Teaching Early Modern English Literature from the Archives
Subject
Pedagogy
Description
This book looks at the fundamental differences between traditional and electronic texts and the issues of studying each exclusively. It outlines how teaching students using both varieties of text in tandem can be beneficial in understanding the material. To do so, it examines a variety of different texts, both digital and physical, from between 1473 and 1700. It also uses the study of music, atlases, and other forms of media to further the students’ learning of early American literature.
Creator
Brayman Hackel, Heidi; Moulton, Ian Frederick
Date
2015
Contributor
Caden Norris
Type
Book
Identifier
9781603291552
Bibliographic Citation
Brayman Hackel, Heidi, and Ian Frederick Moulton. Teaching Early Modern English Literature from the Archives. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2015.
The following article goes into the importance digitization of artifacts for future use partly as a way to minimize damaging materials that have already sustained a considerable amount of external or internal wear and tear as a result of being handled. And partly because of the imaging process, which is already demanding on its own; but the fact that it “must be done with oversight by preservation staff and with a high enough level of quality to ensure the reusability of the archival electronic file for as long as possible.” That said, the key focus will be on “the scope and needs of digital preservation, and various types of available preservation methods.” Preceded by approaches that can help a person when encountering technological issues. As a result of information and communication technology altering the ways in which teaching and scholarly research is done. Especially when considering that “digital information and resources through scholarships are in so many different ways that often we struggle to clearly identify the impact and articulate the implications.” What’s more, Libraries who themselves are a source of information have increased the amount of digital information they have “both as supplements to and parallels of print material.”
Publisher
i-manager Publications
Date
July-Sept, 2005
Contributor
Hannah Baker
Type
Journal Article
Bibliographic Citation
Rajendran, L, M Venkatesan, and S Kanthimathi. “Preservation Methods for Digital Library.” Journal of Educational Technology 2, no. 2 (2005): 27–32. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1068784.pdf.
Colin Meddings of Oxford University Press conducted research within the academic library community on digital preservation and what their opinions were regarding the matter. Specifically focusing on digital preservation in term of “the preservation of electronic scholarly literature with the goal of ensuring materials remain accessible to future scholars, researchers, and students.” As a means of building “on and complement recent research done by the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) into publisher strategies for preservation.” That said, the basis of the survey involved librarians from across the world sharing information on what it is their libraries doing “in regard to digital preservation, as well as opinions on digital preservation issues.” As a result of that, findings have shown that the situation around digital preservation is an ongoing evolution, highlighting the need for additional/continuous education on digital preservation issues. Due to the fact that, the number of online journals is equal to or less than the ever-present changes in the journals supply, content licensed in an electronic format among other things. What’s more, “Digital preservation is sometimes a function of libraries, sometimes of publishers, a combination of the two, or done by a third party on behalf of both.”
Conserving Digital Resources: Issues and Future Access
Subject
Copyright
Description
The following article explores the issues surrounding digital preservation. Especially when it comes to deciding what should and shouldn’t be preserved. In addition to that, it is important to note the ease in which something published online can be shared. Unlike something that was physically published/printed thus limiting who has access to it. As a result, the design of an archive requires constant though necessary management of activities over a long period of time. However, for that to work, guidelines need to be put in place prior to it being put into practice. As it helps with figuring out what to collect and save because not only does it limit system overload it keeps unnecessary things from getting in. That’s not to say that what wasn’t selected isn’t important, it just that like physical books it’d be really hard to save everything. On the flip side, “Born digital data is too voluminous and too fragile to be left to the caprice of short-term needs and priorities.” So, to help those who might be looking at something in the future saving selectively is key. That way just enough is needed to provide an accurate record, which is why looking at issues in various ways is essential.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Date
July-Sept., 2014
Contributor
Hannah Baker
Type
Journal Article
Bibliographic Citation
Dell, Esther Y, and Suzanne M Shultz. “Conserving Digital Resources: Issues and Future Access.” Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, September 2014, 124–33. https://doi.org/10.1080/15424065.2014.937657.
