{"product_id":"archives-and-the-digital-library-1","title":"Archives and the Digital Library","description":"\u003cp\u003eTechnological advances and innovative perspectives constantly evolve the notion of what makes up a digital library. \u003cem\u003eArchives and the Digital Library\u003c\/em\u003e provides an insightful snapshot of the current state of archiving in the digital realm. Respected experts in library and information science present the latest research results and illuminating case studies to provide a comprehensive glimpse at the theory, technological advances, and unique approaches to digital information management as it now stands. The book focuses on digitally reformatted surrogates of non-digital textual and graphic materials from archival collections, exploring the roles archivists can play in broadening the scope of digitization efforts through creatively developing policies, procedures, and tools to effectively manage digital content.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany of the important advances in digitization of materials have little to do with the efforts of archivists. \u003cem\u003eArchives and the Digital Library\u003c\/em\u003e concentrates specifically on the developments in the world of archives and the digitization of the unique content of information resources archivists deal with on a constant basis. This resource reviews the current issues and challenges, effective user assessment techniques, various digital resources projects, collaboration strategies, and helpful best practices. The book is extensively referenced and includes helpful illustrative figures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopics in \u003cem\u003eArchives and the Digital Library\u003c\/em\u003e include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea case study of LSTA-grant funded California Local History Digital Resources Project \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexpanding the scope of traditional archival digitations projects beyond the limits of a single institution\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea case study of the California Cultures Project\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe top ten themes in usability issues\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecase studies of usability studies, focus groups, interviews, ethnographic studies, and web log analysis\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edeveloping a reciprocal partnership with a digital library\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe technical challenges in harvesting and managing Web archives\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emetadata strategies to provide descriptive, technical, and preservation related information about archived Web sites\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elong-term preservation of digital materials\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebuilding a trusted digital repository\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecollaboration in developing and supporting the technical and organizational infrastructure for sustainability in both academic and state government \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Archivists’ Toolkit software application\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchives and the Digital Library\u003c\/em\u003e is timely, important reading for archivists, librarians, library administrators, library information educators, archival educators, and students.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54248189624664,"sku":"9780789034380","price":67.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780789034380.jpg?v=1780030860","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/archives-and-the-digital-library-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}