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As an in-depth explanation of the entire digital curation lifecycle, from creation to appraisal to preservation to organization/access to transformation, the first edition of this text set a benchmark for both thoroughness and clarity. Boasting the expert guidance of international authorities Oliver and Harvey, this revamped and expanded edition widens the scope to address continuing developments in the strategies, technological approaches, and activities that are part of this rapidly changing field. In addition to current practitioners, those pursuing a career as librarian, archivist, or records manager will find this definitive survey invaluable. Filled with up-to-date best practices, it covers such important topics as:the scope and incentives of digital curation, detailing Digital Curation Centre’s (DCC) lifecycle model as well as the Data Curation Continuum; key requirements for digital curation, from description and representation to planning and collaboration;the value and utility of metadata;considering the needs of producers and consumers when creating an appraisal and selection policy for digital objects;the paradigm shift by institutions towards cloud computing and its impact on costs, storage, and other key aspects of digital curation;the quality and security of data;new and emerging data curation resources, including innovative digital repository software and digital forensics tools;mechanisms for sharing and reusing data, with expanded sections on open access, open data, and open standards initiatives; andprocesses to ensure that data are preserved and remain usable over time.Useful as both a teaching text and day-to-day working guide, this book outlines the essential concepts and techniques that are crucial to preserving the longevity of digital resources.

The third edition of Preserving Digital Materials provides a survey of the digital preservation landscape.This book is structured around four questions:1. Why do we preserve digital materials?2. What digital materials do we preserve?3. How do we preserve digital materials?4. How do we manage digital preservation?This is a concise handbook and reference for a wide range of stakeholders who need to understand how preservation works in the digital world. It notes the increasing importance of the role of new stakeholders and the general public in digital preservation. It can be used as both a textbook for teaching digital preservation and as a guide for the many stakeholders who engage in digital preservation. Its synthesis of current information, research, and perspectives about digital preservation from a wide range of sources across many areas of practice makes it of interest to all who are concerned with digital preservation. It will be of use to preservation administrators and managers, who want a professional reference text, information professionals, who wish to reflect on the issues that digital preservation raises in their professional practice, and students in the field of digital preservation.

The third edition of Preserving Digital Materials provides a survey of the digital preservation landscape.This book is structured around four questions:1. Why do we preserve digital materials?2. What digital materials do we preserve?3. How do we preserve digital materials?4. How do we manage digital preservation?This is a concise handbook and reference for a wide range of stakeholders who need to understand how preservation works in the digital world. It notes the increasing importance of the role of new stakeholders and the general public in digital preservation. It can be used as both a textbook for teaching digital preservation and as a guide for the many stakeholders who engage in digital preservation. Its synthesis of current information, research, and perspectives about digital preservation from a wide range of sources across many areas of practice makes it of interest to all who are concerned with digital preservation. It will be of use to preservation administrators and managers, who want a professional reference text, information professionals, who wish to reflect on the issues that digital preservation raises in their professional practice, and students in the field of digital preservation.

Preservation how-to for every medium.Cultural heritage professionals—museum curators, museum professionals, archivists, and librarians— use their specialized knowledge to prioritize the needs of their collections. Preservation managers and collections care specialists draw from experts in climate control, fire safety, pest management, and more in assessing a collection and its needs. And all the special materials within the collections have their experts too. This revised second edition contains a wide range of topic-specific expertise that comprises both an enduring text for preservation and collections care students, as well as an essential one-stop reference for cultural heritage professionals—particularly those in small- to medium sized organizations where resources are limited and professional help, is not always accessible. Chapter coverage includes:PART I: FUNDAMENTALSChapter 1: Mapping the Preservation Landscape for the Twenty-first CenturyChapter 2: Preservation PrinciplesChapter 3: Managing Preservation: Policy, Assessment, PlanningChapter 4: Security and Disaster PlanningPART II: COLLECTIONSChapter 5: Artifacts and InformationChapter 6: The EnvironmentChapter 7: Creating Preservation-friendly ObjectsPART III: MEDIA AND MATERIALChapter 8: Putting it all together – environment and storage quick reference guides Chapter 9: Paper Objects and BooksChapter 10: Photographic MaterialsChapter 11: Digital Prints (A. Carver-Kubik)Chapter 12: Sound MaterialsChapter 13: Moving Image MaterialsChapter 14: Digital Storage Media and FilesChapter 15: Textiles Chapter 16: PaintingsIn addition to updated and expanded existing content, a new chapter on digital prints has been added to the Media and Material. Also new is Expanded information on disaster planning; A quick guide to good, better, and best preservation practices to help institutions strive to improve their own activities; A comparative terminology guide to assist in greater understanding between LAMs; and two quick references for temperature and relative humidity preferences for a wide range of collection materials.This comprehensive handbook is an invaluable reference.

