As our heritage deteriorates through erosion, human error or natural disasters, it has become more important than ever to preserve our past ' even if it is in digital form only. This highly relevant work describes thorough research and methods for preserving cultural heritage objects through the use of 3D digital data. These methods were developed via computer vision and computer graphics technologies. They offer a way of passing our heritage down to future generations.
Creator
Ikeuchi, Katsushi
Miyazaki, Daisuke
Publisher
Springer
Date
2008
Contributor
Tripson, Charlotte
Rights
Springer-Verlag US
Type
E-Book
Book
Identifier
Hardcover 978-0-387-75806-0
Soft Cover 978-1-4419-4543-3
Bibliographic Citation
Digitally Archiving Cultural Objects. Ikeuchi, Katsushi, Miyazaki, Daisuke Ed. New York: Springer US (2008). Print.
Community Archives is part of a series called Principles and Practices in Records Management and Archives. The series aims to augment the body of professional knowledge and understanding currently available. Each book in the series offers a detailed overview of a specific topic, in this case community archives. This book contains 14 essays, which offer an array of viewpoints from a variety of global contributors (academics, librarians, archivists, etc.) on the interrelationships between archives and communities. The contributors examine the ways in which records reveal community identity and collective memory. The book is split into five sections: case studies in community archives; community and non-traditional recordkeeping; record loss, destruction and recovery; online communities; and, practical suggestions for building a community archive. Numerous themes are examined: the human need for community, recording making, the construction of communities, community identity, empowerment of marginal communities, social justice, and reinforcement of memory. It assesses the recent advances in technology that can contribute to the creation of new virtual communities. The book also discusses the role of archivists in supporting communities and their relationship to community records because the contributors contend that the archivist has a significant role to play in the process of building communities archives.
Creator
Bastian, Jeannette
Alexande, Ben
Publisher
Facet
Date
2009
Contributor
Polk, Victoria
Type
Book
Identifier
ISBN: 1856046397
Bibliographic Citation
Bastian, Jeannette Allis., and Ben Alexander. Community Archives: The Shaping of Memory. London: Facet, 2009. Print.
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for Libraries and Archives, the Digital Library Federation’s Guides to Quality in Visual Resource Imaging, the Getty Trust’s Introduction to Vocabularies and Introduction to Metadata and the UK’s Arts and Humanities Data Service series of discipline-based “Guides to Good Practice.” In creating the National Digital Library, the Library of Congress has been assiduous in providing documentation and discussion of its practices; similarly, the National Archives has published its internal “Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials for Electronic Access,” and the Colorado Digitization Project has brought together in a web portal a wide-ranging collection of administrative, technical, copyright and funding resources"]]>2016-08-19T17:35:50+00:00
Title
The NINCH Guide to Good Practice
in the Digital Representation and Management
of Cultural Heritage Materials
Subject
Archives
Description
Early developers of digital resources often had little thought for how their projects might dovetail with others. Today many of these projects suffer from this lack of forethought; they cannot be extended for broader use, they cannot be built upon by others and the chances are slim that they will survive into the future. More recently, the cultural community has begun to realize the importance of applying technical and information standards intelligently and consistently. The use of such standards not only adds longevity and scalability to the project’s life cycle, but also enables an ever widening public to discover and use its digital resources. One of the goals of this Guide to Good Practice is to show the critical importance for the community of moving beyond the narrow vision of these early project-based enthusiasts and thinking through what is needed to establish sustainable programs. By adopting community shared good practice, project designers can ensure the broadest use of their materials, today and in the future, by audiences they may not even have imagined and by future applications that will dynamically recombine ‘digital objects’ into new resources. They can ensure the quality, consistency and reliability of a project’s digital resources and make them compatible with resources from other projects and domains, building on the work of others. Such projects can be produced economically and can be maintained and managed into the future with maximum benefit for all. In short, good practice can be measured by any one project’s ability to maximize a resource’s intended usefulness while minimizing the cost of its subsequent management and use. Within the cultural and educational communities, there are today many different types of guides to good practice written for particular disciplines, institution types or specific standards. These include the Text Encoding Initiative’s Guidelines for Electronic Text Encoding and Interchange, Cornell University Library’s Digital Imaging
for Libraries and Archives, the Digital Library Federation’s Guides to Quality in Visual Resource Imaging, the Getty Trust’s Introduction to Vocabularies and Introduction to Metadata and the UK’s Arts and Humanities Data Service series of discipline-based “Guides to Good Practice.” In creating the National Digital Library, the Library of Congress has been assiduous in providing documentation and discussion of its practices; similarly, the National Archives has published its internal “Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials for Electronic Access,” and the Colorado Digitization Project has brought together in a web portal a wide-ranging collection of administrative, technical, copyright and funding resources"
Creator
By the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII), University of Glasgow,
and the National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH)
Publisher
NINCH
Date
October 2002
Contributor
Webb, Kimberly
Rights
Copyright 2002, National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage
Type
Document
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This example further re-enforces Post’s stance in the importance of a collaborative relationship with local artist and institutions to preserve works of art in any form. Post’s explanations make it clear that the benefits of this outweighs any reservations.
