Digital Curation Projects Made Easy
A Step-by-Step Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Published on 10. August 2018
Book
Hardback
136 pages
978-1-5381-0350-0 (ISBN)
Description
Digital Curation Projects Made Easy: A Step-By-Step Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums outlines simple steps for accomplishing practical digitization and digital preservation projects for those with little experience, time, and/or resources. Following a general introduction, instructions for completing these commonplace digital curation projects are covered:
Photograph collectionsNewspaper collectionRare booksArt CollectionsOral HistoriesDigital curation does not need to be reserved for big budgets or world-famous collections. In fact, a large part of digitization and digital preservation consists of practical projects that are done every day without much fanfare in libraries and archives around the world.
Photograph collectionsNewspaper collectionRare booksArt CollectionsOral HistoriesDigital curation does not need to be reserved for big budgets or world-famous collections. In fact, a large part of digitization and digital preservation consists of practical projects that are done every day without much fanfare in libraries and archives around the world.
Reviews / Votes
Overall, the book serves as an informative introduction to digital curation and should ably guide information professionals at institutions with both emergent and established digital collections programs. The real strength of the book is its emphasis on digital curation as an ongoing effort that needs to be integrated into organizational policies, procedures, and workflows-not just one-off projects to make some old photographs available online. The book offers plenty of help to jump-start information professionals new to digital curation. * Archival Issues * This guide offers practical information and tips for heritage institutions interested in preserving and providing digital access to their historic treasures. In addition to basic information about digitization, digital presentation, and curation, Cowick (a preservationist at Preserve This) explains fundamental concepts and presents advantages of digitizing. * Choice Reviews *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
14 b/w illustrations; 3 b/w photos; 15 tables; 1 textbox
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
361 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5381-0350-0 (9781538103500)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Carmen Cowick
Digital Curation Projects Made Easy
A Step-by-Step Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums
E-Book
08/2018
1st Edition
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
€36.99
Available for download
Person
Carmen Cowick is the director of preservation services at Preserve This, where she provides training, support, and consulting services for libraries in the areas of preservation and collections care. Cowick has had several articles published in peer-reviewed journals and has given presentations at both regional and national professional conferences on preservation-related topics.
Content
Part I: The Basics
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: What Every Project Needs to Get Started
Part II: Digital Curation Projects Step-By-Step
Chapter 3: General Guidelines
Chapter 4: Photograph Collections
Chapter 5: Newspaper Collections
Chapter 6: Rare Books
Chapter 7: Art Collections
Chapter 8: Oral Histories
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: What Every Project Needs to Get Started
Part II: Digital Curation Projects Step-By-Step
Chapter 3: General Guidelines
Chapter 4: Photograph Collections
Chapter 5: Newspaper Collections
Chapter 6: Rare Books
Chapter 7: Art Collections
Chapter 8: Oral Histories