The no-nonsense guide to born-digital content : Heather Ryan and Walker Sampson
Author(s): Sampson, Walker | Ryan, Heather
Library Item Details
Main Title
The no-nonsense guide to born-digital content
Author(s)
Ryan, Heather
Sampson, Walker
Sampson, Walker
Publisher
London : Facet Publishing, 2018
Collation
xxvii, 207 pages : illustrations
24 cm
24 cm
ISBN
9781783301959
Dewey Class
025.04
Contents
List of figures and tables -- Foreword / Trevor Owens -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Glossary -- 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 collection decisions ; Mission statements, collection policies and donor agreements ; Gift agreements ; Stanford University's approach to selection in web archiving ; Conclusion ; Further reading -- 3. Acquisition, accessioning and ingest. Principles of 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 acquistion ; 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. Storage ; Software and apps ; Cloud technologies ; Smartphones ; Digital art and new media ; Emerging descriptive and access methods ; Growing your skills ; Conclusion ; Further reading -- Conclusion -- References. Appendix A: Resources ; Appendix B: Basic Unix command line prompts -- Index.
Language
English
Subject
Digital media
Electronic records
Electronic records
BRN
10201
Availability
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Rotunda Library & Archive
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025.04 RYA
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