Digital Curation/Digital Archiving: A View from the National Archives of Australia
Subject
Archives
Description
This article discusses the importance of differentiating between the terms digital archiving and digital curation and explains how the obfuscation of these phrases can limit the necessary resources that must be given to digital archiving practices. Cunningham expresses a frustration with the way that many use digital archiving and curation interchangeably. According to Cunningham, digital curation is a term that is used to connect different professions relating to the collection or preservation of digital information. These can include data management, digital librarianship, and digital archiving. However, the constant use of this umbrella term undermines the important differences between the fields of work. Digital libraries and museums focus on the acquiring and displaying of digital texts. Whereas, digital archives prioritize the collection of information, providing the context of this information, and documenting the relationships between the material in the collection. Because of these priorities, digital archivists must intervene in the “creation and management” of digital files, rather than just accumulating existing information. Cunningham uses the National Archives of Australia (NAA) to demonstrate the level of intervention that is necessary. The NAA utilized assistance from the Australian government to establish standards for digital archives and provided long-term training for existing archivists in using emerging computer technologies. These all functioned to create a more efficient and effective archiving system.
Creator
Cunningham, Adrian
Date
2008
Contributor
Rahman, Sabiha
Type
Journal Article
Bibliographic Citation
Cunningham, Adrian. "Digital Curation/Digital Archiving: A View from the National Archives of Australia." The American Archivist 71, no. 2 (2008): 530-43. www.jstor.org/stable/40294529.
What Is A Data Archive And What Should The Information Specialist know about Managing Logically Maintained Numeric Data Files?
Subject
Archives
Description
This journal provides information about what an archive is, in specific, numerical data. It explains why numeric data files are important, for things like statistic and the importance of having a data file where to reference things. Local databases should be acquired and maintained because some information is only available in computerized form and because information sometimes must be in digitized form to be retrieved or manipulated efficiently. Due to a lack of indexes, directories, or union lists of data files, particularly those that are not online, the process of identifying and locating data files is difficult. The Guide to Resources and Services, which gives descriptions of over 20,000 files, is one of the most useful directories. Format of the data file to be bought depends on the computer equipment at the local institution and the software available there. Decisions have to be made regarding the support level to be offered to users of the computerized information. Management of the data archives requires administrative skills as well as knowledge of data files and their applications. There is no standard budget for setting up and maintaining an archive of numeric data as the scope and structure of every organization varies.
Creator
Anne Gerken
Publisher
ProQuest
Date
August 1988
Contributor
Antonella Federici
Type
Journal
Bibliographic Citation
Gerken, A. (1988). “What is A Data Archive and What Should the Information Spec.” Database,
11(4), 60. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/213823278?accountid=10003
Saving Your Digital Past, Present, and Future: A Step-by-Step Guide
Subject
Personal Archiving
Description
Every day, millions of people around the world use their phones and computers to record data; from photos, videos, and audio recordings, to simply typing information into the ‘notes’ section of a smart phone. However, due in part to the general populace making use of social media and generating a great deal of content because of it, it is nearly impossible to keep track of and save all this data. Saving Your Digital Past, Present, and Future is an informative guide that offers step-by-step guidance to save personal data and prevent the loss of sentimental and valuable digital information. This book introduces readers to the tools used to save digital information while also providing the pros and cons to each of them, gives an overview of the preservation and management of digital information, and provides visual and textural example to further improve our understanding of creating and preserving personal archives. This book is designed for the average person who frequently uses their phone or computer and It reads like so. It was published in March of 2020, which makes all of the information inside recent, which will help those who need it. Saving Your Digital Past, Present, and Future is an essential read for anybody who is interesting in saving the little moments that they capture and record.
Creator
Reyes, Vanessa
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Date
2020
Contributor
Lafontaine, Marisa
Type
Book
Identifier
ISBN: 9781538123805
Bibliographic Citation
Reyes, Vanessa. Saving Your Digital Past, Present, and Future: A Step-by-Step Guide. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2020.
