the outcomes of the BVI Model Transitioning from outputs to outcomes to impact BVI Model Stage 4: Narrate the outcomes and results Communicating the results 10 Impact as a call to action BVI Model Stage 5: Review and respond Bringing the threads together Concluding thoughts ReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisEveryone needs assistance and guidance on managing their personal digital information and library and information professionals are in a unique position to help. This book will help them pass on critical skills and simple principles for how to store, share, and preserve digital objects. Personal Digital Archiving (PDA) is the collection, management, and preservation of personal materials created in digital media. These materials can include digital photographs and videos, documents, e-mail, websites, and social media content. For information professionals, PDA encourages collaboration with users, with the goals of supporting digital information fluency and assisting individuals in their efforts to preserve their personal and family digital records. Featuring expert contributors working in a variety of contexts, this practical resource will help librarians empower their users to take charge of their personal digital materials. Coverage includes: explanations of common terms in plain language quick, non-technical solutions to the most frequent user requests guidance on how to archive social media posts, digital photographs and web content an exploration of data, privacy and ethical concerns that must be considered when archiving and curating personal data ways to help plan digital estates as heirlooms and memory objects perspective on balancing core library values with the business goals of Google, Amazon, Facebook, and other dominant platforms additional resources and bibliographies for digging deeper. This book will be useful reading for library and information professionals working in all sectors, archivists and LIS students.Trade Review'This book presents not only good advice on personal digital information management, but also the practice of libraries, which have begun to create services for people to help them with the daunting task of preserving their own digital records. The chapters are written by professionals who know the subject matter well and in most cases are written in clear and easy to read language. The structure helps to find the material that a reader may be interested in.'-Elena Maceviciute, Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borâs * Information Research *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Putting Personal Digital Archives in Context – Chelsea GunnPART I: LEARNING ABOUT PERSONAL DIGITAL ARCHIVES BEST PRACTICES 1. Archiving Digital Photographs – Sarah Severson 2. Archiving Social Media – Melody Condron 3. Archiving Web Content – Cameron Cook 4. Archiving Audiovisual Materials – Yvonne Ng 5.Assess, Annotate, Export: Quick Recipes for Archiving Your Personal Digital Life – Jamie Wittenberg and Celia Emmelhainz PART II: PERSONAL DIGITAL ARCHIVES AND PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY AUDIENCES 6.The Washington, DC Public Library’s Memory Lab: A Case Study – Jaime Mears 7.Digitizing Memories and Teaching Information Literacy in Queens, NY – Natalie Milbrodt and Maggie Schreiner 8.Community-Based Digital Archiving: The Plateau Peoples’ Web Portal at Washington State University – Lotus Norton-Wisla and Michael Wynne PART III : PERSONAL DIGITAL ARCHIVES AND ACADEMIC AUDIENCES 9.Personal Digital Archives Programming at Liberal Arts Colleges – Amy Bocko, Joanna Dipasquale, Rachel Appel, and Sarah Walden Mcgowan 10.Supporting Artists’ Personal Archives – Colin Post 11. Personal Digital Archiving as a Bridge to Research Data Management – Sara Mannheimer and Ryer BantaPART IV: SOCIAL AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PERSONAL DIGITAL ARCHIVES 12. Avoiding a Gambit for Our Personal Archives – Matt Schultz 13. Digital Photos, Embedded Metadata, and Personal Privacy – Isaiah Beard 14. Black Folk Magic: An Autoethnography of Digitally Archiving Black Millennialhood – Camille Thomas 15. Absent Others: Contemporary Mourning and Digital Estates – Angela Galvan

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Book SynopsisResearch Data Management (RDM) has become a hot professional topic internationally because of changes in scholarship and governmental policies about the sharing of research data. This book provides an introduction to RDM for librarians and other support professionals.Starting by exploring the nature of research and the importance of data in the research process, the book reviews how RDM has developed over time, what typical research data services are, and how they relate to other research support services. It considers how a multi-professional support service can be created then examines the decisions that need to be made in designing different types of research data service from local policy creation, training, through to creating a data repository.Exploring Research Data Management is an accessible introduction to RDM with engaging tasks for the reader to follow and build their knowledge. It will be useful reading for all students studying librarianship and information management, and librarians who are interested in learning more about RDM and developing Research Data Services in their own institution.Trade Review'Cox and Verbaan have produced a work that provides a fantastic starting point for anyone interested or invested in RDM, and one that is extremely well rounded and thoughtful.'- Gemma Steele, Museums Victoria, Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association * Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association *'Exploring Research Data Management, written by Andrew Cox and Eddy Verbaan, is a book that anyone interested in Research Data Management (RDM) should read. Its aim is to give an introduction and guide to RDM together with engaging tasks that will help readers to understand practically the various procedures involved…This book would be of interest for Library Science students to show them how RDM is becoming more and more important and what librarians can do to contribute to research processes and scholarly communication.' -- Concetta La Spada * Catalogue & Index *Table of Contents1. Introducing research data management Aims A thought experiment RDM Why is RDM important now? What does the practice of supporting RDM actually involve? Who is this book for? About the book Further reading 2. The social world of research Aims Introduction The research landscape The organisation of research The research lifecycle The experience of research: research and identity Further reading 3. What are research data? Aims Research data are important to (some) researchers Types of research data Some definitions of research data Data collections Data lifecycles Research data is complex Information management and RDM Further reading 4. Case study of RDM in an environmental engineering science project Aims The project The research method The data The challenge of metadata The need to foster a culture around metadata Data sharing Talking to researchers Further reading 5. RDM: drivers and barriers Aims Introduction E-research The ‘crisis of reproducibility’ Open science Government and funder policy Policy developments Journal policies FAIR data principles Data citation RDM and the new public management Drivers and barriers Barriers Further reading 6. RDM as a wicked challenge Aims Types of problem The wicked challenge concept Is RDM wicked? Leadership in a wicked challenge context Further reading 7. Research data services Aims Research data services (RDS) Vision, mission, strategy and governance Stakeholders Supporting research Further reading 8. Staffing a research data service Aims New activities and roles Who does what? The collaborative research data service New skills and roles Further reading 9. Requirements gathering for a research data service Aims Finding out more about an institution Surveys Interviews and focus groups Further reading 10. Institutional policy and the business case for research data services Aims Writing a policy Developing a policy Content of a policy Layout and style Using and updating the RDM policy 11. Support and advice for RDM Aims Offering support and advice Making the RDS visible Frequently asked questions The RDM website Key challenges for advice and support 12. Practical data management Aims Introduction Personal information management Risks and risk management File organisation and naming Back-ups of active data Promoting practical data management Further reading 13. Data management planning Aims The data management plan The benefits of DMPs The content of a DMP Reading an example DMP Common pitfalls Supporting data management planning Further reading 14. Advocacy for data management and sharing Aims Introduction Drivers for data sharing What should researchers do to promote data use and re-use? Panda talk Some responses Changing the culture Further reading 15. Training researchers and data literacy Aims Introduction Step 1: Who is the training for? Step 2: What topics need to be covered? Step 3: Who should deliver the training? Step 4: How should the training be delivered? Making and re-using educational resources Step 5: How is the training to be made engaging? Step 6: Evaluating training Getting the right mix Further reading 16. Infrastructure for research data storage and preservation Aims Technical infrastructure The repository Selecting data for deposit Preparing data: metadata and documentation Preparing data: file formats Ingest Providing access to consumers Further reading 17. Evaluation of RDS Aims Introduction Principles of evaluation Measuring impact A balanced scorecard approach Maturity models Further reading 18. Ethics and research data services Aims An ethical service Research ethics Dilemmas for RDS Ethics in professional relationships Further reading 19. A day in the life working in an RDS Aims RDM in practice Strategic development Advocacy, training and support Repository work RDM day to day 20. Conclusion: the skills and mindset to succeed in RDM Aim Working in RDM Your career plan and RDM Keeping up to date

