Digital curation / Gillian Oliver, Ross Harvey.

Our ability to maintain and use digital objects is challenged by the wide range of formats, and their rapid rates of change. In the first part of this work, Oliver and Harvey provide a introduction to the main concepts of digital curation, and an overview of the field. The second part examines its p...

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Main Authors: Harvey, D. R. 1951- (Author), Oliver, Gillian (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, [2016]
Edition:Second edition.
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Summary:Our ability to maintain and use digital objects is challenged by the wide range of formats, and their rapid rates of change. In the first part of this work, Oliver and Harvey provide a introduction to the main concepts of digital curation, and an overview of the field. The second part examines its purpose, establishes the need for planning, and the importance of both developing policy and documenting costs. The third part outlines the reasons for and activities associated with each of the Sequential and Occasional Actions involved in curation.
Physical Description:xvi, 224 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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