Networking for digital preservation [[electronic resource] ] : current practice in 15 national libraries / / Ingeborg Verheul

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454607603321
• Autore: Verheul Ingeborg
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: München, : K.G. Saur, 2006
• ISBN: 1-283-40342-0; 9786613403421; 3-598-44021-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Collana: IFLA publications ; ; 119
• Disciplina: 025.84
• Soggetti: Digital preservation; Electronic publications - Conservation and restoration; Electronic records - Conservation and restoration; Digital libraries; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-253).
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Context -- Aim, scope and methodology -- Practical definitions -- I. Analysis -- II. Overviews national libraries -- Backmatter
• Sommario/riassunto: Libraries all over the world have to deal with fast growing numbers of digital materials that need to be safeguarded. Publications in digital form, online or on CD, digitised images, and born-digital objects need to be preserved and kept accessible. Safeguarding digital heritage is a major issue, especially for national libraries, because of their legal task of preserving the national heritage of a country. This volume describes the state of the art of digital repositories, preservation strategies and current projects in the national libraries of Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, France