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Book SynopsisResearch Data Management (RDM) has become a hot professional topic internationally because of changes in scholarship and governmental policies about the sharing of research data. This book provides an introduction to RDM for librarians and other support professionals.Starting by exploring the nature of research and the importance of data in the research process, the book reviews how RDM has developed over time, what typical research data services are, and how they relate to other research support services. It considers how a multi-professional support service can be created then examines the decisions that need to be made in designing different types of research data service from local policy creation, training, through to creating a data repository.Exploring Research Data Management is an accessible introduction to RDM with engaging tasks for the reader to follow and build their knowledge. It will be useful reading for all students studying librarianship and information management, and librarians who are interested in learning more about RDM and developing Research Data Services in their own institution.Trade Review'Cox and Verbaan have produced a work that provides a fantastic starting point for anyone interested or invested in RDM, and one that is extremely well rounded and thoughtful.'- Gemma Steele, Museums Victoria, Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association * Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association *'Exploring Research Data Management, written by Andrew Cox and Eddy Verbaan, is a book that anyone interested in Research Data Management (RDM) should read. Its aim is to give an introduction and guide to RDM together with engaging tasks that will help readers to understand practically the various procedures involved…This book would be of interest for Library Science students to show them how RDM is becoming more and more important and what librarians can do to contribute to research processes and scholarly communication.' -- Concetta La Spada * Catalogue & Index *Table of Contents1. Introducing research data management Aims A thought experiment RDM Why is RDM important now? What does the practice of supporting RDM actually involve? Who is this book for? About the book Further reading 2. The social world of research Aims Introduction The research landscape The organisation of research The research lifecycle The experience of research: research and identity Further reading 3. What are research data? Aims Research data are important to (some) researchers Types of research data Some definitions of research data Data collections Data lifecycles Research data is complex Information management and RDM Further reading 4. Case study of RDM in an environmental engineering science project Aims The project The research method The data The challenge of metadata The need to foster a culture around metadata Data sharing Talking to researchers Further reading 5. RDM: drivers and barriers Aims Introduction E-research The ‘crisis of reproducibility’ Open science Government and funder policy Policy developments Journal policies FAIR data principles Data citation RDM and the new public management Drivers and barriers Barriers Further reading 6. RDM as a wicked challenge Aims Types of problem The wicked challenge concept Is RDM wicked? Leadership in a wicked challenge context Further reading 7. Research data services Aims Research data services (RDS) Vision, mission, strategy and governance Stakeholders Supporting research Further reading 8. Staffing a research data service Aims New activities and roles Who does what? The collaborative research data service New skills and roles Further reading 9. Requirements gathering for a research data service Aims Finding out more about an institution Surveys Interviews and focus groups Further reading 10. Institutional policy and the business case for research data services Aims Writing a policy Developing a policy Content of a policy Layout and style Using and updating the RDM policy 11. Support and advice for RDM Aims Offering support and advice Making the RDS visible Frequently asked questions The RDM website Key challenges for advice and support 12. Practical data management Aims Introduction Personal information management Risks and risk management File organisation and naming Back-ups of active data Promoting practical data management Further reading 13. Data management planning Aims The data management plan The benefits of DMPs The content of a DMP Reading an example DMP Common pitfalls Supporting data management planning Further reading 14. Advocacy for data management and sharing Aims Introduction Drivers for data sharing What should researchers do to promote data use and re-use? Panda talk Some responses Changing the culture Further reading 15. Training researchers and data literacy Aims Introduction Step 1: Who is the training for? Step 2: What topics need to be covered? Step 3: Who should deliver the training? Step 4: How should the training be delivered? Making and re-using educational resources Step 5: How is the training to be made engaging? Step 6: Evaluating training Getting the right mix Further reading 16. Infrastructure for research data storage and preservation Aims Technical infrastructure The repository Selecting data for deposit Preparing data: metadata and documentation Preparing data: file formats Ingest Providing access to consumers Further reading 17. Evaluation of RDS Aims Introduction Principles of evaluation Measuring impact A balanced scorecard approach Maturity models Further reading 18. Ethics and research data services Aims An ethical service Research ethics Dilemmas for RDS Ethics in professional relationships Further reading 19. A day in the life working in an RDS Aims RDM in practice Strategic development Advocacy, training and support Repository work RDM day to day 20. Conclusion: the skills and mindset to succeed in RDM Aim Working in RDM Your career plan and RDM Keeping up to date

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Book SynopsisThis practical how-to-do-it guide is ideal for professionals involved in the management of archives and records, especially if they are just starting out or without formal training. The book covers all aspects of recordkeeping and archives management. It follows the records’ journey from creation, through the application of classification and access techniques, evaluation for business, legal and historical value and finally to destruction or preservation and access in the archive. Based on the internationally renowned training days run by the author and her business partner, The No-nonsense Guide to Archives and Recordkeeping deals with records and archives in all formats. It utilizes checklists, practical exercises, sample documentation, case studies and helpful diagrams to ensure a very accessible and pragmatic approach, allowing anyone to get to grips with the basics quickly. The book is divided into four main work areas: current records: including creation, filing, classification and security records management: including aims, risks, planning, preparation and delivery archives management: including collecting policies, intellectual property rights, appraisal, digitization and outreach archival preservation: including policy, disaster prevention and repositories. This one-stop-shop will be essential for a wide readership including archives and records assistants, librarians, information managers and IT professionals responsible for archives and records and managers of archives staff.Trade Review... an excellent primer, refresher, and reference guide for those without a formal background in records management and archival practice. Thanks to Crockett’s thorough overview, even the experienced professional would likely find reminders of some aspects of the profession they may have lost familiarity with. With its particular focus on incorporating records management concepts into a typical office workflow, the book’s real strength lies with the managing of more active records, and would work nicely for the non-information professional looking to gain control of their information environment. -- Ashley L. Taylor * Technical Services Quaterly *The useful summaries and pithy sound bites will enable those managing archivists and records managers to advocate from a sound and accurate basis. I enjoyed reading it and think it makes a useful contribution to the guidance available to those working in the profession. -- Caroline Sampson * Archives and Records *One of the greatest challenges in writing a useful handbook or manual for the “lone arranger” archivist, volunteer archivist, or museum/historical society staff member who also manages archives is striking the proper balance of instruction, complexity, and ease of use: too much information can be intimidating, but not enough will limit a book’s usefulness. Margaret Crockett ably strikes that balance in The No-Nonsense Guide to Archives and Recordkeeping, having created a guidebook whose comprehensiveness belies its relatively short length. While busy lone arrangers and archival volunteers may lack the time to dive fully into a book such as this one, it is nonetheless a valuable resource that these audiences would do well to have on their shelves for frequent consultation and guidance. -- Jamie Serran * Archivaria *I would recommend this book to anyone new to the profession as it is an easy to read volume providing a comprehensive introduction of the work of archivists and records managers. Even those who have worked in the profession for some time will find this volume a good refresher of the procedures. Crockett’s extensive experience of delivering training days on this subject is evident in having produced such a valuable guide. -- Rebecca Somerset * Catholic Archives *Table of Contents1. Basic concepts 2. Recordkeeping 3. Records management 4. Archives management 5. Preservation

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking edited collection explores the challenges of preserving complex digital objects such as simulations, visualisations, digital art and video games. Drawing on the outputs of the JISC-funded Preservation of Complex Objects (POCOS) symposia, enhanced with specialist pathfinder solutions, this book will cover topics such as the legal and technical challenges of preservation, curation and authority, and digital archaeology. Written by international experts from a broad background of library, collecting institutions, information and computer science, and digital preservation backgrounds, this collection showcases the state of the art of the discipline and brings together stakeholder perspectives from across the preservation community. The collection is structured around six parts: Why and what to preserve: creativity vs preservation The memory institution: data archival perspectives Digital preservation approaches, practices and tools Case studies A legal perspective Pathfinder conclusions. Readership: Academics and students on digital preservation, digital humanities and information management courses, and those working in preservation and collecting for memory institutions will find this a valuable read. It will also be of particular interest to computer scientists, artists, games and emulation communities, archaeologists and digital forensic scientists.Trade Review"This book is an essential resource for anyone engaged with digital preservation activities. It becomes increasingly difficult to focus purely on the preservation of simple digital objects, we have to engage with the complex because developing ICT capabilities provide us with the means to incorporate more and more complexity in the artefacts and genres we create and use. Keeping up to date with advances in digital preservation know-how is challenge enough in itself; bringing together these outputs from the POCOS meetings in a single print resource provides much needed practical assistance. " -- Online Information Review"This book is an essential resource for anyone engaged in digital preservation activities. It becomes increasingly difficult to focus purely on the preservation of simple digital objects, and we must engage with the complex because developing ICT capabilities provides us with the means to incorporate more and more complexity in the artefacts and genres we create and use." -- Online Information Review...any information professionals working through the present-day digital revolution, as well as academics and students on information courses will find this book to be a valuable textbook and tool. It provides a much-needed pathway for anyone wanting to learn more about digital preservation. More importantly, in addition to being extremely educational, this book is actually very interesting to read....a landmark summary that is adequately scary but hopeful and constructive at the same time. -- Archival IssuesTable of ContentsForeword - Adam Farquhar Preface - Neil Grindley Introduction - Janet Delve and David AndersonPART 1: WHY AND WHAT TO PRESERVE: CREATIVITY VERSUS PRESERVATION 1. Standing on the shoulders of heavily armed giants – why history matters for game development - Dan Pinchbeck 2. Archaeology versus anthropology: what can truly be preserved? - Richard A. Bartle 3. Make or break? Concerning the value of redundancy as a creative strategy - Simon Biggs 4. Between code and space: the challenges of preserving complex digital creativity in contemporary arts practice - Michael Takeo Magruder PART 2: THE MEMORY INSTITUTION/DATA ARCHIVAL PERSPECTIVE 5. Preservation of digital objects at the Archaeology Data Service - Jenny Mitcham 6. Preserving games for museum collections and public display: the National Videogame Archive - Tom Woolley, James Newman and Iain Simons 7. Bridging the gap in digital art preservation: interdisciplinary reflections on authenticity, longevity and potential collaborations - Perla Innocenti 8. Laying a trail of breadcrumbs – preparing the path for preservation - Drew Baker and David Anderson PART 3: DIGITAL PRESERVATION APPROACHES, PRACTICE AND TOOLSPart 3.1: A good place to start: software preservation 9. Digital preservation and curation: the danger of overlooking software - Neil Chue Hong 10. How do I know that I have preserved software? - Brian Matthews, Arif Shaon and Esther Conway Part 3.2: Tools and techniques 11. Digital preservation strategies for visualizations and simulations - Janet Delve, Hugh Denard and William Kilbride 12. The ISDA tools: preserving 3D digital content - Kenton McHenry, Rob Kooper, Luigi Marini and Michael Ondrejcek Part 3.3: Metadata, paradata and documentation 13. Ecologies of research and performance: preservation challenges in the London Charter - Hugh Denard 14. A tangled web: metadata and problems in game preservation - Jerome McDonough 15. Metadata for preserving computing environments - Angela Dappert 16. Preserving games environments via TOTEM, KEEP and Bletchley Park - Janet Delve, Dan Pinchbeck and Winfried Bergmeyer 17. Documenting the context of software art works through social theory: towards a vocabulary for context classification - Leo Konstantelos PART 4: CASE STUDIES 18. The Villa of Oplontis: a ‘born-digital’ project - John R. Clarke 19. Preservation of complex cultural heritage objects – a practical Implementation - Daniel Pletinckx

