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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF INFORMATION

AUDIO & VIDEO


UC Berkeley School of Information



http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/audiovideo

ANALYTICS 3.0: BIG DATA AND SMALL DATA IN BIG AND SMALL COMPANIES

http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/events/deanslec/20130918tomdavenport


ANALYTICS 3.0: BIG DATA AND SMALL DATA IN BIG AND SMALL COMPANIES

Speaker: 
Thomas H. Davenport
Dean's Lecture
Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
210 South Hall

GOVERNMENT WEBSITES as records




2011 THE NEW: LOCAL
GOVERNMENT WEBSITES


Website information as records
accessed Oct 29, 2013



What the law is saying… 
• Facebook and other social media are 
“documents” and relevant for production in 
court (Sparks v. DubĂ©, 2011 NBQB 40 
(CanLII))(MVA) 
• Public interest may require disclosure and may 
outweigh freedom of expression and right to 
privacy (Warman v. Wilkins-Fournier, 2011 
ONSC 3023 (CanLII))(defamation) 
• Hyperlinking is not defamation (Crookes v. 
Newton, 2011 SCC 47) (defamation) 



Guidelines for Social Media Background Checks 
(October 2011 )


Social Media – Policy 
Framework 
 
• Includes template for preparing 
social media policy 
• Issue - Systems of record vs. 
systems of engagement 
• Review of risks and requirements 


2011 THE NEW: REGIONAL 
DISTRICTS 
 
• Concordance Volume 2 
• Collection of subject headings of 
relevance 
• New subject groupings to reflect 
regional government perspective 



2011 THE NEW: LIMITATION 
PERIODS 
 
• New Part 3 to Volume 2 
• BC government consultation on 
amending Limitation Act (from 
2006) 
• No new Limitation Act to date

Security information 
– ISO 27000 series 
– ISO 27002 2005 Information Security


2011 THE NEW: 
Generally Accepted Recordkeeping 
Principles (GARP ®) 
 
• Principle of Accountability 
• Principle of Integrity 
• Principle of Protection 
• Principle of Compliance 
• Principle of Availability 
• Principle of Retention 
• Principle of Disposition 
• Principle of Transparency 
Accountability 
• “An organization shall assign a senior 
executive who will oversee a recordkeeping 
program and delegate program responsibility 
to appropriate individuals, adopt policies 
and procedures to guide personnel, and 
ensure program auditability.” 
– Linkages to ISO 15489:1-2001 – 
Information and documentation – Records 
Management, Part 1: General; CGSB 
Electronic Records as Documentary 
Evidence 
35 Integrity 
• “A recordkeeping program shall be constructed 
so the records and information generated or 
managed by or for the organization have a 
reasonable and suitable guarantee of 
authenticity and reliability.” 
– Linkages to: ISO 15489; CGSB Electronic 
Records as Documentary Evidence; 
ANSI/ARMA 16-2007, The Digital Records 
Conversion Process: Program Planning, 
Requirements, Procedures 
Protection 
• “A recordkeeping program shall be constructed 
to ensure a reasonable level of protection 
to records and information that are 
private, confidential, privileged, secret, 
or essential to business continuity” 
– Linkages to: ISO 15489:1-2001 – Information 
and documentation – Records Management, 
Part 1: General; ANSI / ARMA 8-2005 
Retention Management for Records & 
Information 
37 Compliance 
• “The recordkeeping program shall be 
constructed to comply with applicable 
laws and other binding authorities, as 
well as the organization’s policies.” 
– Linkages to: ISO 15489:1-2001 – Information 
and documentation – Records Management, 
Part 1: General; CGSB Electronic Records as 
Documentary Evidence

Availability 
• “An organization shall maintain records in a 
manner that ensures timely, efficient, and 
accurate retrieval of needed 
information.” 
– Linkages to: ISO 15489:1-2001 – Information 
and documentation – Records Management, 
Part 1: General; ANSI/ARMA 16-2007, The 
Digital Records Conversion Process: Program 
Planning, Requirements, Procedures 
 
