Chapter 3 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 57, no. 4), “Creating Adaptable Digital Preservation Workflows,” focuses on engaging with donors and creators before materials are acquired by the institution. This engagement should include educating donors about what disk imaging and digital forensic procedures could uncover and getting the donors’ informed consent for these digital preservation methods. The second half of the chapter details specific steps for acquiring digital materials from a donor and how to document that transfer process.
Author Biography
Erin Baucom
Erin Baucom is an associate 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 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.
