Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Building Trustworthy Digital Repositories: Theory and Implementation

Building Trustworthy Digital Repositories: Theory and Implementation combines information on both theory and practice related to creating trustworthy repositories for records into one up-to-date source. This book will bring all the credible theories into one place where they will be summarized, brought up to date, and footnoted. Moreover, the book will be international in its scope, and will discuss ideas coming from such important sources as Australia, Canada, and Western Europe. Until about five years ago, there were very few implementation projects in this area. This book brings together information on implementation projects that answer these questions: ·What is a trustworthy repository for digital records? ·Who is building these repositories, and what have been the results? ·How are institutions building or creating these repositories? ·How are institutions addressing the essential requirement related to the ingest or capture of records? ·How are institutions automatically and manually capturing essential metadata and audit trails? ·How are institutions implementing retention and disposal decisions within these systems? ·How are institutions implementing preservation strategies to ensure that digital objects are accessible over long periods of time? ·What is the current status of trustworthy repositories, and what will these systems look like in the future? Review It is not often that a book successfully combines theory and practical experience--Building Trustworthy Digital Repositories: Theory and Implementation does just that. This book, the winner of the 2017 Society of American Archivists Waldo Gifford Leland Award for "writing of superior excellence and usefulness in the field of archival history, theory, or practice", is truly a valuable resource to students, new professionals, and practitioners at all career stages.--Mid-Atlantic Archivist I found this book fascinating and useful in improving my understanding of archival tasks, metadata, digital collections, and records management. This is a definite addition to my personal reference collection, and it should be for any archivist, records manager, or digital librarian. Digital Repositories would also be excellent reading for courses in archives, metadata, records management, information technology, and digital collections.--Technical Services Quarterly [T]his book examines the specific features and functional activities that comprise a trusted digital repository (TDR). Combining theory, history, and real-world examples, this authoritative work will help users gain a better understanding of TDRs and, more important, how to bring this understanding into their current practice.... Regardless of where you are in the process of building a trusted digital repository, if you work with digital materials at any stage, or aspire to learn more about the processes and activities involved, this book contains a wealth of information and insights that will undoubtedly be of use and is highly recommended.--Archival Issues There is strength in the fact that individual authors bring a different perspective and different experiences.... [The book] provides a range of useful perspectives and the chance to read an interesting set of practical case studies. If you wish to learn from the experience of others who have tried to find solutions to some thorny implementation problems, then this book is certainly worth dipping into.--Archives and Records: The Journal of the Archives and Records Association This much-needed resource in this age of digital information includes contributions from 42 repository experts working in higher education, government, or business. Each of the 10 chapters targets an essential conceptual area related to digital repositories, and approaches that concept via one theoretical essay and at least one case study (most chapters offer two or three case studies). Concepts cover the spectrum from selecting a trusted repository to ensuring