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“87% Missing”: Preserving Video Game History In A Canadian Copyright Context, Amelia Clarkson, Magnus Berg
“87% Missing”: Preserving Video Game History In A Canadian Copyright Context, Amelia Clarkson, Magnus Berg
Digital Initiatives Symposium
In 2020, the University of Toronto Mississauga campus library acquired the largest collection of video games in Canada from prolific collector Syd Bolton, whose vision was for it to not only be preserved but also playable and publicly accessible. Over the past three years, the collections team has been processing the collection to facilitate access onsite, and in 2024 aims to begin the next step of digitally preserving the collection. In the summer of 2023, the Video Game History Foundation and the Software Preservation Network co-authored a report on the dire state of availability of classic games, with the goal …
An Analysis Of E-Collection Management In An Academic Library: A Case Study, Bala Sankar B
An Analysis Of E-Collection Management In An Academic Library: A Case Study, Bala Sankar B
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The important work of the library is to select, maintenance and provide access same and represent information e- resources. Nowadays, academic libraries are in the position to change from their holdings to strategies of access due to technology developments. Hence, e-collection management and its policies are needed for meeting the changes and spreading the broad information. An e-collection policy statement is one of the frameworks and fix of parameters within the working of staff and users. This helps to act as an important role for the selection of the e- collections. The purpose of this article is describing the basic …
Stewarding Nebraska's Digital Heritage, Blake Graham, Jennifer L. Thoegersen
Stewarding Nebraska's Digital Heritage, Blake Graham, Jennifer L. Thoegersen
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Conference Presentations and Speeches
In Nebraska, little is known of the potential needs and perceived challenges related to stewarding digital materials in libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs)), many of which are operating in small communities with limited resources. This presentation outlines the preparation, design, and results of a questionnaire distributed to Nebraska-based LAMs to gain a better understanding of the current state of digital stewardship across Nebraska.
Analysis Of Digital Preservation Course Offerings In Ala Accredited Graduate Programs, Elizabeth La Beaud
Analysis Of Digital Preservation Course Offerings In Ala Accredited Graduate Programs, Elizabeth La Beaud
SLIS Connecting
This study seeks to determine which ALA-accredited institutions offer digital preservation courses and analyze the syllabi to identify what is being taught about digital preservation, whether there are any commonalities, and evaluate the curriculum according to the five areas of digital preservation as outlined by the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA).
Digital Preservation, Stephen Klein
Digital Preservation, Stephen Klein
Publications and Research
Despite the ease of creation, the web is ephemeral. The fleeting nature of websites present a challenge to repositories when a record needs to be preserved. The Graduate Center Library was recently presented with this challenge with the increase of submissions of online components to dissertations. This presentation focused on the need to capture a snapshot, the limitations of current normative practices and some alternative approaches.
Preserving Digital Collections- An Overview, Peter D. Verheyen
Preserving Digital Collections- An Overview, Peter D. Verheyen
Peter D Verheyen
An introduction to digitization and digital preservation, assuming little or no background in protecting and ensuring access to both born digital and digitized collections, including text, images, and AV collections. The presentation provides an overview of the issues, standards for digitization, metadata, organization, sustainability. It also provides links to resources and tools to begin extending the useful life of digital library collections.
Digital Preservation With Special Reference To The Open Archival Information System (Oais) Reference Model: An Overview, Sibsankar Jana, Mrinal Kanti Mondal, Ujjal Marjit
Digital Preservation With Special Reference To The Open Archival Information System (Oais) Reference Model: An Overview, Sibsankar Jana, Mrinal Kanti Mondal, Ujjal Marjit
Sibsankar Jana
Libraries are engaged in the creating and marinating digital libraries all over world. A digital library that deals with data those are born digital as well as those that have been digitized from their analogue form. So there is a need to preserve digital resources for future use. Since the nature of digital data or resource is intangible and it cannot see in necked eyes so there is a need to preserve and organized them in such a way that we can get easily access to them. Developing preservation process for digital resources will require the integration of new methods, …