Responsible stewardship is a philosophy that guides the actions and decisions of archivists in safeguarding collective memory.
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Internal Advocacy in Archives
Archival advocacy plays a pivotal role in addressing the challenges of the digital age; expert analysis and strategies.
Preserving History and Memory in Archives
Archival materials allow individuals and societies to examine historical events and gain insight into human experiences.
Embracing Diversity in Archival Work
Embracing diversity in archival work is a noble aspiration and a fundamental necessity.
Archival Storage Room Recommendations
Archival storage should incorporate only the materials required to house and store the collections. Detailed recommendations and best practices.
Metadata Creation for Digitized Collections
Metadata provides users with a standardized means of intellectual access to digitized materials.
Descriptive Practices
Digitizing archival materials requires describing them to aid users in discovering them. Description is challenging due to detail required.
Description of Archival Collections
Description of archival collections assumes archivists should increase the number of access points to materials to help users navigate their collections
Quality Control and Post-Production in Digitization Projects
As part of a digitization project, some post-production is necessary to obtain surrogates that match the original’s detail, sharpness, and tonal range
Digitization Labor Options
Archives and archivists should consider both in-house and outsourced labor options for digitization projects; guidance on weighing the options.
Digitization Planning and Cost Projection
Organizations rely on best practices to justify the investments made in digitization projects; strategic planning, management, realistic cost estimates
Selection Criteria for Digitization
Aesthetic, evidential, informational, intrinsic, and artifactual values, influence selection for archival digitization.
Issues to Consider Before Digitization
Prior to archival digitization, archivists should address areas of concern: publicity, privacy, copyright, legal matters, including international laws
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