Challenges in digitising liberation archives: a case study

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dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Steve
dc.contributor.authorHart, Genevieve
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-03T11:26:45Z
dc.date.available2018-05-03T11:26:45Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe article reports on a study of the challenges facing a liberation archive which is attempting to digitise its collections and of how the Archive has responded to the challenges. The article is framed by the critical writing on digitisation which looks beyond the surface issues identified by technical and management research and uncovers the power contestations which arise as part of the digitisation process. It focuses particularly on whether the digitisation process alters the power relations within the Archive and between it and other role players within the South African context. The role-players include the state and the Archive�s external management, artefact copyright holders, digitisation vendors and organisations, and Archive users. The research investigates: the rationale for digitising archival collections; who the stakeholders in a digitisation project are, how they relate to each other and what the power relations between them are; the risks of digitisation; and the implications of selection of materials for digitisation. The research finds that personal connections, serendipity, ad-hoc behaviour, trust, distrust and the fear of exploitation has had an impact on the digitisation process; but concludes that the Archive has maintained its balance among competing interests to uphold its integrity.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationAnderson, S. & Hart, G. (2016). Challenges in digitising liberation archives: a case study. Innovation: Journal of Appropriate Librarianship and Information Work in Southern Africa, 53: 21 � 38en_US
dc.identifier.issn1025-8892
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-4e4e229e6
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/3631
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherUniversity of KwaZulu-Natalen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-4e4e229e6
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectArchives and power relationshipsen_US
dc.subjectDigitisationen_US
dc.subjectLiberation archivesen_US
dc.subjectNational heritageen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleChallenges in digitising liberation archives: a case studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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