Kirjahaku

The demand from library users for audiovisual materials and remote access combined with the unceasing deterioration and inaccessibility of many audiovisual formats requires libraries to adapt their collections to meet current and future demands. While this changing landscape of digitization and resource management may seem daunting, it represents an opportunity to bolster a library’s relevancy and competitiveness. Managing Digital Audiovisual Resources fills a gap as a single concise guide for real world basics, broad concepts, and practical needs from technologies to collections to promotion. The easy-to-read book is geared towards the ongoing management of digital audiovisual resources, presenting real world scenarios and ways to think through balancing all of the many factors and needs for these collections, dealing with limited resources, materials with different levels of significance, materials facing different levels of preservation risk, factors for decision making, and resources for other options. The book takes a procedural and example-rich approach to the management of digital audiovisual resources. It covers: ·the selection of resources for digitization; · how to manage digitization of physical audiovisual collections; ·how to select the best platforms for preservation and presentation; and, · how to market collections once they are accessible. Among other useful features, this guide will provide readers with: ·Illustrated digitization workflows; ·Comprehensive lists and illustrated descriptions of equipment and formats; ·Real-world case studies; ·Common U.S. copyright situations; and ·Resources for further study and assistance.

Managing and Improving Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Programs: A Practical Guide for Librarians presents strategies for collecting and managing both traditional and non-traditional theses and terminal projects. This guide covers: ·Collecting and managing traditional ETDs ·Beginning and managing retrospective digitization projects; ·Improving the usability of current ETD programs ·Addressing complex and unique non-traditional theses and capstones and maximizing their accessibility ·Incorporating ETD collections into broader plans for marketing digital repositories. In relaying these topics this guide provides readers with illustrated project workflows, real-world case studies, project starters for non-traditional theses, tips and advice on authors’ rights, and helpful resources for further study and assistance. With these tools and more, readers of this book will have what they need to successfully navigate the world of electronic theses and dissertations.