Published since March 26, 2013

Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture (PDT&C)

ISSN: 2195-2965

Editor-in-chief: Bogdan Trifunovic

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Objective
Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture (PDT&C) is an international refereed journal of high scholarly standing which focuses on preserving digital content from a wide variety of perspectives, including technological, social, economic, political, and user. Its scope is global, covering projects and practices from key international players in the field.

The intended audiences for PDT&C are librarians, archivists, museum and other cultural heritage professionals, and educators. The goal of the journal is to provide a timely forum for refereed articles, news, and field notes from around the world.

In addition to the featured refereed articles, there is a section called Currents which contains news and commentary. Further contributions include invited articles, editorials, reviews, and position papers. High quality color illustrations will add to the informative value of the content.

All articles undergo a double-blind peer review process with at least two peer reviewers (at least one external).

Topics

Digital content preservation
Culture
Information science
Library science
Preservation and restoration
Communication science

Article formats
articles, editorials, reviews, commentaries, and position papers

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History

Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture (PDT&C) was formerly published as Microform & Digitization Review. The journal's backfiles can be found here

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Volume 52 Issue 3

October 2023

Publicly Available October 17, 2023

Frontmatter

Page range: i-iii

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Editorial

Publicly Available October 11, 2023

Editorial

Bogdan Trifunović

Page range: 83-84

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Articles

October 3, 2023

The “Silent” Removal of Bibliometric Information of Three SSRN Preprints Related to Peer Review, and then their Full Reinstatement

Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva

Page range: 85-89

Abstract

For data information scientists, librarians and academics alike, it is a worrisome sign when information or a file opaquely disappears from the body of scientific literature, even more so when it carries a digital object identifier (DOI). This is because the DOI typically offers a published paper a form of digital permanence. Preprints are being increasingly fused into the publication stream, serving as a prelude to submission to a peer-reviewed journal. One of the main preprint servers is Elsevier’s SSRN. This paper, a rare case study, describes three preprints by the same authors related to peer review that were withdrawn (i.e., retracted). Apart from a short notice with identical text (“This paper has been removed from SSRN at the request of the author, SSRN, or the rights holder”), no date of the withdrawals and no explanation were publicly provided. Following queries to the authors and SSRN, the three preprints were reinstated around February 2023. Finally, the original title of two of the preprints was manipulated in the reinstated preprints. This historical case study not only highlights the risks of opaque preprint withdrawals, but also the ease with which information on preprint servers (in this case SSRN) can be modified and/or manipulated.

July 27, 2023

Awareness of Digital Preservation Among Pakistani Librarians

Rafiq Ahmad, Muhammad Rafiq

Page range: 91-101

Abstract

For implementation of effective and efficient digital preservation programs, librarians and other professionals in the memory institutions need to have sufficient levels of awareness of digital preservation key concepts, strategies, tools, and standards/best practices. This survey aimed to investigate the awareness of librarians in Pakistani universities about these components. The population of the study included the librarians working in the central libraries of public sector universities and degree awarding institutions (DAIs) of Pakistan established before 2010. A questionnaire was developed after reviewing the relevant literature and was thereafter pilot tested in selected libraries. After successful completion of this phase, data was collected from the target population. A total of 178 responses were received from 63 out of 70 universities and DAIs. Overall, respondents showed a good level of awareness of different components of digital preservation.

September 25, 2023

Content Analysis of Libraries’ Instagram Posts: Cultural Collection, Activities, and Preservation of Cultural Heritage

Yeni Budi Rachman, Shuri Mariasih Gietty Tambunan, Mad Khir Johari Abdullah Sani, Tamara Adriani Salim

Page range: 103-111

Abstract

Libraries’ roles and contributions in promoting and raising awareness of culture and cultural heritage to support the sustainability of cultural life can be strengthened by utilizing social media platforms, including Instagram. However, there is a gap in studies and research relating to how academic libraries reflect their cultural functions through social media, i.e., Instagram. This paper provides a content analysis of academic libraries’ Instagram accounts at three academic libraries located in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. These libraries represent their universities’ concerns with promoting sustainable development goals, specifically Sustainable Development Goal 11 (make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable). This study analyzed and categorized the Instagram posts of academic libraries related to culture and cultural heritage to answer the following research question: how do academic libraries reflect their cultural functions through social media, i.e., Instagram? The results show that the academic libraries studied here considered reflecting their cultural functions through social media by informing users about various cultural events, collections, facts, and news on Instagram.

