Chapter 15 Instructor Supplement:
Curation and Preservation

Chapter 15 Learning Objectives

After completing this chapter, readers should have a better understanding of:

• describe the evolution of curation and preservation theory and practice;

• identify key components of the decision-making process involved in selection;

• summarize the causes of deterioration and loss for various types of information objects;

• identify key concepts and standards in curation and preservation, including the OAIS model;

• discuss the crucial roles of workflows and policies in establishing and tracking curation and preservation practices;

• identify common disaster planning, prevention, response, and recovery strategies;

• locate and evaluate tools, research, and other resources on preservation; and

• discuss the relevance of curation and preservation in today’s world, especially as it relates to privacy, safety, and accuracy of information.

Chapter 15 Instructor PowerPoint

Downloadable PowerPoint presentation and PowerPoint notes for course instruction. These files are only accessible to instructors who have adopted Information Services Today: An Introduction (3rd ed) for their course. To request access, please click on the images below or email Sandy Hirsh.

Chapter 15 Discussion Questions

The following questions are included in the textbook.

1. How might you justify an investment in preservation to your institution?

2. How does selection work as a principle of preservation? What effects (intentional or not) might selection have on historical perspectives of a particular moment in time?

Handouts

The following documents are formatted to share with students as handouts.

Related Chapters

The following chapters are referenced in Chapter 15 and may assist in expanding your classroom instruction and discussions.

• Chapter 2: Libraries, Communities, and Information: Two Centuries of Experience

• Chapter 6: Social Justice

• Chapter 14: Metadata, Cataloging, Linked Data, and the Evolving ILS

• Chapter 27: Managing Collections