Building a Digital Repository Program with Limited Resources

Preface

This book was written to provide a foundation for the umbrella of work tied to building a digital repository program. I intended it to serve as both a primer for new librarians and technologists starting out in digital repository work and as a handbook for those who are fully engaged in the field. I hope that it is useful for library directors, chief information officers (CIOs), and IT directors involved in strategic planning, staff development, and collaborative projects. For repository practitioners, it is intended as a mechanism to showcase current best practices as well as tips and tricks – both big and small – from institutions around the world. My objective was not to promote cutting-edge research, but rather to demonstrate how ...