From Cradle to Grave: The Life Cycle of a Digital Learning Object

Authors

Valerie Beech, Marquette UniversityFollow
Eric A. Kowalik, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

11-2019

Publisher

American Library Association

Source Publication

College and Research Libraries News

Source ISSN

0099-0086

Abstract

Most librarians have probably experienced finding that a website they liked has disappeared, perhaps a video on YouTube, a tutorial, or even just an informative webpage. Sometimes the URL has simply changed, and the item can be found again. Other times the item has truly been retired. Without trying to track down the original creator or hosting body, we may never know exactly what happened nor why. Since we also place links to some of these items on our library webpages, disappearing websites create broken links or “link rot.”¹ Librarians are also creators of some of these disappearing websites.

Comments

Published version. College and Research Libraries News, Vol. 80, No. 10 (November 2019): 560-564. DOI. © 2019 Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Beech, Valerie and Kowalik, Eric A., "From Cradle to Grave: The Life Cycle of a Digital Learning Object" (2019). Library Faculty Research and Publications. 107.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/lib_fac/107