The document discusses creating a digital library using free and low-cost resources. It describes digital curation as the process of selecting, preserving, and archiving digital assets for current and future use. It provides examples of free resources that can be used to build a digital library, including statewide databases, listservs, social media, blogs, videos sites, and free digital books. It also discusses organizing the digital library through a library webpage, email, and free tools like Live Binders and Diigo.

1. Creating A Digital Library
A Cost Effective Approach….
Debra A. Murphy, M.A., M.L.I.S., M.Ed.
Essex Ag-Tech High School

2. Digital curation:
selection, preservation, maintenance,
collection and archivingof digital assets.
Digital curation is generally referred to the process of establishing and
developing long term repositories of digital assets for current and future
reference by researchers, scientists, historians, and scholars. Enterprises are
starting to utilize digital curation to improve the quality of information and
data within their operational and strategic processes.

3. COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

4. If you have access to the statewide
databases you already have a
digital library….

6. List-serves
Mailing Lists
Subscriptions
Periodicals
Social Networking
Blogs
Twitter

12. Print Resources

16. Social Networking

21. A Few Video sites

22. …And We haven’t even touched upon digital
books

23. First of all ….Free Books
Mostly Classics

24. First of all ….Free Books
• The Literature Page
• Classic Literature in the Public Domain
• Luminarium
• Full Books.com
• Planet PDF
• One Hundred Free Online Books
Everyone Should Read (Project Gutenberg)

25. Building your own digital library…

26. ORGANIZING

27. Library Webpage

28. Email

29. Free Tools
• Live Binders
• Diigo

30. Free Tools

31. Free Tools

32. Snack Tools

34. Fee Based

35. Note: Aggie Library Website
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