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Autores principales: Smith, Lucy, Rowley, Jennifer
Formato: Recurso educativo Open Access
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Publicado: 2012
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contents Digitisation of Local Heritage: Local Studies Collections and Digitisation in Public Libraries Smith, Lucy Rowley, Jennifer Public Libraries Semi Structured Interviews Structured Interviews Librarians Media Adaptation Electronic Publishing This study explores the application of digitisation in the context of public library local studies services. Since there has been limited previous research on digitisation and local studies collections, this research makes an important contribution in profiling the current situation, and highlighting the extent to which progress is limited in the digitisation of valuable local studies collections. A two-phased approach was adopted, including a website analysis, and semi-structured interviews with 12 local studies librarians and three other key informants. Findings indicate that the local studies services have established a limited online presence, and have used digitisation to some extent to promote and improve accessibility to their collections. All interviewees appreciated the potential of digitisation, but digitisation has not been adopted as a major strategy for preservation, due to lack of funding, and concerns about the longevity of digital records.
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spellingShingle Digitisation of Local Heritage: Local Studies Collections and Digitisation in Public Libraries
Smith, Lucy
Rowley, Jennifer
Public Libraries
Semi Structured Interviews
Structured Interviews
Librarians
Media Adaptation
Electronic Publishing
Digitisation of Local Heritage: Local Studies Collections and Digitisation in Public Libraries Smith, Lucy Rowley, Jennifer Public Libraries Semi Structured Interviews Structured Interviews Librarians Media Adaptation Electronic Publishing This study explores the application of digitisation in the context of public library local studies services. Since there has been limited previous research on digitisation and local studies collections, this research makes an important contribution in profiling the current situation, and highlighting the extent to which progress is limited in the digitisation of valuable local studies collections. A two-phased approach was adopted, including a website analysis, and semi-structured interviews with 12 local studies librarians and three other key informants. Findings indicate that the local studies services have established a limited online presence, and have used digitisation to some extent to promote and improve accessibility to their collections. All interviewees appreciated the potential of digitisation, but digitisation has not been adopted as a major strategy for preservation, due to lack of funding, and concerns about the longevity of digital records.
title Digitisation of Local Heritage: Local Studies Collections and Digitisation in Public Libraries
topic Public Libraries
Semi Structured Interviews
Structured Interviews
Librarians
Media Adaptation
Electronic Publishing
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ987789