Resumen de Intake of Digital Content: Survey Results From the Field

Jody L. DeRidder, Alissa Matheny Helms

• The authors developed and administered a survey to collect information on how cultural heritage institutions are currently managing the incoming flood of digital materials. Questions asked focus on the selection of tools, workflows, policies, and recommendations from identification and selection of content through processing and providing access. Results are compared with similar surveys, and a comprehensive overview of the current state of research in the field is provided, with links to helpful resources. It appears that processes, workflows, and policies are still very much in development across multiple institutions, and the development of best practices for intake and management is still in its infancy. In order to build upon the guidance collected in the survey, the authors are seeking to engage the community in developing an evolving community resource of guidelines to assist professionals in the field in facing the challenges of intake and management of incoming digital content.