Intro; Title page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Foreword -- Trevor Owens; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Glossary; Introduction; CHAPTER 1: Digital information basics; CHAPTER 2: Selection; CHAPTER 3: Acquisition, accessioning and ingest; CHAPTER 4: Description; CHAPTER 5: Digital preservation storage and strategies; CHAPTER 6: Access; CHAPTER 7: Designing and implementing workflows; CHAPTER 8: New and emerging areas in born-digital materials; Conclusion; References; Appendix A: Resources; Appendix B: Basic Unix command line prompts; Index
Summary
A comprehensive, entry-level guide that focuses explicitly on how to collect and manage born-digital content for 'boots on the ground' practitioners