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Title
Ensuring the Legacy of Self-Taught and Local Artists: A Collaborative Framework for Preserving Artists’ Archives
Subject
Personal Archives
Description
Colin Post’s article focuses on the importance of institutions establishing a collaborative relationship with local artist. The collaboration comes from the personal archives of artists sharing their content to institutions. To ensure the long-term preservation of artists’ personal archives, institutions need to work collaboratively with artists in their local communities, offering artists the skills, resources, and support necessary to create and sustain personal archives. For this kind of collaborative relationship to succeed, institutions will need to develop new models for working with potential donors, emphasizing skill-building and support for the artist to manage his or her personal archives as critical goals, in addition to the acquisition of the material itself into institutional holdings. These institutions will provide workshops and information on how local artist can manage their personal archives. As artist manage their own archives in the best way, the institutions can be a repository for long-term community access to those artist materials should they choose to donate their work. Post uses a real-life example of an artist named Cornelio Campos who worked together with the Durham County Library.
This example further re-enforces Post’s stance in the importance of a collaborative relationship with local artist and institutions to preserve works of art in any form. Post’s explanations make it clear that the benefits of this outweighs any reservations.
Creator
Colin Post
Publisher
Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America
Date
2017 Spring
Contributor
Abbygail Dees
Bibliographic Citation
Post, Colin. "Ensuring the Legacy of Self-Taught and Local Artists: A Collaborative Framework for Preserving Artists’ Archives," Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America 36, no. 1 (Spring 2017): 73-90. https://doi.org/10.1086/691373
Digital Curation/Digital Archiving: A View from the National Archives of Australia
Subject
Archives
Description
Within his article “Digital Curation/Digital Archiving: A View from the National Archives of Australia,” Adrian Cunningham tackles the true definition of the term digital archive. Bringing in a perspective from the National Archives of Australia (NAA), Cunningham shares his hands-on experience of working as an archivist. There are three main messages Cunningham aims to get across, which are: the difference between curation and archiving, the difference between digital archives and digital libraries/museum, and the need for archival intervention.
Creator
Cunningham, Adrian
Date
2008
Contributor
Natasha Furness
Language
English
Type
Journal
Bibliographic Citation
Cunningham, Adrian. "Digital Curation/Digital Archiving: A View from the National Archives of Australila." The American Archivist 71, no. 2 (2008): 530-43. Accessed April 13, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/40294529.
Catching Stories: A Practical Guide to Oral History
Subject
Personal archives
Description
A good overview regarding the practical aspects of collecting oral histories. The authors state that anyone with the time, resources, and interest can take part in the recording of oral history. There are no age barriers or educational barriers when conducting interviews and the advancement in technology has made digital recorders and camcorders affordable and accessible. Community historians tend to engage in topics that they can relate to and have some bearing on their own lives and background. The authors also explore the challenges dealing with family history as well as the sensitivity needed when interviewing a subject for the first time. The authors' mission is to enable more people to practice history.
Creator
Deblasio, Debra M. Charles, F. Ganzert, et al..
Publisher
Swallow Press, Athens. Ohio
Date
2009
Contributor
Robert Clarke
Type
Book
Identifier
ISBN:978-0-804-1117-74
Bibliographic Citation
DeBlasio, Donna Marie. Catching Stories: A Practical Guide to Oral History. Athens, OH: Swallow, 2009. Print.
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This article presents a clear and concise case for greater involvement of America’s institutions of higher education in the digital archiving process. It also points to the importance of the higher education community’s influence on other decision makers as to the continued importance and support of digital archiving projects.
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Title
Digital Archiving: What is Involved?
Subject
Archives
Description
In this article Dale Flecker, the Associate Director for Planning and Systems at Harvard University Library advocates greater involvement by the nation’s scholarly community in the process of preservation and archiving of material. Flecker warns that “the temptation to ‘let the other guy do it’ will be great” and that the field of archiving is “vulnerable to the free-rider syndrome.” He also points out that while larger national institutions such as the Library of Congress are making significant progress in the field, they will not be able to do it on their own, and in order for proper standards to be met it is up to scholarly institutions to “monitor, encourage, and when possible, participate in this innovative program.” Issues such as institutional funding will greatly affect how our digital archives are maintained and constructed. Flecker urges the higher education community to take initiatives that include model archives to demonstrate feasibility and also to demonstrate to government and educational policy makers the importance of supporting digital archiving projects.
