Electronic Records in the Manuscript Repository

• Main Author: Dow, Elizabeth H. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham, Md. Scarecrow Press 2009; ©2009
• Subjects: Electronic records > Management; Electronic records > Conservation and restoration; Archival materials > Conservation and restoration; Information storage and retrieval systems > Management
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Electronic Records in the Manuscript Repository defines the problems related to electronic records and digital documents, describes the steps the curator should take to manage those electronic records and digital documents, and suggests ways to learn the specific skills and perspectives needed to do...

Table of Contents:

• Archival concepts and grand strategies
• What's the problem with digital materials?
• Solving the problems : systems and tools
• Long-term retention and access
• TDR or dark archive?
• Solving the problems : implementing the tools
• Working with your donors
• The future of curators, archivists, and digital collections.