Author : Edward M. Corrado
Release : 2014-04-10
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 134/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Digital Preservation for Libraries, Archives, and Museums by : Edward M. Corrado
Download or read book Digital Preservation for Libraries, Archives, and Museums written by Edward M. Corrado. This book was released on 2014-04-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital Preservation for Libraries, Archives, & Museums is designed for all types of information professionals who are interested in digital preservation. This is not a how-to book giving step-by-step processes for certain materials in a given kind of system. Instead, it addresses a broad group of resources that could be housed in any number of digital preservation systems. Finally, this book is about “Things (not technology; not how-to; not theory) I wish I had known before I got started.” /span Situating Digital Preservation, II. Management Aspects, III. Technology Aspects, and IV. Content-Related Aspects. spanThe book includes a foreword by Michael Lesk, eminent scholar and forerunner in digital librarianship and preservation. The book features an appendix providing additional information and resources for digital preservationists. Finally, there is a glossary to support a clear understanding of the terms presented in the book. Readers will find answers to questions that you might not have even known you had, leading to more successful digital preservation initiatives.