This article presents a clear and concise case for greater involvement of America’s institutions of higher education in the digital archiving process. It also points to the importance of the higher education community’s influence on other decision makers as to the continued importance and support of digital archiving projects.
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The archive thus evolved from primarily functioning as a holding repository for local historical and governmental records, to providing educational and historian services. The variety and extent of the collaboration between the Wairarapa archive and several local and national organizations is fundamental to the archive’s ongoing success and funding.]]>2016-06-28T05:39:35+00:00
Title
Looking Out and Keeping The Gate Open: Wairarapa Archive, New Zealand's Greatest Little Archive
Subject
Collective memory
Description
Authors Sandy Green and Gareth Winter narrate the history of the Wairarapa Archive located in southeast New Zealand. They attribute the popularity and growth of this archive to its successful partnerships and community outreach program, as well as its adherence to archival standards. Green and Winter’s historical account traces the archive’s beginning as a print and photo-based collection housed in the basement of the local library, to a dynamic archive comprised of several collections, many of which are digitized. Wairarapa archive’s popularity is largely to due to what author/archivist Gareth Winter, describes “keeping the gate open.” The “open gate” refers to the accessibility of the archive and the staff’s willingness to provide several services and cooperative programs with the community. Services and collaborations include sponsoring oral history projects, supporting both technically and physically, the local genealogical society, digitizing photographs, records, and newspapers for other institutions as well as its own collections and providing both published works and school field trips to provide continuing education to its public.
The archive thus evolved from primarily functioning as a holding repository for local historical and governmental records, to providing educational and historian services. The variety and extent of the collaboration between the Wairarapa archive and several local and national organizations is fundamental to the archive’s ongoing success and funding.
Green, Sandy A., and Gareth Winter. “Looking Out and Keeping the Gate Open: Wairarapa Archive, New Zealand’s Greatest Little Archive.” APLIS 25 (2012): 23-31
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I believe this journal is an excellent addition to the archive because, beyond being recently published, it also presents ideas on how two aspects of archiving can connect and help one another. I think this is also important to consider in other ways archiving can cross over. The author’s connection between personal digital archiving and community-based archiving not only makes sense, but should be obvious. Encouraging community members to share their stories for their platform to be promoted by the community archive seems like an obvious idea. Han even includes how minorities who have been left out of archives can be considered and included in the future through their own archives.
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Title
Building Companionship Between Community and Personal Archiving: Strengthening Personal Digital Archiving Support in Community-Based Mobile Digitization Projects
Subject
Personal Archives
Description
In this article, the author presents the connection between personal digital archiving and community-based archiving and how they should work to assist one another. The author suggests that community-based projects can help provide flexibility and sustainability. Han uses an assessment of two community archive projects as an example to how they can support personal digital archive projects while maintaining long-term preservation and avoiding breaking their laid out objectives. The author proposes three ways community-based projects can help personal digital archives because Han believes collaboration between these groups is mutually beneficial and good for the community.
I believe this journal is an excellent addition to the archive because, beyond being recently published, it also presents ideas on how two aspects of archiving can connect and help one another. I think this is also important to consider in other ways archiving can cross over. The author’s connection between personal digital archiving and community-based archiving not only makes sense, but should be obvious. Encouraging community members to share their stories for their platform to be promoted by the community archive seems like an obvious idea. Han even includes how minorities who have been left out of archives can be considered and included in the future through their own archives.
Creator
Han, Ruohua
Publisher
De Gruyter Saur
Date
2019-03-25
Contributor
Alexis Cosio
Type
Online Journal
Identifier
ISSN 2195-2965
Bibliographic Citation
"Building Companionship Between Community and Personal Archiving: Strengthening Personal Digital Archiving Support in Community-Based Mobile Digitization Projects", Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture (PDT&C) 48, 1: 6-16, doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/pdtc-2018-0014
Between Archive and Participation: Public Memory in a Digital Age
Subject
Collective Memory
Description
In sizing up the notion of public memory, rhetoricians would be remiss not to consider the increasing influence of new media on today's remembrance culture. This article addresses memorial functions of the internet in light of recent scholarly debates about virtues and drawbacks of modern 'archival memory' as well as the paradoxical link between the contemporary public obsession with memory and the acceleration of amnesia. To explore the strengths and limitations of the internet as a vehicle of collecting, preserving, and displaying traces of the past, the article examines The September 11 Digital Archive, a comprehensive online effort to document public involvement in recording and commemorating the tragedy of 11 September, 2001.
Creator
Haskins, Ekaterina
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Date
2007
Contributor
Vieira, Lisa
Type
Journal Article
Bibliographic Citation
Haskins, Ekaterina. "Between Archive and Participation: Public Memory in a Digital Age." Rhetoric Society Quarterly (2007): 401. JSTOR Journals, EBSCOhost.