Archives and the Digital Library

Book Overview

Technological advances and innovative perspectives constantly evolve the notion of what makes up a digital library. Archives and the Digital Library provides an insightful snapshot of the current state of archiving in the digital realm. Respected experts in library and information science present the latest research results and illuminating case studies to provide a comprehensive glimpse at the theory, technological advances, and unique approaches to digital information management as it now stands. The book focuses on digitally reformatted surrogates of non-digital textual and graphic materials from archival collections, exploring the roles archivists can play in broadening the scope of digitization efforts through creatively developing policies, procedures, and tools to effectively manage digital content.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789034387
• ISBN13: 9780789034380
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.5"