Overview

Memory Institutions such as libraries, archives, galleries and museums all share concerns about preserving heritage, both material and documentary cultural artefacts in collections and new digitally-born material. The management of a wide range of traditional and new media formats creates a challenging environment for institutions. This new state-of-the-art collection offers guidance from a range of international experts on preservation methods for the sustainability of collections. The book deals with a wide range of contemporary issues including: collection management; the relationship between access and preservation; relevance and use; heritage mandate; funding and sustainability; government directives, including wider promotion/public; user-pays and free access; specialist training; and the impact of digitization and resultant status of the artefact. An informed guide to managing preservation for anyone working in the library, archives, museum and heritage sectors.

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Author:   G E Gorman ,  Sydney J. Shep
Publisher:   Facet Publishing
Imprint:   Facet Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.209kg
ISBN:  

9781856045742

ISBN 10:   1856045749
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   18 August 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Managing the documentary heritage: issues for the present and future - John Feather 2. Preservation policy and planning - Mirjam Foot 3. Intangible heritage: museums and preservation - David Grattan and John Moses 4. Surrogacy and the artefact - Marilyn Deegan 5. Moving with the times in search of permanence - Yola de Lusenet 6. Valuation model for paper conservation research: a new approach for setting research priorities - Henk J. Porck, Frank J. Ligterink, Gerrit de Bruin and Steph Scholten 7. Preservation of audiovisual media: traditional to interactive formats - Bob Pymm 8. Challenges of managing the digitally born artefact - Barbara Reed 9. Preserving cultural heritage in times of conflict - Rene Teijgeler 10. Access and the social contract in memory institutions - Helen Forde 11. Redefining `the collection' in the 21st century - G. E. Gorman and Sydney J. Shep

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The book as a whole is extremely well designed, with a neat and clear layout - each essay has an introduction which serves as an abstract, logical sub-headings and a list of interesting and relevant references. There's even an index! I highly recommend this book. - Library Management ...the book is an interesting and worthwhile reading for, as it said on its cover, anyone working in the library, archive, museum and heritage sectors . - Journal of Documentation

Author Information

The editors G.E. Gorman BA(Hons) MDiv STB GradDipLib MA ThD FCLIP FRSA is Professor of Library and Information Management at the School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, and Editor of Online Information Review. Sydney J. Shep BA(Hons) MA MA PhD is Senior Lecturer in Print and Book Culture at Victoria University of Wellington, and the Printer at Wai-te-ata Press, a letterpress teaching laboratory, research facility and fine press printing house.

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