Who decides what gets archived?
From booktorrent
Some suggest that evaluating a collection is the curatorial role. Choosing a collection to digitize, or even organizing digital images into a collection, is often a very subjective process dependent on a combination of scholarship and feeling. Ideally, the selection process should be impartial and based on what would be most useful. However, each of us has different interests, different subject specialties, different likes, and different dislikes. Consequently, the images and objects available for inclusion will appeal to each of us differently and the items we decide to include in our collections will no doubt be influenced to some degree by the individuals making the selections.
Digital exhibitions are an excellent way to showcase what makes your archives special. Digitization increases publicity for the archives and provides access to objects that would otherwise be unavailable. The librarian/archivist, as curator, decides what to feature, why it should be featured, and how it should be presented.
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http://archivemediapartners.com/AMPed/developing-a-digital-collection-a-series-of-installments/
Developing A Digital Collection: A Series of Installments
March 2nd, 2010
by Rachael Clark
The Society of American Archivists SSA provides a code of conduct for archivist members to follow.