39 Retention 
• “An organization shall maintain its records and 
information for an appropriate time, 
taking into account legal, regulatory, 
fiscal, operational, and historical 
requirements.” 
– Linkages to: ISO 15489:1-2001 – Information 
and documentation – Records Management, 
Part 1: General; ANSI / ARMA 8-2005 
Retention Management for Records & 
Information
Disposition 
• “An organization shall provide secure and 
appropriate disposition for records that are no 
longer required to be maintained by applicable 
laws and the organization’s policies.” 
– Linkages to: ISO 15489; CGSB Electronic 
Records as Documentary Evidence; ANSI / 
ARMA 8-2005 Retention Management for 
Records & Information 
41 Transparency 
• “The processes and activities of an 
organization’s recordkeeping program shall 
be documented in an understandable 
manner and be available to all personnel and 
appropriate interested parties.” 
– Linkages to ISO 15489:1-2001 – Information 
and documentation – Records Management, 
Part 1: General; CGSB Electronic Records as 
Documentary Evidence 
42 ADDED FEATURES 
• Training notes in Appendix 2 
• Diagrams to illustrate basic 
processes 


sedona principles

CANADIAN E-DISCOVERY CASE LAW DIGESTS - COMMON LAW

Updated November 6, 2012

case law sample for ediscovery


http://www.oba.org/Advocacy/E-Discovery/Canadian-E-Discovery-Case-Law-Digests#Document_Retention_Policies

The Sedona Canada Principles

https://www.canlii.org/en/commentary/sedonacanada/



CANADIAN E-DISCOVERY CASE LAW DIGESTS - COMMON LAW

Updated November 6, 2012
This digest is maintained by the members of the Sedona Canada Working Group (WG7); it was originally created by the members of the eDiscovery sub-committee of the Task Force on the Discovery Process in Ontario and is a supplement to the eDiscovery Guidelines.
Since CANLII now offers deep linking to decisions' paragraphs, the newer entries have direct links in the summary to the appropriate sections of the decision.
Scope of production and discovery NEW
Requests for further productionNEW
Failure to disclose or produce for inspection
Pleading practices NEW
Preservation of evidence NEW
Spoliation NEW
Discovery Plan NEW
Proportionality and Marginal Utility NEW
Document Retention Policies
Acceptable Use Policies 
Form of production
Meet and confer
Document Review
 
Disclosure of privileged and private communications NEW
Costs of eDiscoveryNEW
Metadata, deleted and hidden informationNEW
Duplicate Documents
Social Media and Internet Information NEW
Examination of an IT Representative
Forensic Collection and Preservation
Authentication and Admissibility NEW
Privacy Issues NEW
Third Party Information and Norwich orders 
Anton Piller Orders NEW
Temporary Internet Files 
Conduct, civility and collegialityNEW

Scope of production and discovery

Friday, October 18, 2013

Archiving Web Resources:

Archiving Web
Resources:
Guidelines for
Keeping Records of
Web-based Activity
in the
Commonwealth
Government

http://www.naa.gov.au/Images/archweb_guide_tcm16-47165.pdf

Friday, October 11, 2013

blitzmetrics

http://blitzmetrics.com/

tract your activities


If you’re a fresh IT or stats grad looking for a job, focus not on data mining techniques, but on your communication skills. Because how you define the problem is more important than how you solve it.

Must have Blitz Resources
·         Dashboard Guide
·         Blitz Master Guide
·         Partner Targeting Counts
·         Ads Guide
·         Apps Guide
·         PubCon SFIMA Presentation
·         Facebook Training Manual
·         Facebook Power Editor Guide
From the Blog
With Facebook’s announcement of Graph Search, marketers anxiously awaited to see how they could take advantage of the new real estate. Look at all that space! Last fall, “Sponsored Results” started appearing in the search bar. Even though there isn’t much traffic, these ad units are surprisingly powerful. We’ve seen CTR in the 5-10% range, [...]
Dennis Yu - October 10th, 2013

Towards Context-Aware Search and Analysis on Social Media Data

Towards Context-Aware Search and Analysis
on Social Media Data

Accessed Oct 11, 2013

file attached

A GUIDE TO COMPLIANT ADOPTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKING & COMMUNICATION IN REGULATED INDUESTRIES

A GUIDE TO COMPLIANT ADOPTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKING & COMMUNICATION IN REGULATED INDUESTRIES


