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1. Introduction
Born Digital: Guidance for Donors, Dealers, and Archival Repositories of-
fers recommendations to help ensure the physical and intellectual
well-being of born-digital materials transferred from donors to ar-
chival repositories. The main body of the report surveys the primary
issues and concerns related to born-digital acquisitions and is intend-
ed for a broad audience with varying levels of interest and expertise,
including donors, dealers, and repository staff.
Each of the following sections of the report provides an over-
view of a key area of concern:
* Initial Collection Review outlines the considerations and ap-
proaches that inform interactions among repository staff, donors,
and dealers prior to acquisition.
* Privacy and Intellectual Property addresses ethical and practical
concerns related to intellectual property rights as well as those as-
sociated with private and sensitive information.
* Key Stages in Acquiring Digital Materials addresses acquisition
agreements and contracts, the transfer process, and initial han-
dling once the digital materials arrive at a repository.
* Post-Acquisition Review by the Repository focuses on staff as-
sessment of the condition and contents of digital media and files
after their arrival at a repository, as well as issues related to reten-
tion, disposal, and neglect.
Each of these sections concludes with two lists of recommenda-
tions: one for donors and dealers, and a second for repository staff.
Appendixes provide more specific information about how to
prepare for the unexpected and possible staffing activities, as well as
a list of resources and ready-to-use checklists that incorporate recom-
mendations from throughout the report. These recommendations are
not meant to be universal and do not necessarily reflect the official
policies of the authors' institutions. Rather, they offer broad, useful
guidance for donors, dealers, and repository staff involved in the ac-
quisition of born-digital materials.
To ensure that born-digital materials arrive at repositories in
good condition and that appropriate documentation accompanies
them, it is vital to convince all parties to be mindful of how they han-
dle, document, ship, and receive digital media and files. The larger
benefit and concern, as always, is the preservation of important cul-
tural resources. The following recommendations will help archival
repositories, donors, and dealers implement practical improvements
that will ultimately lead to richer acquisitions.
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Redwine, Gabriela; Barnard, Megan; Donovan, Kate; Farr, Erika; Forstrom, Michael; Hansen, Will et al. Born Digital: Guidance for Donors, Dealers, and Archival Repositories, book, October 2013; Washington, DC. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc234935/m1/10/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .