Special collections 2.0 : new technologies for rare books, manuscripts, and archival collections /

Special collections 2.0 : new technologies for rare books, manuscripts, and archival collections / Beth M. Whittaker and Lynne M. Thomas.

From the Publisher: Based on surveys and firsthand research across the archivist's profession, Special Collections 2.0: New Technologies for Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archival Collections offers essential advice and practical ideas for creating, collecting, and preserving born-digital materi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whittaker, Beth M., 1970-
Other Authors: Thomas, Lynne M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, [2009]
Subjects:
Libraries > Special collections.
Web 2.0.
Libraries and the Internet.
Rare book libraries > Information technology.
Archives > Information technology.
Museums > Information technology.
Librarians > Effect of technological innovations on.
Archivists > Effect of technological innovations on.
Museum curators > Effect of technological innovations on.
Digital preservation.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1: Virtual professional
  • 2: Pushing outward: blogs and RSS feeds
  • 3: Wikis as collaborative tools
  • 4: Media sharing in cultural heritage collections
  • 5: Access to collections: catalogs, finding aids, and Web 2-0
  • 6: Elephant in the room: digital preservation 2-0
  • Afterword
  • Appendix 1: Survey instrument
  • Appendix 2: Digital preservation primer
  • Index.

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