FILE ATTACHED

ACCESSED OCT 11, 2013

Following the Guiding Principles of Content Management



MONEYWATCH/ December 5, 2007, 3:45 PM

Following the Guiding Principles of Content Management



Content management is about getting the right information to the right person at the right time—at the right cost. By using the Internet as its primary publication medium, content management affords people much greater access to the information they need. When approaching content management, keep in mind that your Web site needs to organize, classify and store digital content efficiently so that it is easy for visitors to access that content.
What You Need to KnowWhat's so important about content management?
Because there is so much information in the world and so little time! Think of content as the formal expression of an organization's intellectual capital, and that such capital increasingly defines the value of an organization. Yet organizations produce vast and ever-expanding quantities of content every year, the majority of it in digital form. By 2001, it was estimated that there were over 550 billion documents on Internet, intranet, and extranet Web sites. Without professional content management, it becomes almost impossible to find what you're looking for.
Why has the Internet become such a popular medium for publishing content?
HTML, the layout language that is used to present Web content, has become the standard form in which digital content is now published. The Web browser, which is designed to view HTML pages, is a simple yet powerful tool that millions of people around the world use every day. For the first time in history, the Internet opens the entire, vast library of digital content to the world.
What are the drawbacks?
As Steve Case, former chairman of AOL Time Warner, has stated, the Web makes every enterprise a publisher. In so doing, though, it has opened the floodgates of information overload. Much of what is published on the Web lacks professional publishing standards. The early Web also depended on manual HTML editing and manipulating HTML files to manage content. This approach mirrors what hand knitting is to the fabrics industry—beautiful results can be achieved for small amounts of content; but, for large amounts, it is a slow and expensive process. Such quantities need content management software to streamline publishing processes and store content efficiently within a database environment.
What to DoJustify the Publication of All Content
Professional content management is an expensive process. As you begin to post Web pages, keep in mind that all content is not equal in terms of value to your potential audience. You need to establish a business case for publishing content on your intranet or Internet Web site. A core business case will emerge from statements like, "Delivering quality content to our customers will generate more sales and reduce support calls."
Too often, organizations think of content as a low-level commodity that merely needs to be stored. But content is a critical resource, and its value lies in being sought and read. There is no point in having a great technical document if nobody knows it exists. Nor is there is any point in storing that great technical document on a Web site if nobody knows the Web site exists and never visits it. To make content management work, you really need to (1) understand who needs your content, and (2) ask potential readers what content they need. And always remember that content is consumed by busy people.
Analyze the Situation
Before developing a content management strategy, it is important to understand how both your organization and its industry currently manage content. If there is already a Web site similar to the one your propose to build, ask:
  • What content is being published on it?
  • Is it up-to-date and accurate?
  • Is it being read?
  • What are our competitors doing on their Web sites?
  • Are they enjoying success?
  • Are there any standards emerging for content management within our industry?
Analyze Your Needs
To work out your needs, answer a series of questions, beginning with, "How much content do we need to manage?" Other questions will follow, which demand total, ruthless objectivity:
  • What's the "must-have" versus the "nice-to-have" content?
  • Should it be written in American English or British English? What other languages does it need to be published in?
  • What are the media we want to publish it in (Web, e-mail, mobile)?
  • What content forms will be required (text, audio, video)? Will we need to deal with PowerPoint(r) slides and Word(r) documents? If so, how will we convert them?
  • How sensitive is the information we will publish, and how will we protect it from unauthorized eyes?
Don't get carried away. A golden rule of publishing is that less invariably tends to be more. You may have 50,000 documents, but only 5,000 of them matter to the audiences you want to reach.
Create Content
There are a number of options available for creating content, including:
  • Commissioning content, either from internal staff or from freelance authors
  • Acquiring content from third-party sources such as commercial databases—without infringing on prevailing copyrights
  • Using online community-created content created from, say, discussion boards, chat forums, or mailing lists
Develop the Key Functions
  • Editing content means preparing it for publication. This will require ensuring tone and style are appropriate and consistent, checking for correct grammar, checking for any instances of libel or copyright infringement, and seeing that the correct metadata is included. Editing also requires correcting already published content and reviewing it to ensure that it is still accurate and up-to-date.
  • Publishing content means posting it on a Web site in a professional manner. It requires choosing what to highlight on a home page, managing subscription-based publishing processes and publishing schedules, and responding to reader interaction and feedback.
  • Promoting content is a final key task. Remember, if you don't tell the right people what you have published, how will they know it exists?
Work As a Team
Content doesn't grow naturally in databases! Content management software will make the publishing process far more efficient and cost-effective, but assuring quality content takes quality people to create, edit, and publish it. The ideal director of a content management project is someone with editorial and communication skills. Information architecture is vital, too. It's one of several core skills a project requires; others are moderating expertise (if there are to be online communities), marketing, technical and graphic design skills, and usability expertise. It's unlikely that any one member of your team (if you have one) will have all the necessary skills, so it may be better and more cost effective to hire the services of a company that specializes in Web publishing.
Design Your Information Architecture
Good design of metadata (essentially "data about data") and classification is crucial to the success of content management. Otherwise, you will simply pile massive amounts of information into a database where it will be almost impossible to find any one page of information quickly, if at all.
Navigation is like a signpost system. It is there to help people to find their way easily and logically around a Web site. Searching is a basic activity on the Web, and a professional Web page design will be crucial to your site's overall success. Graphic design and layout should ensure that content is presented in an attractive style; but being able to be to easily read, viewed or heard remains the top priority of your site. As always, form still follows function.
Select the Software That Best Fits Your Needs
If your Web site contains more than a several hundred pages and needs regular updates, then acquiring content management software will make sense. Basing your specifications on the factors, processes and steps that already have been explained will help deliver professional results. So use your specifications to judge which content management software can best meet your organization's content management needs.
Define Ways to Measure the Task and Its Steps
Content quality is almost always difficult to measure. However, that does not mean that measuring devices should not be put in place. You do need to establish methods to determine how much content needs to be created each week, the quality of that content, and the time it takes to get it published. Information architecture, for instance, measures include the quality of the metadata, how easy the site is to navigate, how well the search procedure works, and how quickly Web site visitors can download various pages.
What to AvoidYou Don't Make a Strong Business Case
While the Internet boom was in full swing, many content management projects did not have to show a strong business case. The situation is now very different. Without having a clear business justification and return-on-investment rationale, don't expect content management projects to receive the required funding to succeed.
You Don't Manage the Content
Content management is not an "all you can eat" affair. The goal is not digitizing every document you can find and shoving it onto a Web site. Data management focuses on simply storing content, while content management must focus on: (1) identifying the content that's worth publishing and (2) getting it published. There is a vast difference between the two.
You Think That Fancy Software Will Solve All Your Problems
Don't kid yourself! Content management software is vital if large quantities of content are involved. Even so, content follows the classic "garbage in, garbage out" rule. No amount of great software will transform poor quality content into good content. Without putting the people in place to create, edit and publish content, the whole exercise will be futile.
Your Web Sites Contain Out-of-date Content
A key problem on the Web today is outdated (and thus inaccurate) content. Many Web sites hosts forget to remove old content, which leaves visitors having to endure poor and unsatisfied experiences. Studies indicate that an increasing numbers of visitors are viewing Web content as being of dubious and inferior quality. Such an impression hardly serves best interests of host companies.
Where to Learn MoreBooks:
Diffily, Shane. The Web site Manager's Handbook. Lulu.com, 2007.
Mill, David. Content is King: Writing and Editing On-line. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.
Web Sites:
Business 2.0: www.business2.com
Intranet Journal: "Untangling Web Content Management":www.intranetjournal.com/articles/200004/im_04_18_00a.html
TechRepublic, "Internet content management: a necessary evil?":http://articles.techrepublic.cbsi.com/5100–10878_11–1028610.html
© 2007 CBS Interactive Inc.. All Rights Reserved.

