Evaluating and measuring the value, use and impact of digital collections / edited by Lorna M. Hughes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hughes, Lorna M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital libraries--Evaluation.

Digital libraries.

Digital libraries--Collection development.

Electronic information resources--Use studies.

Electronic information resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 181 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Facet, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A huge investment has been made in digitizing scholarly and cultural heritage materials through initiatives based in museums, libraries and archives, as well as higher education institutions. The 'Digital Economy' is an important component of institutional planning, and much attention is given to the investment in digital projects and programmes. However, few initiatives have examined the actual use, value and impact of digital collections, and the role of digital collections in the changing information environment. As the creative, cultural and educational sector faces a period of restricted funding, it is timely to re-examine the use of the digital collections that have been created in the past twenty years, and to consider their value to the institutions that host them and to the communities of users they serve. This book brings together a group of international experts to consider the following key issues: What is the role of digital resources in the research life cycle? Do the arts and humanities face a 'data deluge'? How are digital collections to be sustained over the long term? How is use and impact to be assessed? What is the role of digital collections in the 'digital economy'? How is public engagement with digital cultural heritage materials to be assessed and supported? This book will be of interest to academics, librarians, archivists and the staff of cultural heritage organizations, as well as funders and other key stakeholders with an interest in the development and long term sustainability of digital collections.

Contents:

Introduction : the value, use and impact of digital collections / Lorna M. Hughes

The digital library / Andrew Prescott

The digital museum / Claire Hudson

The digital archive / Gillian Oliver

A strategic approach to the understanding and evaluation of impact / Ben Showers

User needs in digitization / Milena Dobreva, Andy O'Dwyer and Leo Konstantelos

Measuring impact and use : scholarly information-seeking behavior / Claire Ross, Melissa Terras and Vera Motyckova

The value and impact of digitized resources for learning, teaching, research and enjoyment / Simon Tanner

Using ICT methods and tools in arts and humanities research / Lorna M. Hughes

Creating a research data infrastructure : policy and practicalities / Ann Borda and Lyle Winton

Improving sustainability of publicly funded digital resources / David Robey.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jul 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781856049085

1856049086

OCLC:

836848837