{"title":"Gillian Oliver","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGillian Oliver\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful works centred on the principles and practices of \u003cem\u003edigital curation\u003c\/em\u003e, essential for anyone navigating the evolving landscape of digital information management. Her books serve as thoughtful guides for professionals and students engaged in preserving, organising, and maintaining digital resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the field of \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, Oliver’s texts blend clear explanations with practical approaches, making complex topics accessible and relevant. Readers can expect comprehensive coverage that bridges theory and application within contemporary digital environments.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"digital-curation-by-ross-harvey-9781783300976","title":"Digital Curation","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis second edition of \u003ci\u003eDigital Curation\u003c\/i\u003e outlines the essential concepts and techniques that are crucial to preserving the longevity of digital resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first edition of this textbook provided an in-depth explanation of the entire digital curation lifecycle, from creation to appraisal to preservation to organisation\/access to transformation, and set a benchmark for both thoroughness and clarity. In this revamped and expanded second edition, international authorities Gillian Oliver and Ross Harvey have widened the scope to address continuing developments in the strategies, technological approaches, and activities that are part of this rapidly changing field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUseful as both a teaching text and day-to-day working guide, this book outlines the essential concepts and techniques that are crucial to preserving the longevity of digital resources and covers topics including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe scope and incentives of digital curation, detailing Digital Curation Centre’s (DCC) lifecycle model as well as the Data Curation Continuum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eKey requirements for digital curation, from description and representation to planning and collaboration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe value and utility of metadata.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eCreating an appraisal and selection policy for digital objects that considers the needs of producers and consumers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe paradigm shift by institutions towards cloud computing and its impact on costs, storage, and other key aspects of digital curation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe quality and security of data.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eNew and emerging data curation resources, including innovative digital repository software and digital forensics tools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eMechanisms for sharing and reusing data, with expanded sections on open access, open data, and open standards initiatives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eProcesses to ensure that data are preserved and remain usable over time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will be essential reading for any information professional, records manager, or archivist who appraises, selects, organises, or maintains digital resources and has responsibilities as a digital curator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605595537644,"sku":"9781783300976","price":141.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781783300976-digital-curation.jpg?v=1778134145"},{"product_id":"recordkeeping-cultures-by-gillian-oliver-9781783303991","title":"Recordkeeping Cultures","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRecordkeeping Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e explores how an understanding of organisational information culture provides the insight necessary for the development and promotion of sound recordkeeping practices. The book is a fully revised and expanded new edition of the authors’ 2014 book \u003ci\u003eRecords Management and Information Culture: Tackling the people problem\u003c\/i\u003e. It details an innovative framework for analysing and assessing information culture, and indicates how to use this knowledge to change behaviour and develop recordkeeping practices that are aligned with the specific characteristics of any workplace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis framework addresses the widely recognised problem of improving organisation-wide compliance with a records management programme by tackling the different aspects that make up the organisation’s information culture. Discussion of topics at each level of the framework includes strategies and guidelines for assessment, followed by suggestions for next steps: appropriate actions and strategies to influence behavioural change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition has been fully revised and updated to greatly enhance the practical application of the information culture concept in both formal and informal recordkeeping environments and contains new chapters on:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ediagnostic features: genres, workarounds and infrastructure\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eworkplace collaboration: how to analyse collaborative practices in organisations (including recordkeeping)\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eeducation: how to teach information culture concepts and methods in archives and records management graduate programmes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArchivists, records managers and information technology specialists will find this an invaluable guide to improving their practice and solving the ‘people problem’ of non-compliance with records management programmes. LIS students taking archives and records management modules will also benefit from the application of theory into practice. Records management and information management educators will find the ideas and approaches discussed in this book useful to add an information culture perspective to their curricula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607485333740,"sku":"9781783303991","price":141.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781783303991-recordkeeping-cultures.jpg?v=1778167597"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/gillian-oliver.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}