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Selection of digital material for preservation in libraries
journal contribution
posted on 2012-10-23, 11:26 authored by Clare RavenwoodClare Ravenwood, Graham Matthews, Adrienne MuirThe process of selection underpins many important questions facing those libraries which have responsibility for preservation.
Properties of digital material present challenges to established preservation selection drivers and practices, including the increasing
volume of digital material; the complexity of some digital objects; changing forms of cultural object creation and ownership; and the
need for early interventions to keep material useable over time. This paper examines relevant library and related literature to identify
and conceptualise factors which affect selection decision making relating to the preservation of digital material in libraries. It describes
six organisational areas of concern: resources and volume; criteria; policy; legal and ethical issues; roles and responsibility; and user
aspects of selection. Particular challenges include the need to revisit criteria and develop policies for preservation and selection along
with the effect of unclear roles, responsibilities and expectations of a wide range of stakeholders.
History
School
- Science
Department
- Information Science
Citation
RAVENWOOD, C., MATTHEWS, G. and MUIR, A., 2013. Selection of digital material for preservation in libraries. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 45 (4), pp. 294-308.Publisher
SAGE Publications © The Author(s)Version
- VoR (Version of Record)
Publication date
2013Notes
Closed access. This article was published in the Journal of Librarianship and Information Science [SAGE Publications © The Author(s)] and the definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961000612452030ISSN
0165-5515eISSN
1741-6485Publisher version
Language
- en