Digital Curation at Work: Modeling Workflows for Digital Archival Materials

This paper describes and compares digital curation workflows from 12 cultural heritage institutions that vary in size, nature of digital collections, available resources, and level of development of digital curation activities. While the research and practice of digital curation continues to mature in the cultural heritage sector, relatively little empirical, comparative research on digital curation activities has been conducted to date. The present research aims to advance knowledge about digital curation as it is currently practiced in the field, principally by modeling digital curation workflows from different institutional contexts. This greater understanding can contribute to the advancement of digital curation software, practices, and technical skills. In particular, the project focuses on the role of open-source software systems, as these systems already have strong support in the cultural heritage sector and can readily be further developed through these existing communities. This research has surfaced similarities and differences in digital curation activities, as well as broader sociotechnical factors impacting digital curation work, including the degree of formalization of digital curation activities, the nature of collections being acquired, and the level of institutional support for various software environments

Nota Bene; Volume XVI, Number II

Nota Bene is published during the academic year to acquaint the Yale community and others with the resources of the Yale Library

Volume 17, Number 1, March/April 2011

Page 1 - We look at the University\u27s transition to requiring Master Theses be placed into UConn\u27s Digital Commons Institutional Repository. The Archives & Special Collections receives the collection of African-American poet and artist Allen Polite. Page 2 - The Vice Provost for University Libraries presents the results of the recent LibQual+® survey. The Director of the UConn Health Center Library provides an overview of the new efforts to communicate across the campuses on issues of copyright and access to research. Page 3 - Our regional campus libraries give us a glimpse of what is happening on their campuses. We take a look at the new National Science Foundation data management requirements. Page 4 - Archives & Special Collections receives a donation that explores the Harlem Renaissance. Page 5 - The Libraries’ exhibition program is working with regional campus libraries on new travelling exhibitions. The Human Rights Film Collection becomes one of the largest collections in the United States. Page 6 - Two new staff members join the library. Mark your calendars for a great line up of public programs in April. Page 7 - Gifts to the University Library, July 1 - December, 31, 2010 Page 8 - Exhibition Schedule, March - September, 201

The digital library : current perspectives and future directions

This paper begins with an overview of present services relevant to the Digital Library, followed by near-future projects, some already in progress, others only potential; we then discuss some of the significant trends, opportunities and barriers facing the Digital Library; and we conclude with some recommendations for integrating the various services into a cohesive whole that will mark the beginnings of a true Digital Library

William H. Hannon Library Year in Review 2018 – 2019

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