Chapter 5. Planning and Implementation

Authors

  • Erin Baucom

Abstract

Chapter 5 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 55, no. 6), “Planning and Implementing a Sustainable Digital Preservation Program,” discusses how to think about planning for and implementing a digital preservation program using a life cycle model. It includes a series of sample workflows for the different stages of the digital curation life cycle, such as stabilization, accessioning, arrangement, and access. Suggested tools such as BitCurator, Archivematica, Mukurtu, and others are discussed, with recommendations on resources available to identify tools and processes that may help increase the capacity and efficiency of your digital preservation program.

Author Biography

Erin Baucom

Erin Baucom is an assistant professor and the digital archivist at the University of Montana. She is responsible for developing strategies, workflows, and policies for ingest, management, and preservation of born-digital materials acquired by the archives. She provides digital asset management instruction to the students, faculty, and staff of the university. She earned her master’s degree in library science with a concentration in archives and records management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2016. She also holds a BA in history from Old Dominion University.

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Published

2019-08-13

Issue

Vol. 55 No. 6 (2019): August/September

Section

Chapters