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Book SynopsisWebsites and digital news stories disappear daily; researchers can’t access their own data for reuse; students don’t know how to make their work last for the next 10 years. Knowledge is built on previously gathered information, but what happens when that information is no longer accessible? And where does the librarian or archivist fit into this picture? This book describes the basic steps of data curation, in clear easy-to-follow language, and clarifies the many potential roles that a librarian or archivist can play to help make our information future viable for generations to come. Digital Curation Fundamentals is for anyone who wants to help save knowledge for future use, but knows little-to-nothing about digital curation or how it fits with their jobs. This book is also for administrators who need to stay on top of things but don’t yet have a good grasp on the purpose and scope of digital curation and how central it is to the future. Additionally, this book is a reference handbook for those who are involved in digital curation in some form but who need the context to know how their work fits into the big picture, and what comes next. This book takes a straight-forward, commonsense approach to a complex problem, and portrays the challenges and opportunities in an approachable conversational style which lowers the bar to include those with little to no technical expertise.
Trade ReviewDigital Curation Fundamentals is an excellent “quick start” guide that presents a solid overview of the issues surrounding the preservation of digital content. Highly recommended for anyone that needs to get up to speed quickly and for those who need a broader context for the decisions they make that impact the preservation of digital content. -- Mary Molinaro, Executive Director, Digital Preservation Network
Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Preface Chapter 1. What Is Digital Curation? Chapter 2. What Can I/We Do? Chapter 3. Models: Which Ones Do I Use When? Chapter 4. Emulation, Migration, or Encapsulation? Chapter 5. How do I Identify and Select Content? Chapter 6. What Foundational Work Will Prepare Content for Preservation and Access? Chapter 7. Storage, Protection, and Monitoring: What Do I Do? Chapter 8. How Do I Provide Access Over Time? Chapter 9. How Can I Leverage the Community? Appendix. Resources Bibliography Index About the Author
