Preserving digital materials

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harvey, D. R. (Douglas Ross), 1951-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Saur, c2012.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Current topics in library and information practice.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.