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Book SynopsisA 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.Trade Review"This book shares useful, practical knowledge in the important area of digital preservation. It provides knowledge of the process for a broad audience, effectively serving as a practical handbook for those specialists drowning in information about digital preservation and needing a clear, practical overview to help them get started. Because of the clarity and practical guidance offered, the book is valuable for the interested non-specialist too, and I would recommend it a must-read for those studying information management." -- Library Management"I recommend the book for archivists, librarians, digital repository managers, and any individual assigned the task of establishing a digital preservation service." -- Journal of Electronic Resource Librarianship"While the content is geared toward libraries, museums, and archives that are producing and maintaining digital content, this book would also be beneficial for professionals outside these fields. Each chapter is organized in a meaningful way, and the entire book flows with a natural progression through the complex stages of digital preservation. There is not a lot of technical jargon and the concepts outlined can be applied to small or large organizations that have a variety of assets. The author does an excellent job presenting complicated content in a digestible way, and offers useful case studies throughout the book. Practical Digital Preservation is an excellent book for anyone working with and producing digital content." -- Library Resources and Technical Services"The book’s structure underpins its value as a practical tool. Refreshingly, it is designed to be read chapter by chapter or is easily navigable topic by topic to suit the needs of the particular reader. There’s a useful table of contents and a consistent layout of each chapter, comprising an introduction, bite-sized sections, a conclusion or next steps, a review of key points, and notes for readers wanting to know more. The substance is illustrated with useful case studies and visual aids such as process flow diagrams. I can imagine returning to this book time and again as a reference text. But the book is much more than a digital preservation primer. There is real substance and Brown has a point-of-view; he rejects aspiring to the “unobtainable, ideal of curatorial perfection”, the one-size fits all “monolithic IT systems” view of digital preservation, reminding us that preservation is an outcome that can be achieved in many ways and degrees of complexity. At the heart of Brown’s proposed strategy is use of a maturity model to identify the appropriate digital preservation implementation in each particular context; in other words he advocates taking a proportionate and risk-based approach. This must be reassuring news to his primary audience: archivists in small organizations outside the flagship national cultural memory preservation programs and for whom the gold-standard digital preservation is unattainable." -- Records Management JournalTable of Contents1. Introduction Introduction Who is this book for? Minimum requirements Some digital preservation myths The current situation A very brief history of digital preservation A note on terminology Getting the most from this book Notes 2. Making the case for digital preservation Introduction Understanding the drivers Developing a policy Developing a digital asset register Developing a business case Next steps Key points Notes 3. Understanding your requirements Introduction Identifying stakeholders Talking to stakeholders Modelling your processes Learning from other people’s requirements Documenting your requirements How to use your requirements Conclusion Key points Notes 4. Models for implementing a digital preservation service Introduction Options The current market Approaches to procurement Implementation Operating a digital repository Trusted digital repositories A digital preservation maturity model Case studies Key points Notes 5. Selecting and acquiring digital objects Introduction The selection and transfer process Starting points for selection and transfer Approaches to selection Legal considerations for selection Technical considerations for selection Standards and methods for transfer Transfer agreements Preparing for transfer Completing the transfer process Conclusion Key points Notes 6. Accessioning and ingesting digital objects Introduction Defining an accession process Creating or acquiring a Submission Information Package Quarantine Characterization Validating the SIP Enhancing SIP metadata Ingest: generating an AIP Normalization and other transformations Automating accession First aid for digital accessions Case studies Key points Notes 7. Describing digital objects Introduction The role of metadata Metadata standards Deciding on metadata standards Sources of metadata Storing and managing metadata Associating metadata and data Interoperability Case studies Key points Notes 8. Preserving digital objects Introduction The goals of preservation The nature of digital information The challenge: threats to preservation Preservation strategies Managing change: the concept of multiple manifestations Bitstream preservation Logical preservation Conclusion: preservation in practice Key points Notes 9. Providing access to users Introduction What do we mean by access? Finding digital objects Options for access: technical considerations Options for access: conditions of access Options for access: online versus on-site access Understanding user expectations Access and reuse Access systems in practice Designing a front end Citing digital records: persistent identifiers Case studies Key points Notes 10. Future trends Introduction Preservation tools and services Preservation-as-a-Service Representation information registries Storage Training and professional bodies Certification schemes New paradigms Current and future research Digital preservation in the developing world Moving to the mainstream Conclusion Notes Appendices Creating a digital asset register Digital preservation maturity model Systems, tools and services

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Book SynopsisThis book traces the trajectory of the community archives movement, expanding the definition of community archives to include sites such as historical societies, social movement organisations and community centres. It also explores new definitions of what community archives might encompass, particularly in relation to disciplines outside the archives.Over ten years have passed since the first volume of Community Archives, and inspired by continued research as well as by the formal recognition of community archives in the UK, the community archives movement has become an important area of research, recognition and appreciation by archivists, archival scholars and others worldwide. Increasingly the subject of papers and conferences, community archives are now seen as being in the vanguard of social concerns, markers of community-based activism, a participatory approach exemplifying the on-going evolution of ‘professional’ archival (and heritage) practice and integral to the ability of people to articulate and assert their identity. Community Archives, Community Spaces reflects the latest research and includes practical case studies on the challenges of building and sustaining community archives. This new book will appeal to practitioners, researchers, and academics in the archives and records community as well as to historians and other scholars concerned with community building and social issues.Trade Review"This work encourages the practice of community archives in distinct contexts by centering an openness to adjustment of practices and priorities through relationships. A community archive is ever a model, never a mold." -- Anastasia Armendariz * The Library Quarterly *Table of ContentsContentsList of figures Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction - Jeannette A. Bastian and Andrew FlinnPART 1 ANALYTICAL ESSAYS 1 Archival optimism, or, how to sustain a community archives Rebecka Taves Sheffield2 Affective bonds: what community archives can teach mainstream institutions Michelle Caswell3 Community archives and the records continuum Michael PiggottPART 2 CASE STUDIES4 Tuku mana taonga, tuku mana tāngata – Archiving for indigenouslanguage and cultural revitalisation: cross sectoral case studies from Aotearoa, New ZealandClaire Hall and Honiana Love5 Self-documentation of Thai communities: reflective thoughts on the Western concept of community archives Kanokporn Nasomtrug Simionica6 Popular music, community archives and public history online cultural justice and the DIY approach to heritagePaul Long, Sarah Baker, Zelmarie Cantillon, Jez Collins and Raphaël Nowak7 Maison d’Haïti’s collaborative archives project: archiving a community of records Désirée Rochat, Kristen Young, Marjorie Villefranche and Aziz Choudry8 Indigenous archiving and wellbeing: surviving, thriving, reconcilingJoanne Evans, Shannon Faulkhead, Kirsten Thorpe, Karen Adams, Lauren Booker and Narissa Timbery9 Community engaged scholarship in archival studies: documenting housing displacement and gentrification in a Latino community Janet Ceja Alcalá10 Post-x: community-based archiving in Croatia Anne J. Gilliland and Tamara ŠtefanacIndex

