Corbett, Katelyn
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A digital archive is an accumulation of historical records and other primary source information. A litany of items can be digitally archived, including but not limited to photographs, manuscripts, memoirs and data. Practically any traditionally archived object can be replicated in some digital format.
Digital archives are created and built upon every day.
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Process
Curation is the process by which archived documents and items are selected, collected and arranged. Qualifications for the occupation of a digital archivist vary. Some institutions of learning place more emphasis on "programming skills such as PERL, XSLT, Ruby, HTML and experience working with SQL databases and repositories such as DSpace and Fedora," as well as a "variety of metadata standards" and "computer forensic tools such as FTK Imager, AccessData Forensic Toolkits and writeblockers." [1]
History
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The Oxford Text Archive
The Oxford Text Archive is considered by many to be the world's oldest digital repository.["Oxford Archive of Electronic Literature". Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing Bulletin 5 (2): 205. 1977.]
Databases
A database is an organized, curated collection of data [2].
Educational Resources
Archives offer a wealth of primary resources for innovative education [3]. When working with archives for research in their coursework and projects, "participating students [are] more engaged with and excited about their coursework, sho[w] improvement in key academic skills, and achiev[e] better course outcomes than their peers." Professors and faculty members, in learning newly-established practices for teaching with primary resources, become "more thoughtful and effective instructors."
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--K.E. Corbett
