Overview

This edited collection brings together global experts to explore the role of information professionals in the transition from an analogue to a digital environment. The contributors, including David Nicholas, Valerie Johnson, Tim Gollins and Scott David, focus on the opportunities and challenges afforded by this new environment that is transforming the information landscape in ways that were scarcely imaginable a decade ago and is challenging the very existence of the traditional library and archive as more and more resources become available on line and as computers and supporting networks become more and more powerful. By drawing on examples of the impact of other new and emerging technologies on the information sciences in the past, the book emphasises that information systems have always been shaped by available technologies that have transformed the creation, capture, preservation and discovery of content. Key topics covered include: - Search in the digital environment - RDF and the semantic web - Crowd sourcing and engagement between institutions and individuals - Development of information management systems - Security: managing online risk - Long term curation and preservation - Rights and the Commons - Finding archived records in the digital age. Is Digital Different? illustrates the ways in which the digital environment has the potential to transform scholarship and break down barriers between the academy and the wider community, and draws out both the inherent challenges and the opportunities for information professionals globally. Readership: This book will be of particular to students, particularly those on information studies programs, and academics, researchers and archivists globally.

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This is a useful compilation of many of the important considerations of how to manage digital content in the present environment. Technical Services Quaterly An exemplary concluding chapter on digital humanities scholarship nicely contrasts the paper era with research methodologies currently on the rise in the digital space, including those involving Big Data. -- Don Todaro Against the Grain

This is a useful compilation of many of the important considerations of how to manage digital content in the present environment. Technical Services Quaterly

An exemplary concluding chapter on digital humanities scholarship nicely contrasts the paper era with research methodologies currently on the rise in the digital space, including those involving Big Data. -- Don Todaro Against the Grain Is Digital Different? achieves what it sets out to do, which is to present the opportunities and challenges of digital for archives cultural heritage institutions and should form part of any students' or practitioners' library. The editors should be commended for compiling such an interesting collection of essays. -- Anthea Seles Archives and Records This is a useful compilation of many of the important considerations of how to manage digital content in the present environment. Technical Services Quarterly I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to read a book and to learn, unlearn and relearn. As a professional in the field, I found the 180-pages of the book to be an enthralling read. Each chapter took me somewhere, and either exposed me to something new, for instance the world of libraries and their scenarios, or alternatively reaffirmed current information management thoughts ... In conclusion, it's a worthwhile read. -- Tim Newbegin IQ This is an interesting book that deserves to be read by all information and IT professionals. -- Lucile Desligne'res Alexandria

An exemplary concluding chapter on digital humanities scholarship nicely contrasts the paper era with research methodologies currently on the rise in the digital space, including those involving Big Data. -- Don Todaro Against the Grain Is Digital Different? achieves what it sets out to do, which is to present the opportunities and challenges of digital for archives cultural heritage institutions and should form part of any students' or practitioners' library. The editors should be commended for compiling such an interesting collection of essays. -- Anthea Seles Archives and Records This is a useful compilation of many of the important considerations of how to manage digital content in the present environment. Technical Services Quarterly

This is a useful compilation of many of the important considerations of how to manage digital content in the present environment. Technical Services Quaterly An exemplary concluding chapter on digital humanities scholarship nicely contrasts the paper era with research methodologies currently on the rise in the digital space, including those involving Big Data. -- Don Todaro Against the Grain Is Digital Different? achieves what it sets out to do, which is to present the opportunities and challenges of digital for archives cultural heritage institutions and should form part of any students' or practitioners' library. The editors should be commended for compiling such an interesting collection of essays. -- Anthea Seles Archives and Records

Author Information

Michael Moss was the University of Glasgow Archivist from 1974 until 2001. He is Research Professor in Archival Studies in the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII), where he is Director of the Information Management and Preservation MSc programme.

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