Internet and Web Properties and Principles


AIIM Video training

Internet and Web Properties and Principles

http://www.aiim.org/training/certification/get-prepared/videos/architecture-systems/websites-and-portals/internet-web-principles

Federal pass program



Federal pass program

pass-prog-brochure.pdf
http://www.explorepsa.com/ftp/Outreach/Presentations%20-%20Speakers/WEB%20POSTING/Operating%20Procedures%20Manual%20Abridged%2020111005%20-%20Post%20on%20Web.pdf
Recreation.gov


Operating Procedures Manual
(Abridged)


2011

http://www.explorepsa.com/ftp/Outreach/Presentations%20-%20Speakers/WEB%20POSTING/Operating%20Procedures%20Manual%20Abridged%2020111005%20-%20Post%20on%20Web.pdf


record value of web contents


record value of web contents

http://www.rimp.gov.ab.ca/publications/pdf/ManagingWebContentGuide.pdf

Source: Managing Web Content

Applying the Information Management Framework to Web Resources
Accessed Oct 11, 2013







Introduction
Web sites are used for a number of purposes, including:

  1. ƒ disseminating (publishing) and sharing information; 
  2. ƒ providing advice; 
  3. ƒ working collaboratively; 
  4. ƒ advertising goods and services; 
  5. ƒ providing online services; 
  6. ƒ conducting business transactions; 
  7. ƒ soliciting responses and feedback; and 
  8. ƒ providing a public record of special political, social or cultural events. 

