The Digital Transformation of Special Collections

Autor: Bradley J. Daigle
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of Library Administration. 52:244-264
ISSN: 1540-3564
0193-0826
DOI: 10.1080/01930826.2012.684504
Popis: The effect of digital technology on special collections has been profound and ongoing. The purpose of this article is to explore the effect born digital materials, digitization, and intellectual property have had on special collections in the 21st century. In particular this study will focus on how archival materials have been significantly transformed by interacting with digital technology—providing both challenges in management and opportunities for new online environments to expose this content worldwide. Finally, a research experiment underway at the University of Virginia Library offers a framework that may help highlight some strategies for exploiting new opportunities going forward.
Databáze: OpenAIRE