Digitization Strategies for Legacy Resources in Africa: Incremental or Collection-based Approaches? Experience from the University of Botswana
| dc.contributor.author | Morrison, Monica | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-12-15T10:58:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-12-15T10:58:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-12-15 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Digitization of library, archival and other legacy resources is frequently associated with the concept of collections. Materials collected by a single scholar or enthusiast are attractive candidates for capture in electronic form because they offer the promise of creating a resource that is much more than the sum of its parts, a resource that reflects and, to some extent, recreates the knowledge of the collector and the context in which he or she worked. The resulting product also has a certain aesthetic integrity that appeals to people: it tells a story, often a colourful or dramatic one, enriched by personal anecdote, documentation and images from the period. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10539/8935 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | ICADLA, conference, digital library, archive, Botswana, strategies, Africa, collections | en_US |
| dc.title | Digitization Strategies for Legacy Resources in Africa: Incremental or Collection-based Approaches? Experience from the University of Botswana | en_US |
| dc.type | Presentation | en_US |