Digital Preservation and Access of Natural Resources Documents

Autor/inn/en	Kulhavy, David L.; Reynolds, R. Philip; Unger, Daniel R.; Bullard, Steven H.; McBroom, Matthew W.
Titel	Digital Preservation and Access of Natural Resources Documents
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Practice, 8 (2017) 12, S.121-128 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2222-1735
Schlagwörter	Media Adaptation; Electronic Publishing; Preservation; Access to Information; Natural Resources; Universities; Electronic Libraries; Library Services; College Libraries; Knowledge Management; Faculty Publishing; Case Studies; Foreign Countries; Databases; Texas; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Medienverwendung; Elektronisches Publizieren; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; University; Universität; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; College; Library; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Bibliothek; Universitätsbibliothek; Wissensmanagement; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ausland; Datenbank
Abstract	Digitization and preservation of natural resource documents were reviewed and the current status of digitization presented for a North American university. It is important to present the status of the digitation process for natural resources and to advocate for increased collections of digital material for ease of reference and exchange of information. Digital collections need to include both published documents and ancillary material for research projects and data for future use and interpretation. The methods in this paper can be applied to other natural resource collections increasing their use and distribution. The process of decision making for documents and their preservation and inclusion in ScholarWorks is presented as a part of the Forest Sciences Commons as a subset of the Life Sciences Commons of the Digital Commons Open Network launched and maintained by Steen Library. Digitization has increased the roles and skillsets needed for librarians and from libraries. This creates new challenges and opportunities for the library as publisher and as an advocate for open access. Digital curation melds together digitization and knowledge management and enhances community engagement. Digitization of collections are reviewed and natural resource documentation presented for faculty publications, Research Projects and Centers, eBooks, Journals, Galleries and electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs). Recommendations are made to increase the digital curation of the collection by encouraging community participation and use. Digital archives are important to natural resource professionals as society-ready natural resource graduates need to deal effectively with complex ecological, economic and social issues of current natural resources management. Natural resource research for the future needs to ensure that professionals have a greater breath of knowledge as they interpret and apply new knowledge, understanding, and technology to complex, transdisciplinary social and biological issues and challenges. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01