Digital Curation for Libraries and Archives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781610696319)

An up-to-date examination of the evolving field of digital curation and its important place in libraries, covering the major technical, social, and organizational issues surrounding curation for libraries, archives, and other information-based organizations.

This book addresses the evolving field of digital curation and its important place in libraries, covering the myriad issues surrounding curation for libraries, archives, and other information-based organizations. Balancing research, theory, and practice in curation, this book is a valuable resource for students, librarians, and archivists that will help them understand the technology infrastructure that supports curation, develop effective curation plans, and make the best choices when digitizing collections that aid in the long term preservation and curation of their materials. The book can serve as a textbook for graduate courses in digital curation, digital libraries, and informatics as well as be useful to librarians and archivists for individual continuing professional education.

Author: Stacy Kowalczyk
ISBN-10: 161069631X
ISBN-13: 9781610696319
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 06/29/2018
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/01/2018 pg. 66