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February 6, 2008
Strategies for Sustaining Digital Libraries
This collection of essays on sustaining digital libraries is a report of early findings from pioneers who have worked to establish digital libraries, not merely as experimental projects, but as ongoing services and collections that are intended to be sustained over time in ways consistent with the long-held practices of print-based libraries. Particularly during this … Continue reading Strategies for Sustaining Digital Libraries
March 22, 2007
Emory University’s MetaScholar Initiative Receives $1,125,000 to Preserve Our Digital History
The advent of digital technologies has presented society with a new challenge—how will we preserve the digital files that already comprise the bulk of the 21st century’s historical record, from government documents to scientific experiment results, from family videos to newscasts, and from email to blogs? How can we ensure that future generations will have … Continue reading Emory University’s MetaScholar Initiative Receives $1,125,000 to Preserve Our Digital History
September 1, 2005
Free Culture and the Digital Library, Symposium Proceedings
These proceedings are an unusual blend of contributions inspired by a group of shared beliefs about freedom of information and digital libraries. The core convictions that inspired this symposium and this book are 1) that the public has a right to freely access, preserve, and use shared cultural information; 2) that digital libraries (broadly construed) … Continue reading Free Culture and the Digital Library, Symposium Proceedings