Digital Curation: Learning and Legacy in Later Life
Subject
Pedagogy
Description
The world population is ageing. In the UK alone, it is projected that by 2035 those aged 65 and over will account for 23 per cent of the total population whilst the number of people aged 85 and over will account for 5 per cent of the total population. At the same time, the digital transformations of the last few decades are leaving behind many older adults who, for reasons ranging from accessibility issues to work biographies to personal preference, are less likely to engage with digital technologies. Research undertaken in this area to date has largely been policy led and concerned with providing hardware access and basic skills
Creator
Manchester, Helen
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Date
2016
Contributor
Johnson, Richard
Type
Web
Bibliographic Citation
Manchester, Helen. "Digital Curation: Learning and Legacy in Later Life." Digital Curation: Learning and Legacy in Later Life. 2015
Students Teaching Texts to Students: Integrating LdL and Digital Archives
Subject
Pedagogy
Description
The arrival of the digital age has not only reshaped and refocused critical research in the humanities, but has provided real opportunities to innovate with pedagogy and classroom structure. This article describes the development of a new pedagogical model that integrates learning by teaching with student access to electronic archival resources. This teaching approach counters many of the drawbacks of conventional post-secondary instruction by engendering a more participatory learning environment, facilitating the deformation of restrictive critical categories, deepening students' interpretative abilities, and at the same time giving faculty opportunities to broaden their own research.
Creator
Stymeist, David
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Date
2015-04
Contributor
Vieira, Lisa
Type
Journal Article
Bibliographic Citation
Stymeist, David. "Students Teaching Texts to Other Students: Integrating LdL and Digital Archives." College Teaching 63, no. 2 (April 2015): 46-51. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson), EBSCOhost.
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The unit starts with identifying key elements of physical texts (rare books from the university library) and how those might translate into a digital environment. It then moves through digitization and into the ways that computers impact our reading and analysis of texts, focusing on some introductory text analysis tools and text markup. Though my assignments revolve around computers and bytes more than paper and highlighters, they share the goal articulated by Paul Fyfe in “Digital Pedagogy Unplugged”: “to keep students’ attention on the critical labor that digital resources seem to dissolve” (par. 12). By introducing my students to the process of creating familiar products like a digitized text or a word cloud, I hoped to demonstrate to them that the act of building a digital product or working tool is always an act of interpretation. (Provided by author)]]>2016-08-17T23:04:06+00:00
Title
From Text to Tags: The Digital Humanities in an Introductory Literature Course
Subject
Pedagogy
Description
The class, titled “Introduction to Literary Study,” helps students build the foundational skills commonly used for the study of literature, including close reading, textual analysis, attention to genre and form, and attention to material and historical contexts. These are all skills that experts working in the digital humanities use to produce projects like digital scholarly editions, tools for large-scale analysis, and visual representations of texts and intertextual relationships. However, my students (largely sophomores), needed to work on honing those skills rather than applying them to a large-scale project or series of complex texts. With that in mind, I designed a digital humanities unit made up of a series of small assignments oriented towards experimenting with digitization and text analysis in a fairly low-stakes environment.
The unit starts with identifying key elements of physical texts (rare books from the university library) and how those might translate into a digital environment. It then moves through digitization and into the ways that computers impact our reading and analysis of texts, focusing on some introductory text analysis tools and text markup. Though my assignments revolve around computers and bytes more than paper and highlighters, they share the goal articulated by Paul Fyfe in “Digital Pedagogy Unplugged”: “to keep students’ attention on the critical labor that digital resources seem to dissolve” (par. 12). By introducing my students to the process of creating familiar products like a digitized text or a word cloud, I hoped to demonstrate to them that the act of building a digital product or working tool is always an act of interpretation. (Provided by author)
Creator
Ficke, Sarah
Publisher
John Hopkins University Press
Date
2014-07
Contributor
Eaddy, Brionna
Type
Journal Article
Bibliographic Citation
Sarah H. Ficke. "From Text to Tags: The Digital Humanities in an Introductory Literature Course." CEA Critic 76, no. 2 (2014): 200-210. https://muse.jhu.edu/ (accessed April 20, 2016).