Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture (PDT&C)

2019 Call for Papers - Special Issue on Digital Projects

The Digital Projects special issue aims to provide a snapshot of what is happening around the world in preservation, digital technologies and culture. We are looking for professionals and researchers to share their experiences in how their digital project has tackled a particular preservation issue. We are especially interested in reports that share what problems arose, how they were solved and the lessons learned.　　

There are two streams for this special issue:　

1. Non-peer reviewed reports can be up to 3000 words. Due September 30, 2019. Editorial review.
This report would include an introduction/overview, findings, discussion and conclusion.　

2. Peer-reviewed case study reports up to 5000 words. Due August 31, 2019. Peer-review.
The case study report is guided by a research question and explores theory and practice in more detail. A case study report would include an introduction, literature review, methodology, findings, discussion and conclusion.　

Any questions, please contact leisa.gibbons@curtin.edu.au

Preservation, Digital Technology and Culture

The editors of Preservation, Digital Technology and Culture seek 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 approached. We are particularly interested in articles that touch upon the following areas:

• 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;
• 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.

Inquiries and abstracts of proposed submissions may be sent to Karen F. Gracy, School of Information, Kent State University, USA (kgracy@kent.edu) or Leisa Gibbons, School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University, Australia (leisa.gibbons@curtin.edu.au). Editoral guidelines for manuscript preparation and submissions of manuscripts can be found below.

Your benefits

• Variety of perspectives on digital contents
• International outreach of the journal
• Interdisciplinary methodology