Preserving digital materials
By: Ross Harvey
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Current topics in library and information practice
Publisher: De Gruyter Saur; de Gruyter; K.G. Saur Verlag
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Berlin; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9783110253689; 9783110253696
Subjects: Digital preservation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is preservation in the digital age? : changing preservation paradigms; title: Why do we preserve? : who should do it?; title: Why there's a problem : digital artifacts and digital objects; title: Selection for preservation : the critical decision; title: What attributes of digital materials do we preserve?; title: Overview of digital preservation strategies; title: "Preserve technology" approaches : tried and tested methods; title: "Preserve objects" approaches : new frontiers?; title: Digital preservation initiatives and collaborations; title: Challenges for the future of digital preservation.