Authors, Acknowledgments, and Additional Information

Authors

This guidebook was developed by Jessica Farrell. The guidebook was enhanced by editing support from Laura Crossett, Sally DeBauche, Christina Velasquez Fidler, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Nathan Gerth, Meaghan Kelly, and John Maxwell.

Acknowledgements

This guidebook was supported by Library Futures as a part of the 2024 Library Futures Research Network. The author is thankful for the opportunity, expertise, and patience of the Library Futures staff throughout the project, particularly Michelle Reed for her steady project coordination, Jennie Rose Halperin for devising the research network and coordinating the awards, Laura Crossett for her editing prowess, and Siena Oristaglio for creating the Pressbooks version of the publication.

In this guidebook, the author has documented knowledge that was developed by many more individuals participating in communities of practice together over ~2015 – 2025 in spaces hosted by the BitCurator Consortium, the Digital Library Federation and Digital Library Federation Born-Digital Working Group, the Digital Preservation Coalition, the Email Archiving and Preservation Interest Group, the National Digital Stewardship Alliance, the Software Preservation Network, and the Society of American Archivists.

Feedback, Sustainability, and Re-Use

The author commits to updating any factual errors about the projects and communities described in the guide that are reported. The author welcomes any feedback on the guidebook, including how readers use it. The author does not have a specific sustainability or re-use study plan for the guidebook. Technologies in use for writing, editing, and publishing evolve constantly, and this guidebook may be seen as a snapshot of advice in 2025.