The key to effective web content management starts at the planning phase.
This section of the guide discusses:
  1. ƒ understanding the diversity of web based resources; 
  2. ƒ setting objectives for your content; 
  3. ƒ assessing and documenting user needs; and 
  4. ƒ setting service delivery standards. 


social media recordkeeping

Social media record keeping for government – how to do it well

social media back up

http://socialbckup.com/

archiving guide for various format

Preparing Data for Deposit into an Archive


http://dataarchives.ss.ucla.edu/archive%20tutorial/preparingdata.html#

How you get your data ready depends on the format -- do you have a dataset, a video, a recording? In the categories below there are guides to best practices, tools, techniques and other resources. Remember, when you decide to share your work with other researchers, you should ensure that the data and documentation are easy to use and that anyone not familiar with the study can find all necessary details through the codebook. The Archive can provide advice and examples on how to create good documentation and other data preparation activities.
If there is only one rule to follow in preparing data for archiving it is that you must document the data collection and file creation activities from the beginning and continue throughout the project. Doing so will save you money and stress. Estimates on the cost to fully documentation data are as follows: if you document as you carry out the project, then your overall cost for this activity will be less than 5% of your total budget. However, if you wait until the end of the project, then your costs will rise to between 10% and 20% of your total budget. (Einowski, Ilona. 2002. These figures were arrived at after making inquiries about data preparation costs at a number of institutions.)
Below are some resources to use to manage files in various technical formats, followed by resources organized by social science discipline.
Statistical Files
Video, Audio, Images and Multi-media
Archeology
History
Performing Arts
Literature, Language, and Linguistics
Visual Arts
Digital Game 
Survey Data 

