Digital Curation for Libraries and Archives

by Stacy T. Kowalczyk

Overview

An up-to-date examination of the evolving field of digital curation and its important place in libraries, covering the major technical, social, and organizational issues surrounding curation for libraries, archives, and other information-based organizations.

This book addresses the evolving field of digital curation and its important place in libraries, covering the myriad issues surrounding curation for libraries, archives, and other information-based organizations. Balancing research, theory, and practice in curation, this book is a valuable resource for students, librarians, and archivists that will help them understand the technology infrastructure that supports curation, develop effective curation plans, and make the best choices when digitizing collections that aid in the long term preservation and curation of their materials. The book can serve as a textbook for graduate courses in digital curation, digital libraries, and informatics as well as be useful to librarians and archivists for individual continuing professional education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610696326
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/29/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	246
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Stacy T. Kowalczyk is an associate professor at Dominican University in the School of Information Studies.

Table of Contents

Illustrations ix

Preface xi

Section I Preservation Overview 1

Chapter 1 Introduction to Digital Curation 3

Chapter 2 Curation Strategies and Models 17

Section II Preservation Technology Fundamentals 35

Chapter 3 Formats 37

Chapter 4 Metadata for Curation 51

Chapter 5 Data Assurance 69

Chapter 6 Repositories 97

Section III Planning for Preservation 117

Chapter 7 Data Management 119

Chapter 8 Disaster Planning 137

Chapter 9 Digital Curation Assessment and Planning 155

Section IV Preservation in Practice 171

Chapter 10 Considerations in Archiving Personal Data 173

Chapter 11 Considerations in Archiving Social Media 189

Chapter 12 Considerations in Curating Research Data 203

Glossary 217

A Handbook for Teachers 221

Author Index 233

Subject Index 239

Editorial Reviews

★ 10/01/2018
According to Kowalczyk (Sch. of Information Studies, Dominican Univ.), digital curation is on its way to becoming its own field of study, encompassing everything from saving personal photos and blogs to the preservation of all of Twitter or Facebook. Digital files won't be accidentally preserved like the marginalia written in an old book or the ribbon-tied bundle of correspondence to be discovered decades or centuries later. Terabytes of digital information are lost at the touch of a button, the toss of a hard drive, or the scratch of a disk. Digital curation requires extra knowledge, effort, and forethought beyond that given to physical manifestations. This thorough, well-researched, scholarly introduction is dense with information about collecting, organizing, and conserving all forms of digital material. Chapters address curation strategies, formats, metadata, data assurance, data management, repositories, and disaster planning, as well as considerations for preserving personal data, social media, and research data. VERDICT Essential reading for librarians, archivists, records managers, and anyone interested in safeguarding digital data—in other words, just about everyone.—Margaret Sylvia, St. Mary's Univ. Lib., San Antonio

Library Journal

Essential reading for librarians, archivists, records managers, and anyone interested in safeguarding digital data—in other words, just about everyone.” —Library Jourbanal, Starred Review

“Digital Curation for Libraries and Archives is a useful resource in gaining an understanding of the field, its challenges, and its necessity.” —Booklist

“Not only can this book be used as an instructional and training guide, it can also be used as an informational lesson to help library employees understand the breadth of digital curation. . . . This publication is a fantastic introductory resource exploring the main components to digital curation and preservation. . . . Kowalczyk has written in a way that the lessons are easy to follow and understand, which similar books should strive to achieve.” —ARBA

“This book is worthy of a place on a digital curation librarian's shelf.” —Technical Services Quarterly

From the Publisher

"This book is worthy of a place on a digital curation librarian's shelf."

Technical Services Quarterly

"Digital Curation for Libraries and Archives is a useful resource in gaining an understanding of the field, its challenges, and its necessity."

Booklist

"Not only can this book be used as an instructional and training guide, it can also be used as an informational lesson to help library employees understand the breadth of digital curation. . . . This publication is a fantastic introductory resource exploring the main components to digital curation and preservation. . . . Kowalczyk has written in a way that the lessons are easy to follow and understand, which similar books should strive to achieve."

ARBA