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Book SynopsisDigital heritage can mean many things, from building a database on Egyptian textiles to interacting with family historians over Facebook. However, it is rare to see professionals with a heritage background working practically with the heritage datasets in their charge. Many institutions who have the resources to do so, leave this work to computer programmers, missing the opportunity to share their knowledge and passion for heritage through innovative technology.Open Heritage Data: An introduction to research, publishing and programming with open data in the heritage sector has been written for practitioners, researchers and students working in the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) sector who do not have a computer science background, but who want to work more confidently with heritage data. It combines current research in open data with the author’s extensive experience in coding and teaching coding to provide a step-by-step guide to working actively with the increasing amounts of data available.Coverage includes:• an introduction to open data as a next step in heritage mediation• an overview of the laws most relevant to open heritage data• an Open Heritage Data Model and examples of how institutions publish heritage data• an exploration of use and reuse of heritage data• tutorials on visualising and combining heritage datasets and on using heritage data for research.Featuring sample code, case examples from around the world and step-by-step technical tutorials, this book will be a valuable resource for anyone in the GLAM sector involved in, or who wants to be involved in creating, publishing, using and reusing open heritage data.Table of ContentsList of case studies, figures and tablesList of permissionsList of abbreviationsAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction1. Openness in heritage Heritage amateurs Organising heritage in institutions Physical access Online access Data access Summary Notes 2. Sharing legally Heritage laws Data protection law Copyright law Summary Notes 3. Publishing open data Galleries/art museums Libraries Archives Museums GLAM Summary Notes 4. Using and reusing open data Use and users Technical skills Authority Heritage hackathons Wikipedians Education and youth Apps DIY and maker culture Portals Tools Summary 5. Visualising open data Basic data reuse Images Maps Charts Summary 6. Combining open data Combining art Combining archaeological records Combining newspapers Summary 7. Open data for research Basic data collection Data cleaning Descriptive statistics Timeline analysis Summary Appendix A: Examples used in the bookAppendix B: Introduction to coding HTML CSS JavaScript JSON PHP Python ReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisDigital heritage can mean many things, from building a database on Egyptian textiles to interacting with family historians over Facebook. However, it is rare to see professionals with a heritage background working practically with the heritage datasets in their charge. Many institutions who have the resources to do so, leave this work to computer programmers, missing the opportunity to share their knowledge and passion for heritage through innovative technology.Open Heritage Data: An introduction to research, publishing and programming with open data in the heritage sector has been written for practitioners, researchers and students working in the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) sector who do not have a computer science background, but who want to work more confidently with heritage data. It combines current research in open data with the author’s extensive experience in coding and teaching coding to provide a step-by-step guide to working actively with the increasing amounts of data available.Coverage includes:• an introduction to open data as a next step in heritage mediation• an overview of the laws most relevant to open heritage data• an Open Heritage Data Model and examples of how institutions publish heritage data• an exploration of use and reuse of heritage data• tutorials on visualising and combining heritage datasets and on using heritage data for research.Featuring sample code, case examples from around the world and step-by-step technical tutorials, this book will be a valuable resource for anyone in the GLAM sector involved in, or who wants to be involved in creating, publishing, using and reusing open heritage data.Table of ContentsList of case studies, figures and tablesList of permissionsList of abbreviationsAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction1. Openness in heritage Heritage amateurs Organising heritage in institutions Physical access Online access Data access Summary Notes 2. Sharing legally Heritage laws Data protection law Copyright law Summary Notes 3. Publishing open data Galleries/art museums Libraries Archives Museums GLAM Summary Notes 4. Using and reusing open data Use and users Technical skills Authority Heritage hackathons Wikipedians Education and youth Apps DIY and maker culture Portals Tools Summary 5. Visualising open data Basic data reuse Images Maps Charts Summary 6. Combining open data Combining art Combining archaeological records Combining newspapers Summary 7. Open data for research Basic data collection Data cleaning Descriptive statistics Timeline analysis Summary Appendix A: Examples used in the bookAppendix B: Introduction to coding HTML CSS JavaScript JSON PHP Python ReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisRecordkeeping Cultures explores how an understanding of organisational information culture provides the insight necessary for the development and promotion of sound recordkeeping practices. The book is a fully revised and expanded new edition of the authors’ 2014 book Records Management and Information Culture: Tackling the people problem. It details an innovative framework for analysing and assessing information culture, and indicates how to use this knowledge to change behaviour and develop recordkeeping practices that are aligned with the specific characteristics of any workplace. This framework addresses the widely recognised problem of improving organisation-wide compliance with a records management programme by tackling the different aspects that make up the organisation’s information culture. Discussion of topics at each level of the framework includes strategies and guidelines for assessment, followed by suggestions for next steps: appropriate actions and strategies to influence behavioural change. This new edition has been fully revised and update to greatly enhance the practical application of the information culture concept in both formal and informal recordkeeping environments and contains new chapters on: diagnostic features: genres, workarounds and infrastructure workplace collaboration: how to analyse collaborative practices in organisations (including recordkeeping) education: how to teach information culture concepts and methods in archives and records management graduate programmes. Archivists, records managers and information technology specialists will find this an invaluable guide to improving their practice and solving the ‘people problem’ of non-compliance with records management programmes. LIS students taking archives and records management modules will also benefit from the application of theory into practice. Records management and information management educators will find the ideas and approaches discussed in this book useful to add an information culture perspective to their curricula. Table of Contents1. Background and context 2. The value accorded to records 3. Information preferences 4. Language considerations 5. Information-related competencies 6. Awareness of environmental requirements relating to records 7. Corporate IT governance 8. Trust in recordkeeping systems 9. Genres 10. Workarounds 11. Infrastructure 12. Workplace collaboration 13. Education

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Book SynopsisPublished in association with the Society of American Archivists Trusting Records in the Cloud presents key findings of InterPARES Trust, an international research project that has investigated issues of trust in, and trustworthiness of records and data online, with respect to privacy, accessibility, portability, metadata and ownership. The project has produced theoretical and methodological frameworks for the development of local, national and international policies, procedures, regulations, standards and legislation, to ensure public trust grounded on evidence of good governance, strong digital economy and persistent digital memory. Topics include:- risks and remedies to the contracts the public must enter into with service providers- implementing retention and disposition schedules in the cloud- understanding the role of metadata in cloud services for chain of custody- rethinking issues of appraisal, arrangement and description- preservation as a series of services implementable by a variety of preservation actors- information governance, risk management, and authentication practices and technologies.Readership: This book is essential reading for records and archives managers, information professionals and organizations that are using or intend to use the cloud for the creation, management and preservation of their information; records and archives students and educators; individuals working in the academic, government and private sectors, and members of the public concerned about their personal information in the cloud.Trade Review'Comprehensive in scope and expertly organized in presentation, Trusting Records in the Cloud is the ideal textbook for teaching archivists and records managers students and therefore an unreservedly recommended addition to college and university Contemporary Library Science instructional reference collections.' -- James A. Cox * Midwest Book Review *'Trusting Records in the Cloud thus fills an important gap in the professional literature by directly addressing questions of how to establish and maintain trust in records and systems. Along with the individual studies and reports produced by the ITrust initiative, this volume will do much to prepare institutions for the hurdles we will inevitably face in coming years.' -- Mike Shallcross * The American Archivist *Table of Contents1. Concepts of trust in online environments, linking of InterPARES projects, questions and conclusions - Luciana Duranti 2. Issues specific to the cloud - Julie McLeod 3. Open government - Elizabeth Shepherd 4. Retention and Disposition - Patricia Franks 5. Intellectual control - Giovanni Michetti 6. Preservation - Adrian Cunningham 7. Cultural Heritage - Gillian Oliver 8. Citizen Engagement - Fiorella Foscarini 9. Professional Roles - Tove Engvall 10. Authentication - Hrvoje Stancic 11. Information Governance - Basma Makhlouf-Shabou 12. Education - Victoria Lemieux

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Book SynopsisPublished in association with the Society of American Archivists Trusting Records in the Cloud presents key findings of InterPARES Trust, an international research project that has investigated issues of trust in, and trustworthiness of records and data online, with respect to privacy, accessibility, portability, metadata and ownership. The project has produced theoretical and methodological frameworks for the development of local, national and international policies, procedures, regulations, standards and legislation, to ensure public trust grounded on evidence of good governance, strong digital economy and persistent digital memory. Topics include:- risks and remedies to the contracts the public must enter into with service providers- implementing retention and disposition schedules in the cloud- understanding the role of metadata in cloud services for chain of custody- rethinking issues of appraisal, arrangement and description- preservation as a series of services implementable by a variety of preservation actors- information governance, risk management, and authentication practices and technologies.Readership: This book is essential reading for records and archives managers, information professionals and organizations that are using or intend to use the cloud for the creation, management and preservation of their information; records and archives students and educators; individuals working in the academic, government and private sectors, and members of the public concerned about their personal information in the cloud.Trade Review'Comprehensive in scope and expertly organized in presentation, Trusting Records in the Cloud is the ideal textbook for teaching archivists and records managers students and therefore an unreservedly recommended addition to college and university Contemporary Library Science instructional reference collections.' -- James A. Cox * Midwest Book Review *'Trusting Records in the Cloud thus fills an important gap in the professional literature by directly addressing questions of how to establish and maintain trust in records and systems. Along with the individual studies and reports produced by the ITrust initiative, this volume will do much to prepare institutions for the hurdles we will inevitably face in coming years.' -- Mike Shallcross * The American Archivist *Table of Contents1. Concepts of trust in online environments, linking of InterPARES projects, questions and conclusions - Luciana Duranti 2. Issues specific to the cloud - Julie McLeod 3. Open government - Elizabeth Shepherd 4. Retention and Disposition - Patricia Franks 5. Intellectual control - Giovanni Michetti 6. Preservation - Adrian Cunningham 7. Cultural Heritage - Gillian Oliver 8. Citizen Engagement - Fiorella Foscarini 9. Professional Roles - Tove Engvall 10. Authentication - Hrvoje Stancic 11. Information Governance - Basma Makhlouf-Shabou 12. Education - Victoria Lemieux

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Book SynopsisAs organisations across the globe commit to digital transformation, well-managed taxonomies are more critical than ever in supporting a wide range of business applications. Amidst growing industry uptake of controlled vocabularies, ontologies and knowledge graphs, taxonomists are at the forefront of helping organisations manage content and data of unprecedented breadth, depth and variety. Taxonomies: Practical Approaches to Developing and Managing Vocabularies for Digital Information is a comprehensive guide to building, implementing and using taxonomies. Featuring contributions and case examples from some of the world’s leading experts, the book supports professional development through practical advice and real-world case studies. Readers will learn best practice for the everyday realities of working with stakeholders, sponsors and systems to ensure that taxonomies remain useful and relevant. Addressing all the key stages of the process of building and implementing a taxonomy, including scoping, user testing and validation, and the creation of governance processes, the book is invaluable for the optimisation of systems for users and stakeholders alike. Trade Review"It is difficult to think of a business case for not investing in this book." -- Martin White * Intranet Focus *"This goldmine of information can be read cover to cover or used as a dip-in-and-out reference book, a refresher for seasoned taxonomists or a student textbook. Highly recommended." * Information Professional *Table of ContentsForewordHeather HeddenIntroductionHelen LippellPart 1 Getting Started1 Business Buy-in and ScopingMaura Moran2 Choosing Taxonomy SoftwareJoyce van AaltenPart 2 Building Taxonomies3 Taxonomy Structuring and Scaling: A Standardised ApproachJonathan Engel4 The Diversity of Terms: Respecting Culture and Avoiding BiasBharat Dayal Sharma5 Relationships, Hierarchies and SemanticsBob Kasenchak6 User Testing and ValidationTom Alexander7 Taxonomy and Vocabulary InteroperabilityYonah Levenson8 Everything that Will Go Wrong in your Taxonomy ProjectEd ValdPart 3 Applications9 Enterprise SearchMichele Jenkins10 Taxonomy and Digital Asset ManagementSara James and Jeremy Bright11 Powering Structured Content with TaxonomiesRahel Anne Bailie12 Information Architecture and E-commerceMargaret HanleyPart 4 Business Adoption13 Implementing Taxonomies and Metadata: Lessons from a Busy NewsroomAnnette Feldman14 Taxonomy GovernanceCynthia Knowles15 Taxonomy MaintenanceHelen Challinor16 The Taxonomist’s Role in a Development TeamJo KentAppendix A: Metadata Template to Capture Taxonomy Term DiversityBharat Dayal SharmaAppendix B: Semantics: Some Basic Ontological PrinciplesBob KasenchakAppendix C: Metadata Model TemplateYonah LevensonGlossaryBob Kasenchak and Helen Lippell

