Mass Digitization: Implications for Preserving the Scholarly Record

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorHahn, Trudi Bellardo
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-14T18:28:57Z
dc.date.available2011-10-14T18:28:57Z
dc.date.issued2008-01
dc.description.abstractLibraries and archives have a critical role in preserving the scholarly record; many players in the publication cycle depend on them for this. Preservation of scholarly books that are being digitized has lagged far behind preservation initiatives for electronic journals. The issue has become more critical, as large commercial companies such as Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft have begun mass digitization of millions of books in research libraries. Since December 2004, the pace of developments has been rapid, involving great risks on Google’s part over the copyright issue. Google and certain participating libraries have not addressed the issue of whether or not all this effort to digitize huge numbers of books indiscriminately will serve students’ and scholars’ needs in the long run. Quality, secrecy, and long-term stability are all issues that suggest it may be foolish to expect that commercial companies will share librarians’ values and commitment to digitized material preservation. The information profession must exert strong leadership in setting policies, standards, and best practices for long-term preservation of the scholarly record.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHahn, Trudi Bellardo (2008). Mass digitization: Implications for preserving the scholarly record. Library Resources & Technical Services, 52(1), 18-26.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/12127
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAssociation for Library Collections & Technical Servicesen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtCollege of Information Studiesen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtInformation Studies
dc.subjectDigitizationen_US
dc.subjectBooksen_US
dc.subjectPreservationen_US
dc.subjectLibrariesen_US
dc.subjectArchivesen_US
dc.titleMass Digitization: Implications for Preserving the Scholarly Recorden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Hahn_LRTS_52(1).pdf
Size:
103.86 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.57 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Information Studies Research Works