Preserving Digital Materials (Current Topics in Library and Information Practice)

Harvey, Ross

ISBN 10: 3110253682 / ISBN 13: 9783110253689

Published by De Gruyter Saur, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Preserving Digital Materials (Current Topics in Library and Information Practice)
• Publisher: De Gruyter Saur
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110253682
• ISBN 13: 9783110253689
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Ross Harvey, Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College