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Book SynopsisSince it was first published, LIS students and professionals everywhere have relied on Miller’s authoritative manual for clear instruction on the real-world practice of metadata design and creation. Now the author has given his text a top-to-bottom overhaul to bring it fully up-to-date, making it even easier for readers to acquire the knowledge and skills they need, whether they use the book on the job or in a classroom. By following this book’s guidance, with its inclusion of numerous practical examples that clarify common application issues and challenges, readers will: learn about the concept of metadata and its functions for digital collections, why it’s essential to approach metadata specifically as data for machine processing, and how metadata can work in the rapidly developing Linked Data environment know how to create high-quality resource descriptions using widely shared metadata standards, vocabularies and elements commonly needed for digital collections become thoroughly familiarized with Dublin Core (DC) through exploration of DCMI Metadata Terms, CONTENTdm best practices, and DC as Linked Data discover what Linked Data is, how it is expressed in the Resource Description Framework (RDF), and how it works in relation to specific semantic models (typically called ‘ontologies’) such as BIBFRAME, comprised of properties and classes with ‘domain’ and ‘range’ specifications get to know the MODS and VRA Core metadata schemes, along with recent developments related to their use in a Linked Data setting understand the nuts and bolts of designing and documenting a metadata scheme and gain knowledge of vital metadata interoperability and quality issues, including how to identify and clean inconsistent, missing, and messy metadata using innovative tools such as OpenRefine. Complete with an updated bibliography pointing readers to essential books, articles and web documents for deeper learning, this second edition will prove itself a must-have reference for practitioners and students alike.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to Metadata for Digital CollectionsChapter 2. Introduction to Resource Description Chapter 3. Dublin Core Metadata Chapter 4. Resource Description: Identification and Responsibility Chapter 5. Resource Description: Content and Relationships Chapter 6. Controlled Vocabularies for Improved Resource Discovery Chapter 7. XML-Encoded Metadata Chapter 8. MODS: The Metadata Object Description Schema Chapter 9. VRA Core: The Visual Resources Association Core Categories Chapter 10. Metadata Interoperability, Shareability, and Quality Chapter 11: Linked Data and Ontologies Chapter 12. Metadata Application Profile Design Appendix: Dublin Core, MODS, and VRA Element Mappings Glossary Acronym Glossary Bibliography

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Book Synopsis 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.Trade Review “This is an interesting and timely manuscript… It is highly original and is a welcome contribution to the growing body of scholarship on digital archives and community participation, covering aspects of memory, history, power and politics.” • Graeme Were, University of BristolTable of Contents List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Theorizing Digital Archives: Power, Access and New Order Chapter 2. Deciding for Digital Archives: Improvement through Collection Management Systems Chapter 3. Community-Based Digital Archives: Programming Alternatives Chapter 4. Creating and Curating Digital Archives: Horizontal and Vertical Structures Chapter 5. Using Digital Archives: Online Encounters, Stories of Impact and Postcolonial Agendas Chapter 6. Digital Archives’ Objects: Law and Tangibility Conclusion: Cultural Production in the Present with Reference to the Past and Directed at the Future Index

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Book Synopsis 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.Trade Review “This is an interesting and timely manuscript… It is highly original and is a welcome contribution to the growing body of scholarship on digital archives and community participation, covering aspects of memory, history, power and politics.” • Graeme Were, University of BristolTable of Contents List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Theorizing Digital Archives: Power, Access and New Order Chapter 2. Deciding for Digital Archives: Improvement through Collection Management Systems Chapter 3. Community-Based Digital Archives: Programming Alternatives Chapter 4. Creating and Curating Digital Archives: Horizontal and Vertical Structures Chapter 5. Using Digital Archives: Online Encounters, Stories of Impact and Postcolonial Agendas Chapter 6. Digital Archives’ Objects: Law and Tangibility Conclusion: Cultural Production in the Present with Reference to the Past and Directed at the Future Index

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Book SynopsisRecent developments in ICT, especially the web, have led to the creation of a growing number of digital library projects in the UK, USA and elsewhere. This new phenomenon is designed to bring a paradigm shift in the ways we create, access and use information. The design and development of digital libraries depend on computer, communication and other technical skills, and the dream of successful digital libraries leading to a global digital environment can only be fulfilled when sufficient practitioners have the skills to design, build and manage them. This book presents a holistic view of the new digital library scene. Supported by a wealth of international examples, it is an essential guide to good digital practice and techniques. The authors have experience both in teaching courses on digital libraries and in actively researching them, and the text is based on evidence provided by models of major digital library research projects around the globe. Key topics include: digital libraries: definition and characteristics features of some digital libraries digital library design digital library research collection management digitization information organization information access and user interface information retrieval in digital libraries digital archiving and preservation digital library services social, economic and legal issues digital library evaluation digital libraries and the information profession trends in digital library research and development. Readership: This invaluable textbook offers an all-round view of digital libraries and is a core text for students of digital librarianship and related courses at departments of information science and computer science. It is also essential reading for practitioners and researchers who need to get a good grasp of issues and developments in the field.Trade Review"...highly recommended as a core textbook for students of digital librarianship and related courses, as well as for essential reading for practitioners and researchers in the field of digital libraries." -- Online Information ReviewTable of ContentsPreface Purpose Audience Sources Acknowledgements 1. Digital libraries: definition and characteristics Outline Introduction What is a digital library? Hybrid libraries Characteristics of digital libraries The impact of digital libraries The structure of this book 2. Features of some digital libraries Outline Introduction Digital libraries: types Brief descriptions of selected digital libraries Summary 3. Digital library research Outline Introduction UK USA Joint NSF/JISC international digital library projects Canada Europe Digital library projects funded by the European Union Australia New Zealand Summary 4. Digital library design Outline Introduction User-centred digital library models Design issues Digital library models Hybrid library models The DNER Digital library standards Summary 5. Collection management Outline Introduction The process of collection management Collection development models Electronic journals Electronic books Databases and services Summary 6. Digitization Outline Introduction Issues related to a digitization project The process of digitization Technical issues File formats Post-processing Access to digitized information Costs of digitization Summary 7. Information organization Outline Introduction Problems of information organization in digital libraries Classification of digital information Information organization in selected digital libraries Cataloguing and metadata Digital content marking and manipulation Recent research projects Summary 8. Information access and user interfaces Outline Introduction Information users Information needs The four-phase framework for information search Information seeking and user interfaces User interfaces and visualization User interfaces of digital libraries Information access in digital libraries User-centred digital libraries Summary 9. Information retrieval in digital libraries Outline Introduction Information retrieval models Vocabulary control Alternative information retrieval models Multimedia information retrieval Basic information search techniques Information retrieval features of various resources accessible through digital libraries Information retrieval features of selected digital libraries Problems and prospects Summary 10. Digital archiving and preservation Outline Introduction Digital preservation Issues related to digital preservation Digital preservation strategy Research projects on digital archiving and preservation The Internet Archive E-print archives Summary 11. Digital library services Outline Introduction Personalized services: definitions of digital libraries revisited Reference and information services on the web Search engine services Digital reference services and libraries Current digital library research on personalized services Current digital library projects on digital reference services The evaluation of digital library services Summary 12. Social, economic and legal issues Outline Introduction Social issues Economic issues Legal issues Legal deposit Summary 13. Digital library evaluation Outline Introduction Evaluation: the basic problems What to evaluate? Evaluation stages Evaluation criteria Evaluation studies Summary 14. Digital libraries and the information profession Outline Introduction Digital libraries: major activities and skills Summary 15. Trends in digital library research and development Outline Introduction Digital libraries: growth and development The impact of digital libraries Digital libraries to bridge the digital divide Users’ information search behaviour Digital library services The economics of digital libraries Digital library education Digital libraries and knowledge management The future

