Awards

• 2019 Society of American Archivsts' Preservation Publication Award Winner
• Winner of Society of American Archivists Preservation Publication Award 2019 (United States)

Overview

This book offers a comprehensive, entry-level guide for librarians and archivists who have found themselves managing or are planning to manage born-digital content. Libraries and archives of all sizes are collecting and managing an increasing proportion of digital content. Within this body of digital content is a growing pool of ‘born-digital’ content: content that has been created and has often existed solely in digital form. The No-nonsense Guide to Born-digital Content explains step by step processes for developing and implementing born-digital content workflows in library and archive settings of all sizes and includes a range of case studies collected from small, medium and large institutions internationally. Coverage includes: the wide range of digital storage media and the various sources of born-digital content a guide to digital information basics selection, acquisition, accessioning and ingest description, preservation and access methods for designing & implementing workflows for born-digital collection processing a comprehensive glossary of common technical terms strategies and philosophies to move forward as technologies change. This book will be useful reading for LIS and archival students and professionals who are working with, or plan to work with, born digital content. It will also be of interest to museum professionals, data managers, data scientists, and records managers.

Full Product Details

Author:   Heather Bowden ,  Walker Sampson
Publisher:   Facet Publishing
Imprint:   Facet Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 19.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.70cm
Weight:   0.216kg
ISBN:  

9781783301966

ISBN 10:   1783301961
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   04 April 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword - Trevor Owens Introduction What is born-digital content? Why is this important? About the book Additional resources Representing the world of libraries and archives 1. Digital information basics What is digital information? Hexadecimal Digital file types Storage media Command line basics Code repositories Conclusion Further reading 2. Selection Types of born-digital content Format- versus content-driven collecting decisions Mission statements, collecting policies and donor agreements Gift agreements Stanford University’s approach to selection in web archiving Conclusion Further reading 3.Acquisition, accessioning and ingest Principles in acquisition Acquisition of born-digital material on a physical carrier Checksums and checksum algorithms Acquisition of network-born materials Accession Ingest Conclusion Further reading 4.Description General fields and types of information Descriptive standards and element sets General element sets Descriptive systems Use cases Conclusion Further reading 5. Digital preservation storage and strategies A note on acquisition A note on file formats Thinking about storage Certification Digital preservation policy Conclusion Further reading 6. Access Deciding on your access strategy Methods of access Use case Conclusion Further reading 7. Designing and implementing workflows A note on tools Design principles Workflow and policy Examples Case study Conclusion Further reading 8. New and emerging areas in born-digital materials Technology in general Storage Software and apps Cloud technologies Smartphones Digital art and new media Emerging descriptive and access methods Growing your skills Conclusion Further reading Conclusion

Reviews

'The book covers varied types of born-digital content such as that found on obsolete media, 3D modelling, audio, relational databases, email as well as internet-based offerings such as websites and Twitter. I appreciated the comment, Every bit of digital information is encoded in a physical space (p.22).' -- Elizabeth Charlton * Archifacts * 'By adopting a phased approach to the topic of digital preservation Heather Ryan and Walker Sampson help to empower the reader to embark on some born-digital content management from the outset, an intention which is clearly supported by key sections within the book including a range of case studies, a comprehensive glossary of common technical terms, and an appendix containing resources for further research...In addition to archival professionals this book would provide useful reading for museum professionals, data managers, librarians and of course, anyone tasked with the role of managing born-digital content.' -- Alice MacDonald * Catholic Archives * '...there is value for everyone in the well-reasoned discussions about overarching strategies, policies, and processes, which are necessary before any of the capturing and processing of resources can begin...Recommended. Graduate students and professionals.'- H. C. Williams, University of Washington, CHOICE -- H. C. Williams * CHOICE * 'In short, Ryan and Sampson synthesize a myriad of community practices and highly technical documentation, standards, and models into clear prose with minimal jargon, and they make a substantial contribution to the professional literature. I anticipate that The No-Nonsense Guide to Born-Digital Content will prove to be a valuable resource in and outside of the classroom for many years to come.' -- Blake Graham * The American Archivist * 'Overall, I found the book a well-written and engaging guide to what can be an intimidating subject...I would definitely recommend it to anyone trying to get to grips with born-digital content but it should be used as a guide to familiarise yourself with the basics and seen as a starting point for new avenues of exploration.' -- Emily Chen * Taylor & Francis Online *

'...there is value for everyone in the well-reasoned discussions about overarching strategies, policies, and processes, which are necessary before any of the capturing and processing of resources can begin...Recommended. Graduate students and professionals.'- H. C. Williams, University of Washington, CHOICE -- H. C. Williams * CHOICE *

Aimed at librarians and archivists, this guide explains how to collect, preserve, and provide access to born-digital content in libraries and archives. It explains basic concepts related to digital information, various file formats, and digital storage media; various sources of born-digital content and strategies for making collection decisions; retrieving and preparing content to be brought into the library or archives; how information about born-digital collections can be collected to describe the content within different library and archives descriptive systems; how a library or archive can apply preservation practices to born-digital collections; how to provide access to content, and considerations for limitations to access, such as privacy and copyrights; strategies for designing full or partial workflows for collection processing; and strategies and philosophies in new and emerging a reas of digital storage, ways of creating digital content, and methods of serving it to users. * ProtoView *

Author Information

Heather Ryan is the Director of Special Collections, Archives & Preservation and Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries. She earned her PhD in Information and Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Walker Sampson is the Digital Archivist at the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries. He earned his MS in Information Science at the University of Texas at Austin before beginning work at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History in 2011.

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