The role of archives and libraries in our digital age is one of the most pressing concerns of humanists, scholars, and citizens worldwide. This collection brings together specialists from academia, public libraries, governmental agencies, and non-profit archives to pursue common questions about value across the institutional boundaries that typically separate us.
Edited by:
Susan L. Mizruchi
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2020 ed.
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9783030333720
ISBN 10: 3030333728
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 10 March 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction: “Libraries and Archives in the Digital Age”.- PART I: ACCESS.- 2. Libraries, Books, and the Digital Future - Robert Darnton.- 3. From Open Access to Maximal Access - Dan Cohen.- 4. A National Library in the Digital Age - Alberto Manguel.- 5. Discovery, Access, and Use of Information in the ‘Digital Ecosystem - Jack Ammerman.- PART II: PRESERVATION AND COMMUNITY.- 6. Supporting Manuscript Translation in Library and Archival Collections: Toward Decolonial Translation Methods - Ellen Cushman.- 7. Radical Recordkeeping: How Community Archives Are Changing How We Think About Records - Jeannette Bastian.- 8. Digital Archives for African Studies: Making Africa’s Written Heritage Visible - Fallou Ngom.- PART III: ARCHIVAL POLITICS.- 9. Nambiquaras in Paris: Archival Images, Appearances and Disappearances - Beatriz Jaguaribe.- 10. Future Memory: Preserving Diverse Voices From and About China From a Time of Unification of Thought - Rudolf G. Wagner.- 11. Cold War Archives and Democratic Aspirations in Latin America - Kirsten Weld.- 12. Globalism, Transparency, and Loss - Maurice Lee.- PART IV: DIGITAL PRACTICE.- 13. Building from the Inside Out: Empowering Librarians to Develop Digital Scholarship Collaboratories - Harriett Green.- 14. On Librarianship and/with Digital Scholarly Practice - Vika Zafrin.- 15. Data ‘Moves’: How Can Data Workflows Be Tracked, Compared, and Shared Across Disciplines? - Alan Liu.
Susan L. Mizruchi is the William Arrowsmith Professor in the Humanities, Director of the Humanities Center, and Professor of English at Boston University. Her books include Brando’s Smile (2014); The Rise of Multicultural America (2008); and The Science of Sacrifice (1998). She has received many academic honors, including fellowships from including fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Huntington Library, the Fulbright Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Reviews for Libraries and Archives in the Digital Age
This book is a good introduction to digital scholarship and digital archives for library workers. It is a book you can easily dip in and out of, with each chapter being a standalone piece by a different author. Case studies and real-life examples provide context for discussions around the archival decisions we make in society. This cross-disciplinary text is well worth a read for university students and those new to the area. (Lesa Maclean, Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, February 24, 2022)
