Digital Archives Handbook - A Guide to Creation, Management, and Preservation

This edited volume explores the challenges of digital donations with essays from archivists who have developed methods to provide access to a diverse range of digital materials found in government, private, and academic archives.

List of contents

Introduction, by Aaron D. Purcell

Part I: Processes and Practices

Chapter 1: Acquisitions, Appraisal, and Arrangement
Lisa Calahan

Chapter 2: Description and Delivery
Dorothy Waugh

Chapter 3: Digital Preservation
Bertram Lyons

Chapter 4: Digital Forensics and Curation
Martin Gengenbach

Chapter 5: Contracts, Intellectual Property, and Privacy
Heather Briston

Part II: Collections and Environments

Chapter 6: Performing Arts Collections
Vincent J. Novara

Chapter 7: Oral History Collections
Douglas A. Boyd

Chapter 8: Architectural and Design Collections
Aliza Leventhal

Chapter 9: Congressional Collections
Danielle Emerling

Chapter 10: Email
Matthew Farrell

About the author

Edited by Aaron D. Purcell

Product details

• Authors: Aaron Purcell, Aaron D. Purcell, Aaron D. (EDT) Purcell
• Assisted by: Aaron D. Purcell (Editor), Purcell Aaron D. (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781538122372
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-2237-2
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Library, archive and information management, Library, Archive & Information Management