Preserving digital materials /

Preserving digital materials /

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Author / Creator:Harvey, D. R. (Douglas Ross), 1951-
Imprint:Mùˆnchen : K.G. Saur, 2005.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 246 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Subject:
Digital media.
Digital preservation.
Digital media.
Digital preservation.
Electronic books.
Computer network resources.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11203505
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ISBN:9783598441080
3598441088
3598116861
9783598116865
1281995231
9781281995230
9786611995232
6611995234
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-237) and index.
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Summary:"Digital preservation is an issue faced by practitioners in the library and recordkeeping professions, yet most professionals have little time to keep up with the latest techniques and standards. This work provides a single-volume introduction to the principles, strategies and practices currently applied by librarians and recordkeepers to the preservation of digital information and will assist them to make informed decisions about the role of digital information in their care. This book will be essential as a professional reference tool for all librarians, recordkeepers and archivists with preservations responsibilities as well as being a definitive source of information for the whole profession including students."--Jacket.
Other form:Print version: Harvey, D.R. (Douglas Ross), 1951- Preserving digital materials. Mùˆnchen : Saur, 2005 3598116861 9783598116865
Publisher's no.:9786611995232
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. What is Preservation in the Digital Age? Changing Preservation Paradigms; Chapter 2. Why do we Preserve? Who Should do it?; Chapter 3. Why There's a Problem: Digital Artifacts and Digital Objects; Chapter 4. Selection for Preservation
  • The Critical Decision; Chapter 5. What Attributes of Digital Materials Do We Preserve?; Chapter 6. Overview of Digital Preservation Strategies; Chapter 7. 'Preserve Technology' Approaches: Tried and Tested Methods; Chapter 8. 'Preserve Objects' Approaches: New Frontiers?
  • Chapter 9. Digital Preservation Initiatives and Collaborations Chapter 10. Challenges for the Future of Digital Preservation; Appendix: Case Studies; Back matter

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