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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455650303321

Autore

Kahn Miriam (Miriam B.)

Titolo

Protecting your library's digital sources [[electronic resource] ] : the essential guide to planning and preservation / / Miriam B. Kahn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2004

ISBN

0-8389-9865-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 p.)

Disciplina

025.8/2

Soggetti

Libraries - Safety measures

Archives - Safety measures

Library information networks - Security measures

Electronic records - Conservation and restoration

Emergency management

Computer security

Data protection

Electronic data processing - Backup processing alternatives

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. 93-99) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preventing common causes of loss -- Planning for the worst : loss of computer operations -- Basic considerations in disaster response planning -- Disaster response planning -- Disaster response : when everything goes wrong -- Disaster response planning for hardware and physical storage media -- Protecting data for long-term retention -- Decision-making for today and tomorrow -- The future : organizations involved with the study of the preservation of electronic records -- Checklists.

Sommario/riassunto

Preservation and disaster expert Kahn brings clear guidance and practical expertise to address libraries' worst-case disaster before they happen. Library directors and managers responsible for creating disaster plans as well as those in computer services and information technology departments will benefit from this comprehensive guide.