Libraries and Archives in the Digital Age

Susan L. Mizruchi is the William Arrowsmith Professor in the Humanities, Director of the Humanities Center, and Professor of English at Boston University. Her books include Brando’s Smile (2014); The Rise of Multicultural America (2008); and The Science of Sacrifice (1998). She has received many academic honors, including fellowships from including fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Huntington Library, the Fulbright Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

“This edited volume is a tightly organized and consistently stimulating foray into the implications of technological changes for libraries and archives. The contributors do an excellent job taking what is by now the well-established cliché of the book’s title—the ‘digital age’—and reminding us of its manifold meanings. … This is a terrifically instructive and intriguing set of essays … .” (James Kessenides, Libraries- Culture, History, and Society, Vol. 6 (2), September, 2022)“This book is a good introduction to digital scholarship and digital archives for library workers. It is a book you can easily dip in and out of, with each chapter being a standalone piece by a different author. Case studies and real-life examples provide context for discussions around the archival decisions we make in society. This cross-disciplinary text is well worth a read for university students and those new to the area.” (Lesa Maclean, Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, February 24, 2022)

• 1. Introduction: “Libraries and Archives in the Digital Age”.- PART I: ACCESS.- 2. Libraries, Books, and the Digital Future - Robert Darnton.- 3. From Open Access to Maximal Access - Dan Cohen.- 4. A National Library in the Digital Age - Alberto Manguel.- 5. Discovery, Access, and Use of Information in the ‘Digital Ecosystem - Jack Ammerman.- PART II: PRESERVATION AND COMMUNITY.- 6. Supporting Manuscript Translation in Library and Archival Collections: Toward Decolonial Translation Methods - Ellen Cushman.- 7. Radical Recordkeeping: How Community Archives Are Changing How We Think About Records - Jeannette Bastian.- 8. Digital Archives for African Studies: Making Africa’s Written Heritage Visible - Fallou Ngom.- PART III: ARCHIVAL POLITICS.- 9. Nambiquaras in Paris: Archival Images, Appearances and Disappearances - Beatriz Jaguaribe.- 10.  Future Memory: Preserving Diverse Voices From and About China From a Time of Unification of Thought - Rudolf G. Wagner.- 11. Cold War Archives and Democratic Aspirations in Latin America - Kirsten Weld.- 12.  Globalism, Transparency, and Loss - Maurice Lee.- PART IV: DIGITAL PRACTICE.- 13. Building from the Inside Out: Empowering Librarians to Develop Digital Scholarship Collaboratories - Harriett Green.- 14. On Librarianship and/with Digital Scholarly Practice - Vika Zafrin.- 15. Data ‘Moves’: How Can Data Workflows Be Tracked, Compared, and Shared Across Disciplines? - Alan Liu.