As an in-depth explanation of the entire digital curation lifecycle, from creation to appraisal to preservation to organization/access to transformation, the first edition of this text set a benchmark for both thoroughness and clarity. Boasting the expert guidance of international authorities Oliver and Harvey, this revamped and expanded edition widens the scope to address continuing developments in the strategies, technological approaches, and activities that are part of this rapidly changing field. In addition to current practitioners, those pursuing a career as librarian, archivist, or records manager will find this definitive survey invaluable. Filled with up-to-date best practices, it covers such important topics as the scope and incentives of digital curation, detailing Digital Curation Centre’s (DCC) lifecycle model as well as the Data Curation Continuum; key requirements for digital curation, from description and representation to planning and collaboration; the value and utility of metadata; considering the needs of producers and consumers when creating an appraisal and selection policy for digital objects; the paradigm shift by institutions towards cloud computing and its impact on costs, storage, and other key aspects of digital curation; the quality and security of data; new and emerging data curation resources, including innovative digital repository software and digital forensics tools; mechanisms for sharing and reusing data, with expanded sections on open access, open data, and open standards initiatives; and processes to ensure that data are preserved and remain usable over time.Useful as both a teaching text and day-to-day working guide, this book outlines the essential concepts and techniques that are crucial to preserving the longevity of digital resources.

Digital Curation

Oliver, Gillian

Harvey, Ross

Reference

ALA Neal-Schuman

This second edition of Digital Curation outlines the essential concepts and techniques that are crucial to preserving the longevity of digital resources.The first edition of this textbook provided in-depth explanation of the entire digital curation lifecycle, from creation to appraisal to preservation to organization/access to transformation and set a benchmark for both thoroughness and clarity. In this revamped and expanded second edition, international authorities Gillian Oliver and Ross Harvey have widened the scope to address continuing developments in the strategies, technological approaches, and activities that are part of this rapidly changing field.Useful as both a teaching text and day-to-day working guide, this book outlines the essential concepts and techniques that are crucial to preserving the longevity of digital resources and covers topics including:the scope and incentives of digital curation, detailing Digital Curation Centre's (DCC) lifecycle model as well as the Data Curation Continuum key requirements for digital curation, from description and representation to planning and collaboration the value and utility of metadata creating an appraisal and selection policy for digital objects that considers the needs of producers and consumers when the paradigm shift by institutions towards cloud computing and its impact on costs, storage, and other key aspects of digital curation the quality and security of data new and emerging data curation resources, including innovative digital repository software and digital forensics tools mechanisms for sharing and reusing data, with expanded sections on open access, open data, and open standards initiatives processes to ensure that data are preserved and remain usable over time. Readership: This book will be essential reading for any information professional, records manager or archivists who appraises, selects, organizes, or maintains digital resources and has responsibilities as a digital curator.

Digital Curation (The Facet Preservation Collection 2)

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Records Management and Information Culture: Tackling the people problem

Recordkeeping Cultures

Business & Money

Foscarini, Fiorella

Management & Leadership

This book explores how an understanding of organisational information culture provides the insight necessary for the development and promotion of sound recordkeeping practices. It details an innovative framework for analysing and assessing information culture, and indicates how to use this knowledge to change behaviour and develop recordkeeping practices that are aligned with the specific characteristics of any workplace. This framework addresses the widely recognised problem of improving organisation-wide compliance with a records management programme by tackling the different aspects that make up the organisation's information culture. Discussion of topics at each level of the framework includes strategies and guidelines for assessment, followed by suggestions for next steps: appropriate actions and strategies to influence behavioural change. 
Key topics covered include:
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<li>The value accorded to records</li>
<li>Information preferences</li>
<li>Language considerations and regional technological infrastructure</li>
<li>Information-related competencies</li>
<li>Awareness of environmental requirements relating to records</li>
<li>Corporate information technology governance</li>
<li>Trust in recordkeeping systems. </li>
</ul> Archivists, records managers and information technology specialists will find this an invaluable guide to improving their practice and solving the 'people problem' of non-compliance with records management programmes. LIS students taking archives and records management modules will also benefit from the application of theory into practice. Records management and information management educators will find the ideas and approaches discussed in this book useful to add an information culture perspective to their curricula.

Records Management and Information Culture: Tackling the People Problem (Facet Publications (All Titles as Published))

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