Building Policy & Capacity: Launching the U.S. Library of Congress Digital Collections Management Compendium

Abstract

In 2019 the Library of Congress launched the Digital Collections Management Compendium (DCMC). This publicly available resource establishes and communicates institutional digital collections management policy. A core function of the DCMC is to articulate the connections between broader digital collections management policy and that of planning resources produced and/or consulted by Library staff. This paper provides information regarding the development of the DCMC and its key features, and supports use of the DCMC as a public resource. We intend this paper to be of use to others working on organization-wide digital collections management initiatives. More broadly, the paper contributes to the discussion on how work around digital collections policy and planning connects with practice.

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Creators
Owens, Trevor; Salas, Camille; Johnston, Jesse; Cassidy-Amstutz, Andrew; Gonzalez-Fernandez, Pedro; Darby, Kristy
Institutions
Library of Congress; U.S. Library of Congress; University of Michigan
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Keywords
policy; planning; storage systems
Publication Type
paper
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CC BY 4.0 International
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