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Book SynopsisThe proliferation of developments in digital technology makes choosing the right method of digitizing resources an increasingly complex process for information organizations. This technology is a key way forward in the twenty-first century, but it is important to develop a strategy to fully assess the costs and benefits of going ahead with a digitization project, and to know when it is the right or the wrong time to do so. This book presents information managers with all the strategic and practical issues to consider when making the decision to digitize their collections. It runs through the digitization process step by step, outlines the different techniques available to deal with a wide range of library resources, and explores the opportunities offered by a collaborative approach to digitization. Fully case- and evidence-based, the text is supported by examples of digitization projects carried out in various types of libraries around the world, and by an extensive list of sources of further information. Divided into two main sections, ‘Strategic Decision Making’ and ‘Digitizing Collections’, the chapters include: Why digitize? The costs and benefits of digitization Selecting materials for digitization Intellectual property, copyright and other legal issues The institutional framework The importance of collaboration Project planning and funding Managing a digitization project Digitization of rare and fragile materials Digitization of audio and moving image collections Digitization of text and images. Readership: This key international text offers information managers the benefit of a fully strategic approach to digitization and substantial experience drawn from leading digitization projects. It is also essential reading for managers in heritage institutions such as museums, galleries and local archives, and for students of information science.Trade Review"This book is a valuable contribution to the series on this complex topic and it manages to deliver a great deal of practical information." -- Information World ReviewTable of ContentsPART 1: STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING 1. Why digitize? The costs and benefits of digitization 2. Selecting materials for digitization 3. Intellectual property, copyright, and other legal issues 4. Project management and the institutional framework 5. The importance of collaboration PART 2: DIGITIZING COLLECTIONS 6. Project planning and funding 7. Managing a digitization project 8. Digitization of rare and fragile materials 9. Digitization of audio and moving image collections 10. Digitization of text and images

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Book SynopsisImagine a records management (RM) future where the user community collectively describes the value and properties of a record using the wisdom of the crowd; where records retention, description and purpose are determined by their users, within general boundaries defined by the records manager. It may sound far-fetched, but could represent a way forward for managing records. It has never been more apparent that RM as traditionally practised will soon no longer be fit for purpose. With the increasing plurality of information sources and systems within an organization, as the deluge of content increases, so the percentage of the organization's holdings that can be formally classed as records declines. In the Web 2.0 world new technology is continually changing the way users create and use information. RM must change its approach fundamentally if it is to have a role to play in this new world. This provocative new book challenges records managers to find time amidst the daily operational pressures to debate the larger issues thrown up by the new technological paradigm we are now entering, and the threat it poses to established theory and practice. A range of stimulating ideas are put up for discussion: why not, for instance, embrace folksonomies rather than classification schemes and metadata schemas as the main means of resource discovery for unstructured data? Adopt a ranking system that encourages users to rate how useful they found content as part of the appraisal process? Let the content creator decide whether there should be any access restrictions on the content they have created? Readership: This is a thought-provoking book which questions received wisdom and suggests radical new solutions to the very real issues RM faces. Every records manager needs to read this challenging book, and those that do may never think about their profession in quite the same way again.Trade Review"This is a timely text and Steve Bailey has done the records management community a great service in putting together this publication. It is recommended reading for records managers and the wider information sector. Now records management research and practitioner communities must continue to work together to address the challenges posed and to present answers." -- Business Archives"This book is essential reading for any records manager who is willing is to question the validity of conventional methods and approaches.""This is an important book about an important question. The more people that read it the better. I have no hesitation in recommending it." -- Records Management Society BulletinTable of ContentsPART 1: THE NATURE OF THE CHANGING WORLD1. The big picture: Web 2.0 and current trends in IT Questions addressed in this chapter What is Web 2.0? Similarities and differences compared to Web 1.0 IT trends: blurring the boundaries IT trends: the exponential age 2. The reality check: surely change is endemic in IT? Questions addressed in this chapter Change as the only constant in IT The familiarity of the office of 1997 The first IT paradigm The second IT paradigm 3. Web 2.0 and Office 2.0: enter the third paradigm Questions addressed in this chapter Blogs Wikis Collaborative editing tools Social bookmarking and tagging 4. Welcome to the world of Office 2.0 Questions addressed in this chapter The scenario Outsourcing e-mail Perceived limitations of the client-server based document management system A successful wiki pilot Online applications: the next logical step Keeping up with insatiable user demand Boundless potential PART 2: IS RECORDS MANAGEMENT NO LONGER FIT FOR PURPOSE?5. The need for critical professional self-examination Questions addressed in this chapter The importance of continued professional reinvention The gulf between theory and practice 6. ‘Not all information sources are records ...' Questions addressed in this chapter The inherent value of records The consequences of our focus on records The dangers of being cocooned from change The power and value of information 7. The centralized command and control ethos Questions addressed in this chapter Records management as a bottleneck The records manager as jack of all trades, master of none Folksonomy vs taxonomy The death of the classification scheme? The difficulties of applying a classification scheme within the Web 2.0 enabled office Problems of scalability 8. ‘Regardless of format…' Questions addressed in this chapter Did the concept of management ‘regardless of format’ ever really make sense? A world of silos The decline of the common underlying storage facility Integrated Office 2.0 suites 9. Appraisal, retention and destruction Questions addressed in this chapter Definitions The origins and traditional rationale for retention management The pros and cons of random selection Why not keep everything? What about the smoking gun? But keeping everything is not a panacea either 10. The problems with applying existing approaches to appraisal in the Web 2.0 world Questions addressed in this chapter Appraisal theory and reality Scalability Scope and detail Failure to adequately assess information value alongside evidential value The role of the user and demands placed on them Conclusion: one size does not fit all

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Book SynopsisIf the vision for the future of digital information is order, ease of access, discoverable resources and sustainable business models, how might this be achieved? In an information environment shaped by an ever growing and persistent demand for more and more digital content from every direction, it has become increasingly important that publishers, libraries and information professionals understand the challenges and opportunities of the Google environment. This book addresses these issues and carves out a strategy for the future of digital information. Put together by an international, cross-sectoral team of contributors, each authored chapter provides a snapshot of where we are now and considers how the barriers to success might be overcome and what the digital information environment might look like if these issues are – or indeed are not – addressed. They include: digital information: an overview of the landscape scholarly communications: the view from the library scholarly communications: the publisher’s view e-books and scholarly communication futures digitizing the past: next steps for public sector digitization resource discovery who owns the content in the digital environment? Readership: This book is essential reading for all library and information professionals as well as for researchers and library students. The book will also be of interest to publishers wishing to reconcile their own digital strategies with those of both information consumers and providers.Trade Review"A very good book indeed, examining and keeping up-to-date with the developments in the philosophical, moral, economic and technical debates in the print vs digital world." -- MmIT Journal"...a timely volume...an easy to read and interesting publication." -- Australian Academic & Research LibrariesTable of Contents1. Introduction: digital information, an overview of the landscape - Lorraine Estelle and Hazel Woodward 2. Scholarly communications: the view from the library - Rick Anderson 3. Scholarly communications: the publisher’s view - Ian Russell 4. E-books and scholarly communication futures - Colin Steele 5 Digitizing the past: next steps for public sector digitization - Alastair Dunning 6. Resource discovery - Graham Stone 7. Who owns the content in the digital environment? - Wilma Mossink and Lorraine Estelle

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Book SynopsisAn authoritative and truly global exploration of current research in digital libraries. Internationally-renowned academics discuss what has been achieved with digital libraries and what we can expect in the future through the prism of research. The increasing number of digital libraries in all sectors and the pressure of ever demanding and diverse user needs has encouraged development of user-centred interfaces, intelligent search and retrieval capabilities, effective metadata description and contents organization. In addition to the two editors who are renowned for their works in digital library research, this collection brings together established international names in the field to analyse these developments in relation to users and information access and the future trends and challenges that practitioners will face. Readership: LIS students, academics and researchers interested in digital libraries and access and those developing, managing or just starting out with digital libraries.Trade Review"...with such a broad range of content and very recent research included, this book would definitely be useful to librarians doing work related to digital libraries...It would also make a very appropriate textbook for an introduction to digital libraries." -- Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship"Professors Chowdhury and Foo are to be commended on assembling this thoughtful body of work on digital libraries from around the world. The volume is a valuable addition to library collections, digital and otherwise." -- Christine L Borgman"...a stimulating book that covers the field very well." -- Journal of Librarianship and Information Science"Chowdhury and Foo have shaped a compilation of thoughtful approaches to current issues in digital libraries as they relate to information access. The authors throughout provide numerous opportunities to extend the reader’s exploration of these topics by virtue of well-chosen case studies, timely examples, and identified trends, as well as the comprehensive bibliographies included with each chapter. Readers seeking to better understand the fundamentals of how users engage with digital libraries as well as gain a contextual grasp on both the historic and contemporary attendant research will be able to satisfy both of these goals." -- Library Resources and Technical Services"Digital Libraries and Information Access is a mine of information...Chapters are consistently and helpfully laid out, each with an introduction which functions as an abstract, a summary to remind us what we have just read, and at least two pages of references. Descriptions, evaluations, comparisons and case studies are present in abundance, and these assist with general readability. This is a book by experts, clearly written, with an authoritative yet accessible tone, and a useful index. It is highly recommended." -- Australian Library JournalTable of ContentsForeword - Christine L. Borgman 1. Digital libraries and information access: introduction - Gobinda Chowdhury and Schubert Foo 2. The design and architecture of digital libraries - Hussein Suleman 3. Metadata and crowdsourced data for access and interaction in digital library user interfaces - Ali Shiri and Dinesh Rathi 4. Information access - Gobinda Chowdhury and Schubert Foo 5. Collaborative search and retrieval in digital libraries - Dion Hoe-Lian Goh 6. The social element of digital libraries - Natalie Pang 7. Towards socially inclusive digital libraries - Chern Li Liew 8. Users’ interactions with digital libraries - T. D. Wilson and Elena Macevičiūtė 9. Digital libraries and scholarly information: technology, market, users and usage - Jeonghyun Kim, Angel Durr and Suliman Hawamdeh 10. Digital libraries and open access - Gobinda Chowdhury and Schubert Foo 11. iSTEM: integrating subject categories from multiple repositories - Christopher C. Yang and Jung-ran Park 12. The usability of digital libraries - Sudatta Chowdhury 13. Intellectual property and digital libraries - Michael Fraser 14. Digital preservation: interoperability ad modum - Milena Dobreva and Raivo Ruusalepp 15. Digital libraries and information access: research trends - Gobinda Chowdhury and Schubert Foo

