"The Rate of Change" - En analys av e-pliktens beskaffenhet i förhållande till digital kultur, teknologi och beständighet
(2021) ABMM54 20211Division of ALM and Digital Cultures
- Abstract
- The Swedish national library has collected nearly all Swedish printed materials for more than three centuries. Regarding digital material, the digital legal deposit act was enacted about nine years ago. According to the law, a selection of digital publications must be sent to the national library for preservation. The Swedish digital legal deposit act has been heavily criticized, mostly because its inadequacy regarding the collection and preservation of the new digital media landscape. For example, the act is too limited regarding different types of material and the selection of suppliers.
The aim of this study is to examine and contextualize the digital legal deposit system at the National library of Sweden. I interviewed two employees... (More) - The Swedish national library has collected nearly all Swedish printed materials for more than three centuries. Regarding digital material, the digital legal deposit act was enacted about nine years ago. According to the law, a selection of digital publications must be sent to the national library for preservation. The Swedish digital legal deposit act has been heavily criticized, mostly because its inadequacy regarding the collection and preservation of the new digital media landscape. For example, the act is too limited regarding different types of material and the selection of suppliers.
The aim of this study is to examine and contextualize the digital legal deposit system at the National library of Sweden. I interviewed two employees at the National library about the delivery, classification and cataloguing of digital legal deposit material. I also examined documents relating to digital legal deposit, for example metadata requirements, the annual report, and the National library’s catalogue.
According to my analysis, one could say that the digital legal deposit system is very complex. It’s linked to the ever-changing digital culture and technology as well as the stable and enduring cultural heritage practice that has long defined the national library’s legal deposit system. The digital culture and technology has forced the library to use new methods regarding delivery, classification and cataloguing of the material. For example, cataloguing of digital legal deposit material is an automated process, and classification of every resource isn’t possible due to the large scale of material. I also argue that the conflict is primarily between the digital culture and the legal deposit legislation. The national library has adapted to the digital culture and technology, for example better delivery methods than those proposed in the legislation.
I can also confirm the aforementioned criticism in that the selection of suppliers and material is rooted in an analogue media landscape, and the digital legal deposit isn’t used to preserve things that distinguish the internet from the former analogue media landscape. For example, the majority of the Swedish e-book publication isn’t collected within the digital legal deposit law due to the fact that they are self-published rather than published by an established publishing house. (Less)
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- author
- Sundblad, Emma LU
- supervisor
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- Eva Nylander LU
- organization
- alternative title
- "The Rate of Change" - An analysis of the nature of the digital legal deposit in relation to digital culture, digital technology and permanence
- course
- ABMM54 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Digital legal deposit, cataloguing, metadata, Kungliga biblioteket, National Library of Sweden, digital culture, digital technology, Ingrid Mason, digital material
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9050785
- date added to LUP
- 2022-03-30 15:46:22
- date last changed
- 2022-03-30 15:46:22
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abstract = {{The Swedish national library has collected nearly all Swedish printed materials for more than three centuries. Regarding digital material, the digital legal deposit act was enacted about nine years ago. According to the law, a selection of digital publications must be sent to the national library for preservation. The Swedish digital legal deposit act has been heavily criticized, mostly because its inadequacy regarding the collection and preservation of the new digital media landscape. For example, the act is too limited regarding different types of material and the selection of suppliers.
The aim of this study is to examine and contextualize the digital legal deposit system at the National library of Sweden. I interviewed two employees at the National library about the delivery, classification and cataloguing of digital legal deposit material. I also examined documents relating to digital legal deposit, for example metadata requirements, the annual report, and the National library’s catalogue.
According to my analysis, one could say that the digital legal deposit system is very complex. It’s linked to the ever-changing digital culture and technology as well as the stable and enduring cultural heritage practice that has long defined the national library’s legal deposit system. The digital culture and technology has forced the library to use new methods regarding delivery, classification and cataloguing of the material. For example, cataloguing of digital legal deposit material is an automated process, and classification of every resource isn’t possible due to the large scale of material. I also argue that the conflict is primarily between the digital culture and the legal deposit legislation. The national library has adapted to the digital culture and technology, for example better delivery methods than those proposed in the legislation.
I can also confirm the aforementioned criticism in that the selection of suppliers and material is rooted in an analogue media landscape, and the digital legal deposit isn’t used to preserve things that distinguish the internet from the former analogue media landscape. For example, the majority of the Swedish e-book publication isn’t collected within the digital legal deposit law due to the fact that they are self-published rather than published by an established publishing house.}},
author = {{Sundblad, Emma}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{"The Rate of Change" - En analys av e-pliktens beskaffenhet i förhållande till digital kultur, teknologi och beständighet}},
year = {{2021}},
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