Becoming Digital: The Challenges of Archiving Digital Photographs
Title
Becoming Digital: The Challenges of Archiving Digital Photographs
Subject
Archives
Description
Digital photography has recently become one of society's important means of recording. For this reason it has also become a potential archival record of great significance. However, as of yet, few born-digital (defined in opposition to "made digital" or "digitized" photographs, which are created by scanning analogue sources), photographs have been acquired by archives. Furthermore, few seem likely to be acquired in the immediate future. While there has been considerable attention given in archival literature to conventional photography and archives, as well as to textual electronic records and archives, little has been written about digital photography. This thesis addresses this archival challenge and aims to encourage a more active and informed archival response to digital photography
Creator
Rae Simonson, Karen
Publisher
University of Manitoba Press
Date
2006
Contributor
Branch, Justin
Type
Book
Identifier
ISBN: 9780494229019
Bibliographic Citation
Rae Simonson, Karen. Becoming Digital: The Challenges of Archiving Digital Photographs. Manitoba: University of Manitoba Press, 2006. Print.
Files
Collection
Citation
Rae Simonson, Karen, “Becoming Digital: The Challenges of Archiving Digital Photographs,” Digital Archiving Resources, accessed January 6, 2025, https://dar.cah.ucf.edu/items/show/183.