DIGITAL PRESERVATION

• Other Authors: Deegan, Marilyn (Editor), Tanner, Simon (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Facet Pub. 2006
• Series: Digital futures series
• Subjects: Data protection; Digital preservation
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• Physical Description: xxiii, 260 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 1856044858; 9781856044851

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.