The No-nonsense Guide to Born-digital Content

by Heather Ryan, Walker Sampson

This book offers a comprehensive, entry-level guide for librarians and archivists who have found themselves managing or are planning to manage born-digital content.

Libraries and archives of all sizes are collecting and managing an increasing proportion of digital content. Within this body of digital content is a growing pool of ‘born-digital’ content: content that has been created and has often existed solely in digital form. The No-nonsense Guide to Born-digital Content explains step by step processes for developing and implementing born-digital content workflows in library and archive settings of all sizes and includes a range of case studies collected from small, medium and large institutions internationally.

Genres: Professional Development

240 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2018

Reviews

[Brad · Rating 4 out of 5]

A worthwhile introduction to "born-digital" content and the considerations inherent in preserving and providing access to them. Was useful as a general introduction to some of the things archivists think about.

[Aaron Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent overview of the topic. This book provides a foundation or refresher for an archivist looking into managing born-digital materials