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Artists’ Books and the Problem of Digital Preservation

Artists’ Books and the Problem of Digital Preservation Abstract:Artists’ books have become a popular genre for many institutions collecting art objects and unique books. The attempt to preserve the physical artists’ books often competes with the desire to extend user access to these highly tactile works. Partial digitization of artists’ books has allowed many institutions to cultivate an online presence for these collections, increasing access without compromising the physical integrity of the objects. However, creation of digital surrogates for artists’ books often sacrifices the authenticity and access to the intellectual content of the work. The challenge of digital preservation for artists’ books demonstrates the shortcomings of digital reformatting for works that may be intellectual and artistic. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture (PDT&C) de Gruyter

Artists’ Books and the Problem of Digital Preservation

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Publisher
de Gruyter
Copyright
© 2017 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
ISSN
2195-2965
eISSN
2195-2965
DOI
10.1515/pdtc-2017-0019
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Abstract

Abstract:Artists’ books have become a popular genre for many institutions collecting art objects and unique books. The attempt to preserve the physical artists’ books often competes with the desire to extend user access to these highly tactile works. Partial digitization of artists’ books has allowed many institutions to cultivate an online presence for these collections, increasing access without compromising the physical integrity of the objects. However, creation of digital surrogates for artists’ books often sacrifices the authenticity and access to the intellectual content of the work. The challenge of digital preservation for artists’ books demonstrates the shortcomings of digital reformatting for works that may be intellectual and artistic.

Journal

Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture (PDT&C) – de Gruyter

Published: Dec 6, 2017

References

  • “Distribution and its Discontents: The Perennial Problem of Artists’ Books.”
  • “Using and Conserving Artists’ Books at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.”