Statistical Files:
If you are collecting statistical data the most useful tool is the Guide to Social Science Data Preparation and Archivingpublished by the ICPSR. Documentation of your research data includes preparation of a codebook, a blank final version of the survey instrument or questionnaire, and a bibliography of writings and publications about the use of the data. You should also prepare written statements about sampling, weighting, and any special methodologies used in data collection. You should describe how items were coded and why and how missing data are handled. The process of creating derived data should be fully explained. Depending on the complexity of the survey instrument and the technology used to collect the data, you should also provide details on the flow of the questionnaire, including any randomization, branching and skip patterns.
Your data file should be free of personal identifiers. You should plan on providing a portable system file as well as a raw ascii file to the archive in which you plan to deposit your work. All items should be completely documented in your data file as well as in your codebook, including, variable names and labels, value names and labels, clearly described recodes, and raw n and frequency for each value.
Video, Audio, Images and Multi-media:
The JISC Media Advice website in the UK provides advice on best practices for video, audio, and images.
Texas Commission on the Arts. Videotape Identification and Assessment Guide contains links to several organizations and resources on preserving moving images.
Conservation Online has produced a guide to audio preservation. The section on Standards, Guidelines and Best Practicescontains links to a variety of resources, articles, and organizations.
Harvard Sound Directions Toolkit has published Sound Directions: Best Practices for Audio Preservation and it can be downloaded here. (5.52 MB)
Knight, G. & McHugh, J. (2005). Moving Image Preservation Manual. UK: Arts and Humanities Data Service.
Frost, H., ed. (2008). Audio Preservation.
The section on Standards, Guidelines and Best Practices contains links to a variety of resources, articles, and organizations.
Fells, N., Donachy, P., Owen, C., & Iles, K. (2002). Creating digital audio resources: A guide to good practice. Oxford: Oxbow.
SRLF Call Number: TK7881.65 .F45 2002
This Guide aims to provide information and more specific technical guidance for those considering small or medium-scale audio digitisation projects. The guide is aimed at a non-technical audience and will be of interest to holders of analogue collections considering digitisation, managers who need enough information to plan resources for a digitisation project and those experimenting with or piloting digitisation on a small scale for research, teaching, promotion or creative projects.
Archeology:
Bewley, R. (1999). Archiving aerial photography and remote sensing data. Oxford: Oxbow Books for the Arts and Humanities Data Service. SRLF Call Number: CC80.4 .A745 1999
Guide to digital preservation of aerial photographs, satellite imagery, and archaeological interpretations derived from these sources.
Schmidt, A. (2001). Geophysical data in archaeology: A guide to good practice. AHDS guides to good practice. Oxford [England]: Oxbow Books.
YRL Call Number: CC79.P5 S3 2001
Guide to Good Practice in collecting, documenting, and preserving raw geophysical data and images and interpretations drawn from this data.
Eiteljorg, H. (2003). CAD-- a guide to good practice. Oxford: Published by Oxbow Books for the Arts and Humanities Data Service.
SRLF Call Number: AZ186 .C33 2003
A Guide to Good Practice in collecting, documenting, preserving, and using Computer Aided Design datasets and images.
Richards, J. C., & Robinson, D. (2000). Digital archives from excavation and fieldwork: A guide to good practice. AHDS guides to good practice. Oxford: Oxbow.
YRL Call Number: CC80.4 .D54 2000
Guide to digital archiving of records produced in the course of assessment, excavation, and post-excavation phases of archaeological projects.
Gillings, M., & Wise, A. (1990). GIS guide to good practice. AHDS guides to good practice. Oxford, Eng: Oxbow Books.
A guide to good practice in documenting and archiving datasets (both spatial and attribute) from Geographic Information Systems.
History:
Townsend, S., Chappell, C., & Struijve´, O. (1999). Digitising history A guide to creating digital resources from historical documents. [London, England]: Arts and Humanities Data Service.
This guide is intended as a reference work for individuals and organisations involved with, or planning, the computerisation of historical source documents.
Gregory, I. (2003). A place in history: A guide to using GIS in historical research. Oxford: Oxbow.
YRL Call Number: D16.12 .G745 2003
This guide is intended for historians who want to use Geographical Information Systems (GIS). It describes how to create GIS databases and how to use GIS to perform historical research.
Performing Arts:
Goodman, L., Milton, K., Weldon, R., & Hamza, K. (2005). A guide to good practice in collaborative working methods and new media tools creation: (by and for artists and the cultural sector). Office for Humanities Communication publication, no. 18. London: Office for Humanities Communication.
This Guide offers new perspectives on the role of new technologies in creative and collaborative practice in performance and is one of a series of titles commissioned and edited by AHDS Performing Arts at the University of Glasgow.
This Guide covers various issues in related to digital resources in the performance arts. It examines the construction of web-based databases, digital archives, e-journals and teaching applications, all in the context of performing arts datasets. There is also a section on the use of electronic resources in the actual practice of performing arts.
Fells, N., Donachy, P., Owen, C., & Iles, K. (2002). Creating digital audio resources: A guide to good practice. Oxford: Oxbow.
SRLF Call Number: TK7881.65 .F45 2002
This Guide aims to provide information and more specific technical guidance for those considering small or medium-scale audio digitisation projects. The guide is aimed at a non-technical audience and will be of interest to holders of analogue collections considering digitisation, managers who need enough information to plan resources for a digitisation project and those experimenting with or piloting digitisation on a small scale for research, teaching, promotion or creative projects.
Frost, H., ed. (2008). Audio Preservation.
The section on Standards, Guidelines and Best Practices contains links to a variety of resources, articles, and organizations.
Literature, Language and Linguistics:
Morrison, A. S., Popham, M., & Wikander, K. (2000). Creating and documenting electronic texts. AHDS guides to good practice. Oxford [England]: Oxbow Books for the Arts and Humanities Data Service.
YRL Call Number: Z699 .M677 2000
This Guide outlines various approaches to creating electronic texts, their advantages and disadvantages, and includes the recommendations of the AHDS. Particular emphasis is placed upon the importance of documenting the process of text creation in order to provide bibliographic information appropriate to the needs of teachers and researchers.
Visual Arts:
Fernie, K., & Richards, J. D. (2003). Creating and using virtual reality: A guide for the arts and humanities. AHDS guides to good practice. Oxford: Oxbow.
This Guide to Good Practice concentrates on accessible desk-top virtual reality which may be distributed and viewed on-line via the World Wide Web. It is concerned with the variety of virtual reality models that may be produced and how to ensure that these can be delivered successfully to users and preserved for future reuse.
Grout, C. (2000). Creating digital resources for the visual arts: Standards and good practice. AHDS guides to good practice. Oxford: Oxbow.
YRL Call Number: ZA4084.A78 C74 2000
This Guide both highlights examples of current practice in the creation of digital information in the visual arts domain, and makes recommendations for best practice in data creation, collection, description, delivery and preservation. It covers the use of domain specific resource description standards and the issues involved in the creation and use of resource discovery metadata for this domain. It also covers explicitly technical issues such as choice of data format and hardware and software platforms for a given resource.
Contains links to several organizations and resources on preserving video.
Knight, G. & McHugh, J. (2005). Moving Image Preservation Manual. UK: Arts and Humanities Data Service.
Digital Game:
The International Game Developers Association, Game Preservation Special Interest group has produced a white paper discussing the issues, and have included some suggestions on how to preserve games:
Survey data: