Preserving digital materials /
Ross Harvey.
- xvi, 246 p. ; 25 cm.
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 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