Born-digital

The term born-digital refers to materials that originate in a digital form.^[1] This is in contrast to digital reformatting, through which analog materials become digital, as in the case of files created by scanning physical paper records.^[2]^[3] It is most often used in relation to digital libraries and the issues that go along with said organizations, such as digital preservation and intellectual property. However, as technologies have advanced and spread, the concept of being born-digital has also been discussed in relation to personal consumer-based sectors, with the rise of e-books and evolving digital music. Other terms that might be encountered as synonymous include "natively digital", "digital-first", and "digital-exclusive".^[4]^[5]

^ NDIIPP, "Preserving Digital Culture," Library of Congress.
^ "Born digital - Glossary - Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative". digitizationguidelines.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
^ "born digital | Society of American Archivists". www2.archivists.org. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
^ Susan S. Lazinger, "Issues of Policy and Practice in Digital Preservation," in Digital Libraries: Policy, Planning, and Practice, ed. Judith Andrews and Derek Law (Burlington: Ashgate, 2004), 100
^ Cite error: The named reference Eaton was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[NDIIPP-1] NDIIPP, "Preserving Digital Culture," Library of Congress.

[2] "Born digital - Glossary - Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative". digitizationguidelines.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-05.

[www2.archivists.org-3] "born digital | Society of American Archivists". www2.archivists.org. Retrieved 2019-05-05.

[Lazinger-4] Susan S. Lazinger, "Issues of Policy and Practice in Digital Preservation," in Digital Libraries: Policy, Planning, and Practice, ed. Judith Andrews and Derek Law (Burlington: Ashgate, 2004), 100

[Eaton-5] Cite error: The named reference Eaton was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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