Chapter 5. Processing Workflow

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  • Erin Baucom

Abstract

Chapter 5 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 57, no. 4), “Creating Adaptable Digital Preservation Workflows,” provides a walkthrough of a processing workflow, including appraisal, arrangement, and description of digital materials. The workflow focuses on the commonalities and differences between processing digital-only collections and processing collections that include paper and digital materials.

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.

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2021-05-24

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