Overview
Digital preservation is an issue of huge importance to the library and information profession right now. With the widescale adoption of the internet and the rise of the WWW, the world has been overwhelmed by digital information. Digital data is being produced on a massive scale by individuals and institutions: some of it is born, lives and dies only in digital form, and it is the potential death of this data that is the concern of this volume. So how can information professionals try to remedy this situation? Digital preservation is a complex issue, with many different aspects and views, so in this book each chapter is written by an international expert on the topic. Many case studies and examples are used to ground the ideas and theories in real concerns and practice. This volume will arm the information professional with the knowledge they need about this important and pressing issue and give examples of best practice to help find a way to a solution for this problem. This is an indispensable guide for all information managers, librarians and archivists. Others in the information and culture world, such as museum curators, media professionals and web content providers will also find it essential reading, as will students of digital culture on library and information studies and other courses.
Full Product Details
Author: Marilyn Deegan ,
Simon Tanner
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Imprint: Facet Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 16.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 23.80cm
Weight: 0.245kg
ISBN: 9781856044851
ISBN 10: 1856044858
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 18 September 2006
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
The editors can be praised for bringing together essays highlighting the economic decisions on which preservation is based...The book provides ample guidance to choosing a strategic approach to technology and metadata, and offers more than 60 case studies for reference. - Information World Review The book remains valuable as a reflection of the state-of-the-art in digital preservation knowledge at a given period and is to be recommended for information professions who are not experts in the area but wish to develop their knowledge of the issues further. This book will certainly enable them to do that. - Ariadne
Author Information
Marilyn Deegan PhD is Director of Research Development, Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London. Simon Tanner BA(Hons) MCLIP is Director of King's Digital Consultancy Services, King's College London.
