From iTunes playlists to Facebook profiles, we’re surrounded by metadata every day. But when asked to define “metadata,” most people fall back on “data about data” or talk about database records, library catalogs, and <meta> tags. These are convenient dodges, but talking about structure and use would be more accurate and descriptive, if less pithy. …
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Sep 21 2012
What keeps YOU up at night?
As Lynne mentioned in her previous post, the entire Digital POWRR team, from all 5 partner institutions, got together for a marathon-style meeting in August. There was angst. There was gnashing of teeth. There was A LOT accomplished! One item on our agenda was to make a laundry list of questions and …
Sep 17 2012
New website under construction!
Welcome to the new Digital POWRR website! Please excuse us while we get up to date with our information and design at this address. If you’re looking for current information please visit our up-to-date website.
Sep 14 2012
Lessons Learned #1: The First Stages of Grant
One of the goals we’ve committed to in our IMLS grant is transparency about the lessons that we are learning along the way. This is the first in what we hope will be a series of “lessons learned” posts that will talk about our experiences.
Lesson 1: It will take longer to …
Aug 13 2012
Long-term Preservation of Digital Objects
Historians producing digital objects in the course of their work may be unaware of the need to provide means for their long-term preservation. Although many of us have assumed that digital objects are eternal, they are in fact subject to degradation and decay like any other artifact.
Should digital objects stored on a single server, …
Aug 08 2012
Untying the Digital Preservation Knot
Meg pointed out the whys and wherefores of digital preservation in her last post.
I’m supposed to talk about how.
Of course, since the point of the IMLS grant is to help figure out the “how” for libraries with fewer resources, I’m not going to have all of the answers just yet. We have some …
Aug 06 2012
Why you should care about digital preservation (DP)
Many people assume that digital files are superior to analog formats. Who doesn’t like to search for what they need online and have access to it instantly? Surely the market will keep up with our demand for access! But who is providing that content and how much will you have to pay each time you …
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