num_pages: 391
description: In today’s information landscape, there are fewer topics that more urgently demand expansive discourse than digital preservation, which touches on everything from technology to copyright. The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) steps up to the challenge with this comprehensive overview. Global in scope, it features case studies and contributions that discuss such key issues as+ the history of digital preservation;+ digital preservation and information ethics;+ strategies for getting started, sustaining digitization programs, and performing evaluation;+ fine-tuning digital preservation workflows, with a look at Digital Streams Matrix for + preserving e-books, mobile device data, and other specific types of materials;+ collaborative efforts in digital preservation, including jargon-free techniques for engaging non-technical colleagues in digital legacy tools and processes; and+ the copyright, legal, and administrative issues connected with digital preservation.Academic librarians, technical services staff, technologists, and administrators will all benefit from this incisive collection.Introduction, by Jeremy Myntti and Jessalyn ZoomPart I: History and Theories: What Is Digital Preservation?Chapter 1: A Brief History of Digital Preservation, by Erin BaucomChapter 2: Digital Preservation as a Thought Experiment, by Ross SpencerPart II: Frameworks, Strategies, and SystemsChapter 3: Digital Preservation Policy and Strategy: Where Do I Start? by Christine Madsen and Megan HurstChapter 4: Sustaining the Digital Investment: A Review of Digital Preservation Strategies, by Rosy JanChapter 5: Defining Your Strategy for Digitizing Materials, by Camilla Tubbs and Angela Fang WangChapter 6: “So Many Options, So Little Time”: How to Evaluate a Digital Preservation System That Is Right for Your Institution, by Angela FritzChapter 7: Digital Preservation Should Be More Holistic: A Digital Stewardship Approach, by Somaya LangleyPart III: Digital Preservation in Individual InstitutionsChapter 8: Planning and Implementing Digital Preservation at the Miami University Libraries, by Ashley Jones and Eric JohnsonChapter 9: “What Were We Thinking?” Successes and Lessons Learned after Going Live with Our Digital Preservation Program, by Tawnya Mosier Keller and Jeremy MynttiPart IV: Digital Preservation of Specific Material TypesChapter 10: A Perfect Ingest: Examining Our Assumptions of an Optimal Digital Ingest, by Leigh RosinChapter 11: Digital Bibliodiversity at Scholars Portal: Bridging Standards and Practices for E-Books Preservation, by Grant HurleyChapter 12: Mobile Device Data Preservation for Cultural Heritage Institutions, by Amanda MayPart V: Collaborative Efforts in Digital PreservationChapter 13: LOCKSS Networks: Community-Based Digital Preservation, by Aaron Trehub, Corey Davis, Mark Jordan, Cinda May, and Sam MeisterChapter 14: Could Collaborative Research between Two Major Libraries Help Consolidate Digital Preservation and Break the “Project Cycle”? by Edith Halvarsson, Sarah Mason, Lee Pretlove, David Gerrard, Somaya Langley, and James MooneyChapter 15: In Medias Res: An Examination of Work in Progress at the Academic Preservation Trust (APTrust) Consortium, by R. F. (Chip) German and Kara M. McClurkenChapter 16: Networked Approaches to Preservation: Learning from Collaborative Digital Preservation Efforts, by Moriah Neils Caruso, Simon O’Riordan, Erin Wolfe, Liz Woolcott, Jennifer Mullins, and Drew KrewerPart VI: Digital Preservation and CopyrightChapter 17: Copyright Conundrums: Rights Issues in the Digitization of Library Collections, by Sara R. BensonChapter 18: Copyright and Digital Preservation: Legal and Administrative Issues, by Carla S. MyersAppendix A: A Framework for Analyzing Copyright and Digitization QuestionsAbout the ContributorsIndex
language: English
title: Digital Preservation in Libraries: Preparing for a Sustainable Future
publisher: American Library Association