A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections - 3rd edition

86 Page i A FRAMEWORK OF GUIDANCE FOR BUILDING GOOD DIGITAL COLLECTIONS FOREWORD The 3rd edition of A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections was produced by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) Framework Working Group, with the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). [...] As the digital environment matured, the focus of digital collection-building efforts shifted toward the creation of useful and relevant collections that served the needs of one or more communities of users. [...] The rise of shared information spaces such as YouTube and Flickr; the popularity of social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook, and LinkedIn; and the growth of the “mash-up” as the vehicle for new creativity demonstrate that good digital collection-building has become an active collaboration between the information professional and the user, resulting in collections that are reliable and au. [...] It is good practice to incorporate a narrative description of the collection, description of the scope and extent of the collection, names and contacts for the organization(s) responsible for building and maintaining the collection (as organizational provenance is an important clue to the authenticity and authority), terms and conditions of use, restrictions on access, special software required fo. [...] The criteria, methods, and metrics for evaluating collections will vary by the objectives of the collections and the purposes of the evaluation.