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Book SynopsisA brand new and fully updated edition of this seminal work on archival preservation.Access to archival material – the documentary heritage of people all over the world that gives them their identity and ensures their rights – is dependent on the survival of fragile materials: paper, parchment, photographic materials, audiovisual materials and, most recently, magnetic, optical and increasingly digital formats. The primary importance of such survival is widely acknowledged but sometimes overlooked in a rush to provide ever better means of access. But without the basic material, no services can be offered. Preservation is at the heart of archival activity.Archivists in all types of organizations face questions on how to plan a preservation strategy in less than perfect circumstances, or deal with a sudden emergency. This book considers the causes of threats to the basic material, outlines the preservation options available and offers flexible solutions applicable in a variety of situations. It offers a wide range of case studies and examples from international specialists. This revised edition includes additional material on digital preservation and green building as well as a new chapter on the management and training of volunteers, reflecting a key concern for many archival institutions.Key topics are:Understanding archival materials and their characteristics Managing digital preservation Archive buildings and their characteristics Safeguarding the building and its contents Managing archival storage Managing risks and avoiding disaster Creating and using surrogates Exhibiting archives Handling the records Managing a pest control programme Training and the use of volunteers Putting preservation into practice.Readership: Archivists, librarians, curators and enthusiasts, trained and untrained, in museums, local studies centres and voluntary societies in need of good clear advice.Trade Review…a welcome update…The vast practical experience of the two authors clearly enriches the text. Archivists and librarians will find it a great tool to turn to for high level preservation advice, and for students it will provide a good broad overview of the varied issues facing collections. -- Business ArchivesIt is a book that all archive managers should read at least once, as it will guide them to developing that vital preservation strategy that is right for their archive and will be much needed when it comes to implementing improvements in the care of collections. -- Archives and RecordsForde (fomerly Preservation Services, UK National Archives, and educator) and Rhys-Lewis (preservation and collections management consultant, and curation and stewardship, U. College London, UK) provide a completely updated second edition of their book on archival preservation. Topics include understanding archival materials and their characteristics, archive buildings, safeguarding the building and its contents, managing storage, exhibiting archives, and training and the use of volunteers. -- Reference and Research Book NewsThis second edition...is a must-read handbook for three main audiences: those who already work within the area, those who want to work within it, and those who need to understand the issues or elements involved to be able to manage a quality archives operation. -- Australian Academic & Research LibrariesTable of Contents1. Introducing archive preservation 2. Understanding archive materials and their characteristics 3. Managing digital preservation 4. Archive buildings and their characteristics 5. Safeguarding the building and its contents 6. Managing archival storage 7. Managing risks and avoiding disaster 8. Creating and using surrogates 9. Moving the records 10. Exhibiting archives 11. Handling the records 12. Managing a pest control programme 13. Training and the use of volunteers 14. Putting preservation into practice

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking text demystifies archival and recordkeeping theory and its role in modern day practice. The book's great strength is in articulating some of the core principles and issues that shape the discipline and the impact and relevance they have for the 21st century professional. Using an accessible approach, it outlines and explores key literature and concepts and the role they can play in practice. Leading international thinkers and practitioners from the archives and records management world, Jeannette Bastian, Alan Bell, Anne Gilliland, Rachel Hardiman, Eric Ketelaar, Jennifer Meehan and Caroline Williams, consider the concepts and ideas behind the practicalities of archives and records management to draw out their importance and relevance. Key topics covered include: Concepts, roles and definitions of records and archives Archival appraisal Arrangement and description Ethics for archivists and records managers Archives, memories and identities The impact of philosophy on archives and records management Does technological change marginalize recordkeeping theory? Readership: This is essential reading for students and educators in archives and recordkeeping and invaluable as a guide for practitioners who want to better understand and inform their day-to-day work. It is also a useful guide across related disciplines in the information sciences and humanities.Trade ReviewThis book is a welcome reminder of what archivists like best: talk about archives. For those who originally studied archive theory 30 or more years ago, it is particularly striking how many sources there are now compared to the relatively few published sources available on archival theory then. The bringing together of past and current thinking in this way will hopefully encourage and inform existing and future debate. For more recently qualified archivists, the book is a welcome chance to revisit some of the theoretical thinking underpinning archive work, in the light of the issues they have faced in their professional experiences since leaving university. For those new to the profession or studying to qualify, the book will provide an overview of milestones of archival thinking, with references to further reading. -- Archives and Records...an excellent introduction to the many and varied strands of thought in recordkeeping. The thorough bibliographies provided by the authors will enable the reader to go on their own voyage of discovery. -- Archives and ManuscriptsThis book provides a synthesis and an overview of all theories concerning the management of documents and archives, which were developed during the last century to the present...I encourage both professionals and students to read this book to complement and cultivate their theoretical knowledge in document management and archives. -- Alexandra Buthiaux * Érudit *Table of ContentsIntroduction - Caroline Brown 1. Records and archives: concepts, roles and definition - Caroline Williams 2. Archival appraisal: practising on shifting sand - Anne J. Gilliland 3. Arrangement and description: between theory and practice - Jennifer Meehan 4. Ethics for archivists and records managers - Jeannette A. Bastian 5. Archives, memories and identities - Eric Ketelaar 6. Under the influence: the impact of philosophy on archives and records management - Rachel Hardiman 7. Participation vs principle: does technological change marginalize recordkeeping theory? - Alan R. Bell

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Book SynopsisThis practical how-to-do-it guide is ideal for professionals involved in the management of archives and records, especially if they are just starting out or without formal training. The book covers all aspects of recordkeeping and archives management. It follows the records’ journey from creation, through the application of classification and access techniques, evaluation for business, legal and historical value and finally to destruction or preservation and access in the archive. Based on the internationally renowned training days run by the author and her business partner, The No-nonsense Guide to Archives and Recordkeeping deals with records and archives in all formats. It utilizes checklists, practical exercises, sample documentation, case studies and helpful diagrams to ensure a very accessible and pragmatic approach, allowing anyone to get to grips with the basics quickly. The book is divided into four main work areas: current records: including creation, filing, classification and security records management: including aims, risks, planning, preparation and delivery archives management: including collecting policies, intellectual property rights, appraisal, digitization and outreach archival preservation: including policy, disaster prevention and repositories. This one-stop-shop will be essential for a wide readership including archives and records assistants, librarians, information managers and IT professionals responsible for archives and records and managers of archives staff.Trade Review... an excellent primer, refresher, and reference guide for those without a formal background in records management and archival practice. Thanks to Crockett’s thorough overview, even the experienced professional would likely find reminders of some aspects of the profession they may have lost familiarity with. With its particular focus on incorporating records management concepts into a typical office workflow, the book’s real strength lies with the managing of more active records, and would work nicely for the non-information professional looking to gain control of their information environment. -- Ashley L. Taylor * Technical Services Quaterly *The useful summaries and pithy sound bites will enable those managing archivists and records managers to advocate from a sound and accurate basis. I enjoyed reading it and think it makes a useful contribution to the guidance available to those working in the profession. -- Caroline Sampson * Archives and Records *One of the greatest challenges in writing a useful handbook or manual for the “lone arranger” archivist, volunteer archivist, or museum/historical society staff member who also manages archives is striking the proper balance of instruction, complexity, and ease of use: too much information can be intimidating, but not enough will limit a book’s usefulness. Margaret Crockett ably strikes that balance in The No-Nonsense Guide to Archives and Recordkeeping, having created a guidebook whose comprehensiveness belies its relatively short length. While busy lone arrangers and archival volunteers may lack the time to dive fully into a book such as this one, it is nonetheless a valuable resource that these audiences would do well to have on their shelves for frequent consultation and guidance. -- Jamie Serran * Archivaria *I would recommend this book to anyone new to the profession as it is an easy to read volume providing a comprehensive introduction of the work of archivists and records managers. Even those who have worked in the profession for some time will find this volume a good refresher of the procedures. Crockett’s extensive experience of delivering training days on this subject is evident in having produced such a valuable guide. -- Rebecca Somerset * Catholic Archives *Table of Contents1. Basic concepts 2. Recordkeeping 3. Records management 4. Archives management 5. Preservation

