Advocating for Sustainability: Scaling-Down Library Digital Infrastructure |
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| Authors: | Robert D Montoya |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Information Studies, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USArmontoya@ucla.edu |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTAcademic institutions have a long tradition of using content management systems (CMSs) for the production of networked scholarship in the digital environment. However, CMSs are complex and rapidly changing infrastructures that do not always meet the needs of smaller ad hoc collaborative projects. CMSs are also difficult to preserve in the library environment given their obsolescence over time. This article uses the History of the Book and Literacy Technologies project at UCLA to illustrate why library administrators should advocate for the systematic production of scaled-down platforms that can withstand the constantly evolving technical environment within libraries and foster more sustainable platform practices. |
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| Keywords: | library management platform sustainability digital projects content management systems digital asset management academic libraries digital humanities |
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