On the basis of the discussion on the connotation of the born-digital resources, the definition of the value of born-digital resources is given from the two aspects which are the commodity value and the non-commodity value. The concept of the assessment on the value of the born-digital resources is proposed and the characteristics of the assessment activities, such as purposefulness, normative, comparative and so on, are put forward. The classifications of the value assessment of the born-digital resources are discussed from the two aspects which are the commodity value assessment and the non-...