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Book SynopsisCompanion website https://www.bvimodel.org/ featuring additional content, BVI model implementations, adaptions and templates and much more. This book provides practical guidance for delivering and sustaining value and impact from digital content.Our digital presence has the power to change lives and life opportunities. We must understand digital values to consider how organizational presence within digital cultures can create change. Impact assessment is the tool to foster understanding of how strategic decisions about digital resources may be fostering change within our communities. Delivering Impact with Digital Resources focuses on introducing both a mechanism and a way to thinking about strategies and evidence of benefits that extend to impact. Such that, the existence of a digital resource shows measurable outcomes that demonstrate a change in the life or life opportunities of the community. The book proposes an updated Balanced Value Impact Model (BVIM) to enable each memory organization to convincingly argue they are an efficient and effective operation, working in innovative modes with digital resources for the positive social and economic benefit of their communities.Coverage includes: a guide to using the Balanced Value Impact Model and a wide range of data gathering and evidence based methods exploration of strategy in the context of digital ecosystems, an attention economy and cultural economics working with communities and stakeholders to deliver on promises implicit in digital resources/activities major case studies about Europeana, the Wellcome Trust and the National Gallery of Denmark, amongst others an exploration of the difference between the attitudes expressed by groups within digital cultures versus the actual behaviours they exhibit using impact exemplars from many sectors and geographies to show how they are explored and applied. Readership: This book will be especially useful for those managing digital presences in libraries, archives, galleries and museums including MA and PhD students studying subjects such as librarianship, information science, museums studies, archival studies, publishing, cultural studies and media studies.Companion website https://www.bvimodel.org/ featuring additional content, BVI model implementations, adaptions and templates and much more. Trade Review'...this book charts a timely path in seeking to bring the GLAM sector more squarely in line with digital practices across public and private institutions and will definitely be a worthwhile read for those seeking to actively improve their organisation’s performance...' -- Ignas Kalpokas * LSE Review of Books *Table of ContentsContentsList of figures and tables List of case studies About the author Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction Life writes its own stories The premise of this book The audiences for this book Structure of the book How to use this book Key definitions and concepts 1 The context of measuring impact to deliver strategic value The demand for evidence-based strategies in the digital domain Origins of impact assessment and variations on the impact theme The importance of impact to memory institutions Development of the Balanced Value Impact Model (BVI Model) 2 The Balanced Value Impact Model Introduction Introducing the BVI Model The assumptions driving the BVI Model A five-stage process Prerequisites for application of the BVI Model 3 Impact in libraries, archives, museums and other memory institutions Framing thinking Examples of impact in the GLAM sector 4 Finding value and impact in an attention economy The challenge of creating digital resources in an attention economy Defining the attention economy Examples of the attention economy The significance of the attention economy to memory institutions Finding value in an attention economy 5 Strategic Perspectives and Value Lenses Introduction Strategy and values in memory institutions Strategic Perspectives in the BVI Model Value Lenses in the BVI Model 6 Planning to plan with the BVI Model BVI Model Stage 1: Set the context Assigning Value Lenses to Perspectives in the BVI Framework Using Stage 1 for strategic goals not associated with impact assessment Moving from plan to implementation 7 Implementing the BVI Framework Introducing the BVI Framework BVI Model Stage 2: Design the Framework BVI Model Stage 3: Implement the Framework 8 Europeana case study implementing the BVI Model Introduction 9 Using the outcomes of the BVI Model Transitioning from outputs to outcomes to impact BVI Model Stage 4: Narrate the outcomes and results Communicating the results 10 Impact as a call to action BVI Model Stage 5: Review and respond Bringing the threads together Concluding thoughts ReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis landmark edited collection offers a wide-ranging overview of how rapid technological changes and the push for providing wide access to digitized cultural heritage holdings are changing the landscape of archives. This book provides a set of inspirational and informative chapters from international experts, which will help the readers understand the drivers for change in archives and their implications. Reassessment of the role of archives in the digital environment will serve to develop critical approaches to current trends in the broader heritage sector, including cultural industries experimenting with sustainable business models for cultural production, digitization of analogue cultural heritage, and the related IPR issues surrounding the re-use of digital objects and data for research, education, advocacy and art. Contributors also present state-of-the-art solutions in building digital archives on networked infrastructure, trusted digital repositories to ensure long-term access, and tools to serve emerging needs in digital humanities. Readership: Digital archivists and practitioners involved in the design and support of digital archives; professionals and researchers involved in projects working with digital archival materials; students in library, information and archive studies.Trade Review"Digital Archives' will help aspiring and seasoned librarians alike to understand the drivers for change in archives and their implications.' - Midwest Book Review * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsForeword - Kalpana Shankar Preface - Milena DobrevaPart I – Drivers for Modern Digital Archives 1. Are digital humanities redefining the relationship between historians and information professionals? Documentary mediations in the digital age - Enrico Natale 2. Managing turbulence - Trudy Huskamp Peterson 3. The political economy of digital cultural preservation - Guy Pessach 4. Legal issues surrounding digital archives - Olexandr Pastukhov 5. Scientific information policies in the European context - Carla Basili 6. Access to digital archives: studying users' expectations and behaviours - Pierluigi FeliciatiPart II – Case Studies 7. Research data archives: Current data management and data audit practices - Elli Papadopoulou, Panayiota Polydoratou, Sotirios Sismanis and Donald Tabone 8. Access restrictions - Gillian Oliver 9. Participatory approaches in archives - Milena Dobreva and Edel Jennings

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive textbook discusses the legal, organizational and ethical aspects of information governance, assurance and security and their relevance to all aspects of information work. Information governance describes the activities and practices which have developed to control the use of information, including, but not limited to, practices mandated by law. In a world in which information is increasingly seen as a top-level asset, the safeguarding and management of information is of concern to everyone. From the researcher who is responsible for ethical practices in the gathering, analysis, and storage of data, to the reference librarian who must deliver unbiased information; from the records manager who must respond to information requests, to the administrator handling personnel files, this book with equip practitioners and students alike to implement good information governance practice in real-world situations. Key topics covered include: Information as an asset The laws and regulations Data quality management Dealing with threats Security, risk management and business continuity Frameworks, policies, ethics and how it all fits together. Readership: Fully supported by examples, discussion points and practical exercises, this is essential reading for everyone who needs to understand, implement and support information assurance policies and information governance structures. It will be particularly valuable for LIS students taking information management and information governance courses, and information professionals with an advisory or gatekeeping role in information governance within an organization.Trade Review"This is one of the few books that brings together the concepts of records and information management and information security and is a really solid introduction to the way in which the various information disciplines, whether concerned with security and protection or reuse and optimisation, need to come together to ensure that information remains useful yet is appropriately secured to minimise risk." -- Records Management JournalTable of Contents1. Introduction Rationale Data and information Information as an asset Where is our information? Threats Standards, frameworks and a framework for information governance and assurance Policy Assurance How to use this book 2. The laws and regulations Introduction A standard for records The Information Commissioner’s Office The Freedom of Information Act 2000 Data protection Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) Policy The role of the information professional Discussion points Conclusion References 3. Data quality management Introduction What is data quality? Dimensions of data quality A different perspective Example Data quality tools Products versus processes Data silos Master data management (MDM) Single customer view Further library examples Data quality policy/strategy The role of the information professional in data quality management Discussion points Conclusion References 4. Dealing with threats Introduction Internal threats External threats The law Policy Exercise Conclusion References 5. Security, risk management and business continuity Introduction The security environment Strategy and tactics Standards – the ISO 27000 series Practical measures Risk management Business continuity management (BCM) Policy Exercises Conclusion References 6. Frameworks, policies, ethics and how it all fits together Introduction Moving from standards to frameworks The information governance and assurance framework in operation Ethics The role of the information professional in the information governance and assurance framework Discussion points Conclusion References Discussion points and exercises Index

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Book Synopsis​This book offers a platform for the analysis of commemorative and archiving practices as they were shaped, expanded, and developed during the Covid-19 lockdown periods in 2020 and the years that followed. By offering an extensive global view of these changes as well as of the continuities that went with them, the book enters a dialogue with what has emerged as an initial response to the pandemic and the ways in which it has affected memory and commemoration.The book aims to critically and empirically engage with this abundance of memory to understand both memorialization of the pandemic and commemoration during the pandemic: what happened then to commemorative practices and rituals around the world? How has the Covid-19 pandemic been archived and remembered? What will remembering it actually entail, and what will it mean in the future? Where did the Covid memory boom come from? Who was behind it, how did it emerge, and in what social configurations did it evolve?Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Unlocking Memory Studies: Understanding Collective Remembrance During and of Covid-19.- Part I Can We Speak of a Covid Memory Boom?.- Chapter 2. “It seemed right to keep some sort of history”: Performances of Digital Memory Work by Young Women in London During Covid-19.- Chapter 3. Picturing Lockdown in the UK: Memorializing anOngoing Crisis.- Chapter 4. #Mémoriascovid19: Reimagining and Narrating Trauma in the Core of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Brazil.- Chapter 5. The Danger of a Single Story: Epic-Pandemic Narratologies and Memorials of COVID-19 in Nigeria.- Chapter 6. Pandemic from the Margins: How United-States-Based College Students Think the Pandemic Should Be Remembered.- Part II Commemorative Events Between Memory Politics and Protests: What Has Changed During the Lockdowns?.- Chapter 7. “No quarantine to workers’ rights”: Recontextualizing Labour Day Commemoration in the Semiotic Landscape of a Pandemic Demonstration.- Chapter 8. The Struggle to Remember Tiananmen Under COVID-19 and the National Security Law in Hong Kong.- Chapter 9. “Memory Does Not Quarantine”: COVID-19, Remembering the Coup, and the Struggle for Democracy in Bolsonaro’s Brazil.- Chapter 10. Human Rights Day: Grassroots Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions in South Africa.- Part III Memorial Museums and National Days: Did DigitalPractices Transform Commemoration in Times of the Pandemic?.- Chapter 11. “Le goût d’un jour de fête”? Commemorating the End of the Second World War on Twitter During the Lockdown: A Comparison Between France and Italy.- Chapter 12. #Hashtag Commemoration: A Comparison of Public Engagement with Commemoration Events for Neuengamme, Srebrenica, and Beau Bassin During Covid-19 Lockdowns.- Chapter 13. #DigitalMemorial(s): How COVID-19 Reinforced Holocaust Memorials and Museums’ Shift Toward Social Media Memory.- Chapter 14. Holocaust Remembrance on Facebook During the Lockdown: A Turning Point or a Token Gesture?.- Chapter 15. Epilogue: Did the Pandemic Change the Future of Memory?./

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