Advances in Preservation and Access
Author : Barbra Buckner Higginbotham
Publisher : Information Today
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 37,67 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Computers
ISBN :
Author : Barbra Buckner Higginbotham
Publisher : Information Today
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 37,67 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Computers
ISBN :
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Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 18,6 MB
Release :
Category : Humanities
ISBN :
Author : David Giaretta
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 20,99 MB
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 3642168094
There is growing recognition of the need to address the fragility of digital information, on which our society heavily depends for smooth operation in all aspects of daily life. This has been discussed in many books and articles on digital preservation, so why is there a need for yet one more? Because, for the most part, those other publications focus on documents, images and webpages – objects that are normally rendered to be simply displayed by software to a human viewer. Yet there are clearly many more types of digital objects that may need to be preserved, such as databases, scientific data and software itself. David Giaretta, Director of the Alliance for Permanent Access, and his contributors explain why the tools and techniques used for preserving rendered objects are inadequate for all these other types of digital objects, and they provide the concepts, techniques and tools that are needed. The book is structured in three parts. The first part is on theory, i.e., the concepts and techniques that are essential for preserving digitally encoded information. The second part then shows practice, i.e., the use and validation of these tools and techniques. Finally, the third part concludes by addressing how to judge whether money is being well spent, in terms of effectiveness and cost sharing. Various examples of digital objects from many sources are used to explain the tools and techniques presented. The presentation style mainly aims at practitioners in libraries, archives and industry who are either directly responsible for preservation or who need to prepare for audits of their archives. Researchers in digital preservation and developers of preservation tools and techniques will also find valuable practical information here. Researchers creating digitally encoded information of all kinds will also need to be aware of these topics so that they can help to ensure that their data is usable and can be valued by others now and in the future. To further assist the reader, the book is supported by many hours of videos and presentations from the CASPAR project and by a set of open source software.
Author : National Endowment for the Humanities. Division of Preservation and Access
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 47,96 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Archival resources
ISBN :
Author : John Feather
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 11,28 MB
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1351920472
The preservation of library and archival materials can encompass everything from bookbinding and paper repair to new techniques for maintaining and exploiting digital text, sound or images. Managing Preservation for Libraries and Archives brings together an international team of contributors presenting the latest findings on key areas of preservation and addressing the most common storage and retrieval problems for different types of media. The authors also revisit traditional preservation and conservation approaches and suggest how to develop policies for the future. First summarising historical developments, the book sets out key preservation principles, rationales for selecting materials for preservation, and how to choose the best methods. Different contributors report on state-of-the-art preservation techniques for paper media and sound archives, explain how the appropriate techniques can be applied and how storage and access can best be managed in the long term. Later chapters analyse the benefits and problems of digitising different types of materials; the long-term viability of digital media; issues of access to digital surrogate documents as opposed to the original medium; and the challenges in the digital context of bibliographical control, cataloguing, metadata, distribution and copyright protection. An extensive chapter on international information sources provides signposting to a wealth of guidance on the latest techniques. Managing Preservation for Libraries and Archives will guide readers working in the library, archives, museum and heritage sectors through the choices between digital and traditional preservation techniques, and prepare them for likely future developments in managing both preservation and access.
Author : Henry Gladney
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 37,91 MB
Release : 2007-03-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 3540378871
Cultural history enthusiasts have asserted the urgent need to protect digital information from imminent loss. This book describes methodology for long-term preservation of all kinds of digital documents. It justifies this methodology using 20th century theory of knowledge communication, and outlines the requirements and architecture for the software needed. The author emphasizes attention to the perspectives and the needs of end users.
Author : Association of Research Libraries
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 32,54 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838906538
This guide presents information on planning and managing microfilming projects, incorporating co-operative programmes, service bureaux and the impact of automation for library staff with deteriorating collections.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,48 MB
Release : 2001-01-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 0309171687
Digital information and networks challenge the core practices of libraries, archives, and all organizations with intensive information management needs in many respectsâ€"not only in terms of accommodating digital information and technology, but also through the need to develop new economic and organizational models for managing information. LC21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress discusses these challenges and provides recommendations for moving forward at the Library of Congress, the world's largest library. Topics covered in LC21 include digital collections, digital preservation, digital cataloging (metadata), strategic planning, human resources, and general management and budgetary issues. The book identifies and elaborates upon a clear theme for the Library of Congress that is applicable more generally: the digital age calls for much more collaboration and cooperation than in the past. LC21 demonstrates that information-intensive organizations will have to change in fundamental ways to survive and prosper in the digital age.
Author : Seydi Yıkmış
Publisher : Engineering Science Reference
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,48 MB
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : Food
ISBN : 9781799819240
"This book explores the latest technological developments in food preservation, processing, and storage"--
Author : Abby Smith Rumsey
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : Council on Library and Infomation Resources
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 39,37 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
This report summarizes the challenges and accomplishments in preservation efforts since the early 1960s. The paper gives an overview of the preservation and management of research collections and describes the context in which decisions are made by researchers and librarians about what to preserve and how. By examining how librarians and scholars grappled with the first great crisis in the preservation of library materials--the pandemic loss of information printed on embrittled acid paper--it traces the development of the current consensus on how to manage large collections recorded on many media of varying stability. Highlights include permanent paper, paper deacidification, the rationale for reformatting, the scope of the problem, and local responsibilities vs. national priorities. The need for a national preservation plan is discussed, as well as selection of materials for the national plan and the role of scholars in selection. The paper also addresses the problem that, despite striking progress made in preservation technology and management, the difficulties of preserving original library materials have scarcely diminished over time and demand the same thoughtful cooperation between scholars and librarians as they enter the 21st century as the brittle-book problem received in the 1980s. (AEF)