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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461451903321

Autore

Harvey D. R (Douglas Ross), <1951->

Titolo

Preserving digital materials [[electronic resource] /] / Ross Harvey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter Saur, c2012

ISBN

1-283-40029-4

9786613400291

3-11-025369-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Collana

Current topics in library and information practice, , 2191-2742

Disciplina

025.8/4

Soggetti

Digital preservation

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is preservation in the digital age? : changing preservation paradigms -- Why do we preserve? : who should do it? -- Why there's a problem : digital artifacts and digital objects -- Selection for preservation : the critical decision -- What attributes of digital materials do we preserve? -- Overview of digital preservation strategies -- "Preserve technology" approaches : tried and tested methods -- "Preserve objects" approaches : new frontiers? -- Digital preservation initiatives and collaborations -- Challenges for the future of digital preservation.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a single-volume introduction to the principles, strategies and practices currently applied by librarians and recordkeeping professionals to the critical issue of preservation of digital information. It incorporates practice from both the recordkeeping and the library communities, taking stock of current knowledge about digital preservation and describing recent and current research, to provide a framework for reflecting on the issues that digital preservation raises in professional practice.