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This online journal is informing towards understanding ethics in archives. The journal goes into the importance and process that archivists go through to respecting data in already existing collections. Privacy plays a grand part in ethics especially…

Jimerson argues that in the information age, knowledge is power, and power is determined by those who determine what information will be preserved for the future, i.e., archivists. Therefore, archivists should use their power to benefit all members…

Lasers scan buildings and landmarks to create digital records in three dimensions

This book by Jonathan Adrians discusses the world of emulation gaming, including its history and its legal issues such as the acquisition of ROMs, which are used to play the emulated games. It covers a wide variety of systems from home consoles, to…

In a lecture at e.g. 2007 librarian Brewster Kahle introduced his radical idea to create a free, open access digital library with the aim of “bring[ing] all of the works of knowledge to as many people as want to read it.” He uses the Amazon.com…

The book centers around how people developed folklore in the digital stage. Here, the authors explore how communication and media developed folklore and how it transitioned to digital media. Humans developed a cyberculture, a new type of folklore,…

Family archives are valuable because they tell a story about people and communities, future generations have a record of their history and ancestors, and they can become national treasures. In Low Cost and No Cost Ways to Preserve Family Archives,…

Mike Kastellec explores the technological and non-technological factors that impede a digital collection’s long-term sustainability. The technical issues, data loss and technical obsolescence affect all types of collecting institutions, including…

This paper examines factors that limit the ability of institutions to digitally preserve the cultural heritage of the modern era. The author takes a wide-ranging approach to shed light on limitations to the scope of digital preservation. The author…

A guide to the emerging field of digital asset management, featuring quotes from industry experts, job descriptions, and case studies.