User Impact on Selection, Digitization, and the Development of Digital Special Collections

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Main Author: Mills, Alexandra
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2015
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contents User Impact on Selection, Digitization, and the Development of Digital Special Collections Mills, Alexandra Library Development Library Automation Library Materials Media Selection User Needs (Information) User Satisfaction (Information) Selection Criteria Special Libraries Library Policy Stakeholders Libraries and archives digitize their special collections in an effort to increase access to rare and unique items. To ensure that resulting digital collections meet user needs, institutions have made assessment, consultation, and user participation integral to digitization initiatives and the selection process. Institutions must also build digital collections that reflect their priorities. This article examines user impact on selection and the process of developing useful and usable digital special collections that balance user and institutional interests while satisfying the needs of key stakeholders.
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spellingShingle User Impact on Selection, Digitization, and the Development of Digital Special Collections
Mills, Alexandra
Library Development
Library Automation
Library Materials
Media Selection
User Needs (Information)
User Satisfaction (Information)
Selection Criteria
Special Libraries
Library Policy
Stakeholders
User Impact on Selection, Digitization, and the Development of Digital Special Collections Mills, Alexandra Library Development Library Automation Library Materials Media Selection User Needs (Information) User Satisfaction (Information) Selection Criteria Special Libraries Library Policy Stakeholders Libraries and archives digitize their special collections in an effort to increase access to rare and unique items. To ensure that resulting digital collections meet user needs, institutions have made assessment, consultation, and user participation integral to digitization initiatives and the selection process. Institutions must also build digital collections that reflect their priorities. This article examines user impact on selection and the process of developing useful and usable digital special collections that balance user and institutional interests while satisfying the needs of key stakeholders.
title User Impact on Selection, Digitization, and the Development of Digital Special Collections
topic Library Development
Library Automation
Library Materials
Media Selection
User Needs (Information)
User Satisfaction (Information)
Selection Criteria
Special Libraries
Library Policy
Stakeholders
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1089244