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Conservation, Preservation, and Digitization.
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Lynch, Clifford A.; Brownrigg, Edwin B. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Digital technologies should be considered a method of preservation for library materials. Current conservation strategies of restoration, deacidification, and microfilming are expensive, and they limit access. Digitization offers improved access while preserving materials and reflects a change in the library role from depository of printed…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Costs, Electronic Publishing, Information Dissemination
The Invisible Library: Paradox of the Global Information Infrastructure.
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Borgman, Christine L. – Library Trends, 2003
Presents four challenges faced by libraries and proposes research designs to address each of them. The challenges involve: invisible infrastructure; content and collections; preservation and access; and institutional boundaries. Proposes a mixture of research methods that includes surveys, case studies, documentary analyses, and policy analyses.…
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Development, Library Policy, Library Research
Research Questions for the Digital Era Library.
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Marcum, Deanna B. – Library Trends, 2003
Examines three essential questions and suggests areas for research in each: (1) How are digital resource users best served: What resources will they want? How will they want to use them? What services will most enhance use? (2) What elements are required for a coherent preservation strategy covering resources both digital and traditional? (3) What…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Information Sources, Librarians, Library Collection Development