Written Resources: Books

PRACTICAL DIGITAL PRESERVATION: A HOW-TO GUIDE FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF ANY SIZE

Adrian Brown

Brown, A. (2013). Practical digital preservation: a how-to guide for organizations of any size. London: Facet Publishing.

The book, Practical digital preservation: a how-to guide for organizations of any size, is directed towards library and archival professionals at any size institution that has a digital preservation program. The book discusses the need for understanding the value of a digital preservation program at an institution, as well as how to make a case for a program being implemented at an institution. Additionally, the book discusses and describes the different models for implementing a digital preservation program, including options, modeling after successful institutions, and case studies in digital preservation. An important aspect of this book is the information regarding acquisitions, accessioning, and access. In addition to access, the book covers how to describe and preserve digital objects and the role of metadata in the process. The book concludes by discussing future trends in digital preservation.

DIGITAL PRESERVATION FOR LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND MUSEUMS

Edward M. Corrado & Heather Moulaison Sandy

Corrado, E. M., & Sandy, H. M. (2017). Digital Preservation for Libraries, Archives, and Museums. Lantham: Rowman & Littleman.

The book, Digital Preservation for Libraries, Archives, and Museums, discusses digital preservation techniques and the use of metadata for description, as well as aspects of technology, managements, and content. The introduction and first two chapters define digital preservation and discuss common problems, including copyright, human and financial resources, and the technological aspect of beginning a digital preservation program. Following is an introduction and discussion to repository management and the aspects of that including budgets, consortium membership, and the organization and professional development involved with managing a digital preservation repository. The second half of the book discusses technology and content. These chapters discuss metadata for archival description, the technology that runs a digital repository and the definition of collections and access. The book concludes with a brief look at specialized formats such as audio and visual.

METADATA FOR DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

Steven J. Miller

Miller, S. J. (2011). Metadata for Digital Collections. New York: Neal-Schuman.

The book, Metadata for Digital Collections, is a manual that provides instruction and reference in metadata, digital description, and linked data. The intended audience for this book is metadata librarians, archivists, and digital library professionals but will also work well for library students and other interested parties. The first two chapters focus on the definition and description of metadata and discusses topics such as metadata schemas and types of metadata. Following is information about resource description and encoding and is proceeded by chapters on different metadata schemas and where they are best used. The book concludes with chapters on how to design and implement digital collections using metadata has interoperability and is suited for the semantic web. This resource is a more advanced resource and is best suited for readers that are at least minimally familiar with metadata and its usage.

METADATA FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND RETRIEVAL

David Haynes

Haynes, D. (2018). Metadata for Information Management and Retrieval. London: Facet Publishing.

The book, Metadata for Information Management and Retrieval, is a resource on metadata that is divided into three sections: 1. Metadata Concepts, 2. Purposes of Metadata, and 3. Managing Metadata. The first section introduces metadata to the reader and covers metadata modeling, definitions and descriptions, and standards of metadata. The second section is about the uses and purposes of metadata. This section discusses in detail the purpose of metadata from defining and identifying resources to managing intellectual property rights. The third section covers metadata schema, collection description, and metadata management. This section covers the use of metadata in large collections and also discusses ethics of metadata description. This is an advanced metadata book for professionals or library students and is best suited for those with a familiarity with metadata.