Preservation how-to for every medium.Cultural heritage professionals—museum curators, museum professionals, archivists, and librarians— use their specialized knowledge to prioritize the needs of their collections. Preservation managers and collections care specialists draw from experts in climate control, fire safety, pest management, and more in assessing a collection and its needs. And all the special materials within the collections have their experts too. This revised second edition contains a wide range of topic-specific expertise that comprises both an enduring text for preservation and collections care students, as well as an essential one-stop reference for cultural heritage professionals—particularly those in small- to medium sized organizations where resources are limited and professional help, is not always accessible. Chapter coverage includes:PART I: FUNDAMENTALSChapter 1: Mapping the Preservation Landscape for the Twenty-first CenturyChapter 2: Preservation PrinciplesChapter 3: Managing Preservation: Policy, Assessment, PlanningChapter 4: Security and Disaster PlanningPART II: COLLECTIONSChapter 5: Artifacts and InformationChapter 6: The EnvironmentChapter 7: Creating Preservation-friendly ObjectsPART III: MEDIA AND MATERIALChapter 8: Putting it all together – environment and storage quick reference guides Chapter 9: Paper Objects and BooksChapter 10: Photographic MaterialsChapter 11: Digital Prints (A. Carver-Kubik)Chapter 12: Sound MaterialsChapter 13: Moving Image MaterialsChapter 14: Digital Storage Media and FilesChapter 15: Textiles Chapter 16: PaintingsIn addition to updated and expanded existing content, a new chapter on digital prints has been added to the Media and Material. Also new is Expanded information on disaster planning; A quick guide to good, better, and best preservation practices to help institutions strive to improve their own activities; A comparative terminology guide to assist in greater understanding between LAMs; and two quick references for temperature and relative humidity preferences for a wide range of collection materials.This comprehensive handbook is an invaluable reference.

International authority Ross Harvey's new How-To-Do It-Manual is the first one-stop resource in digital curation, and guides readers to understand and make the best use of the wide-ranging combinations of strategies, technological approaches, and activities that apply to this rapidly-emerging field. Any information professional who appraises, selects, organizes, or maintains digital resources acts as a digital curator. Whether you are a librarian, archivist, or records manager, you will find useful concepts here for professional setting. Harvey offers an in-depth, start-to-finish explanation of the digital curation process, and clarifies each step in the Digital Curation Centre's (DCC) lifecycle model, including: Create or Receive; Appraise & Select; Ingest; Preservation Action; Store; Access, Use, and Reuse; and Transform. You will learn best practices for improving data access, quality, and protection, and find time-saving tools such as an extensive directory of online resources, tutorials and further references in the area.Book buyers receive exclusive access to a password-protected companion website that offers electronic, customizable versions of planning forms, checklists, and more. This book's essential techniques and expert advice are crucial to ensuring that today's digital resources will be available to and useable by future generations.

This second edition of Digital Curation outlines the essential concepts and techniques that are crucial to preserving the longevity of digital resources. The first edition of this textbook provided in-depth explanation of the entire digital curation lifecycle, from creation to appraisal to preservation to organization/access to transformation and set a benchmark for both thoroughness and clarity. In this revamped and expanded second edition, international authorities Gillian Oliver and Ross Harvey have widened the scope the scope to address continuing developments in the strategies, technological approaches, and activities that are part of this rapidly changing field. Useful as both a teaching text and day-to-day working guide, this book outlines the essential concepts and techniques that are crucial to preserving the longevity of digital resources and covers topics including: • the scope and incentives of digital curation, detailing Digital Curation Centre’s (DCC) lifecycle model as well as the Data Curation Continuum • key requirements for digital curation, from description and representation to planning and collaboration • the value and utility of metadata • creating an appraisal and selection policy for digital objects that considers the needs of producers and consumers when • the paradigm shift by institutions towards cloud computing and its impact on costs, storage, and other key aspects of digital curation • the quality and security of data • new and emerging data curation resources, including innovative digital repository software and digital forensics tools • mechanisms for sharing and reusing data, with expanded sections on open access, open data, and open standards initiatives • processes to ensure that data are preserved and remain usable over time. This book will be essential reading for any information professional, records manager or archivists who appraises, selects, organizes, or maintains digital resources and has responsibilities as a digital curator.

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