Digital Library Programs for Libraries and Archives: Developing, Managing, and Sustaining Unique Digital Collections / Edition 1

by Aaron D. Purcell

Overview

Equally valuable for LIS students just learning about the digital landscape, information professionals taking their first steps to create digital content, and organizations who already have well-established digital credentials, Purcell’s book outlines methods applicable and scalable to many different types and sizes of libraries and archives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838914502
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	06/17/2016
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Aaron D. Purcell is professor and director of special collections at Virginia Tech. He earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of Tennessee, his master’s of library science from the University of Maryland, College Park, and his master’s degree in history from the University of Louisville. Purcell has also worked at the National Archives and Records Administration, the National Library of Medicine, and the University of Tennessee.

Editorial Reviews

11/15/2016
For librarians and archivists taking on a digitization project from scratch, Purcell (director, special collections, Virginia Tech; Academic Archives) offers a guide to help navigate the road ahead, including a theoretical overview of digital libraries and a look at the history of digitization. After providing background on current technological challenges facing libraries, Purcell examines the effects of the ever-changing information world on digital collections. The second half of the book offers a step-by-step process to build digital collections, with exercises that assist readers in defining projects and identify key concerns. Suggestions for marketing, promotion, and outreach can assist in forming strategies to transform projects into sustainable digital library programs. Information on how and when to use an outside vendor for digitization is also presented. VERDICT Librarians and archivists planning or currently in the midst of a digitization project will appreciate this one-stop volume that covers most of their questions, including short- and long-term decisions. Organizations faced with digitizing collections will also find this a valuable tool, especially the detailed plans and samples.—Susan Belsky, Oshkosh P.L., WI

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