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Volume 52 (2023)

Volume 51 (2022)

Volume 50 (2021)

Volume 49 (2020)

Volume 48 (2019)

Volume 47 (2018)

Volume 46 (2017)

Volume 45 (2017)

Volume 44 (2015)

Volume 43 (2014)

Volume 42 (2013)

CiteScore	1.3	2022, Scopus (Elsevier B.V., 2023)
SCImago Journal Rank	0.205	2022, SJR (Scimago Lab, 2023; Data Source: Scopus)
Source Normalized Impact per Paper	0.534	2022, CWTS Journal Indicators (CWTS B.V., 2023; Data Source: Scopus)

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Call for Papers

Preservation, Digital Technology and Culture seeks original, scholarly articles that engage theoretical and practical perspectives on preservation, access, and use of digital content. We welcome a variety of analytic frameworks and methodologies, including empirical, critical, and case study approaches.

We are particularly interested in articles that touch upon the following areas, but the list is not exhaustive:　

Big/smart data approaches to preservation;

Cultural heritage informatics, including digital archives and libraries, and digital humanities;

Community archiving and preservation of digital heritage;

Use of digital technologies and cultural collections to empower Indigenous knowledge, decolonisation and identity;

Convergence of libraries, archives, and museums through information technologies such as digitization and linked data;

Creation, design, evaluation, and use of collections, records, data/metadata, and digital asset management systems for cultural heritage resources;

Digital preservation and curation;

Sustainability of preservation projects and programs;

Environmental impacts of preservation work;

Cultural perspectives of human-computer interaction;

Personal archiving of digital records and objects;

Uses/reuses and users of cultural heritage materials, including creation of exhibits, digital storytelling, and narratives.

We also welcome reports on current digital preservation projects, conferences and symposia, and research in progress, as well as reviews of relevant books and other resources.

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Please submit your manuscript online via our Online Submission Tool following the StyleSheet and Style Sheet Personal Pronouns
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Editorial

Editor-in-Chief

Bogdan Trifunović
Čačak Public Library, Čačak, Serbia
btrifunovic@gmail.com

Book Reviews Editor

Tillmann Tegeler
Head of Department Library and Electronic Research Infrastructure, Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies, Regensburg, Germany
tegeler@ios-regensburg.de

Editorial Board

Edward Benoit, III
School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
ebenoit@lsu.edu

Heather Brown
Artlab Australia, Adelaide, Australia
heather.brown@sa.gov.au

Huanwen Cheng
School of Information Management, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
cheng@mail.sysu.edu.cn 　huanwen@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Adrian Cunningham
Archives Consultant, Australia
adriancunningham8@gmail.com

Milena Dragićević Šešić
UNESCO Chair in cultural policy and management, University of Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
milena.dragicevic.sesic@fdu.bg.ac.rs

Jeanne Drewes
Cultural Heritage Consultant, USA
jdrewes3@gmail.com

Karen F. Gracy
Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
kgracy@kent.edu

Anthea Josias
School of Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA ajosias@gmail.com

Dinesh Katre
Department of Human-Centred Design and Computing Group at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune, India
dineshkatre2009@gmail.com

Alenka Kavčić-Čolić
National and University Library Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
alenka.kavcic@nuk.uni-lj.si

Vlatka Lemić
Head of Archival Office, University of Zagreb, Croatia
vlemic@unizg.hr

Nancy McGovern
MIT Libraries, Cambridge, MA, USA
nancymcg@mit.edu

Antonello Migliozzi
Museum Centre of Agricultural Sciences - MUSA, University of Napoli Federico II, Italy
antonello.migliozzi@unina.it

Irina Podgorny
National Scientific and Technical Research Council, National University of La Plata and Natural Science Facility and Museum of the National University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
Podgorny@retina.ar

Daisy Selematsela
Library and Information Services, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
daisy.selematsela@wits.ac.za

Tonia Sutherland
Department of Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
sutherland@gseis.ucla.edu

Zuza Wiorogórska
Department of Information Studies, Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies & The Library, University of Warsaw, Poland
z.d.wiorogorska@uw.edu.pl

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Online ISSN: 2195-2965
Print ISSN: 2195-2957
Type: Journal
Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Saur
First published: March 26, 2013
Publication Frequency: 4 Issues per Year
Audience: Librarians, archivists, museum and other cultural heritage professionals, and educators