Preserving digital materials / Ross Harvey.
Publisher: München : K. G. Saur, c2005Description: xvi, 246 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9783598116865
- 025.84 23 HAR
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Contents;
Chapter 1: What is preservation in the digital age? Changing preservation paradigms
Introduction
Changing paradigms
The need for a new preservation paradigm
Changing definitions
Preservation definitions in the digital world
etc.
Chapter 2: Why do we preserve? Who should do it?
Introduction
Why preserve digital materials?
Professional imperatives
Other stakeholders
The extent of preservation problem
etc.
Chapter 3: Why there's a problem : Digital artifacts and digital objects
Introduction
Modes of digital death
Digital artifacts
Digital objects - more than digital artifacts
Chapter 4: Selection for preservation - The critical decision
Introduction
Selection for preservation, cultural heritage, and professional practice
Selection criteria traditionally used by libraries
Appraisal criteria traditionally used by archives
etc.
Chapter 5: What attributes of digital materials do we preserve?
Introduction
Digital materials, technology and data
The importance of preserving context
The OAIS reference model
The role of metadata
etc.
Chapter 6: Overview of digital preservation strategies
Introduction
Historical overview
Who is doing what?
The Australian experience
etc.
Chapter 7: 'Preserve technology' Approaches : Tried and tested methods
Introduction
'Non-solutions'
'Preserve technology' approaches
Chapter 8: 'Preserve objects' Approaches : New frontiers?
Introduction
'Preserve objects' approaches
Bit-stream copying, refreshing, and replication
Standard data formats
etc.
Chapter 9: Digital preservation initiatives and collaborations
Introduction
Collaboration
Typologies of digital preservation initiatives
International initiatives and collaborations
etc.
Chapter 10: Challenges for the future of digital preservation
Introduction
What have we learned so far?
Four major challenges
Research and digital preservation
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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