Practical digital preservation : a how-to guide for organizations of any size /

This guide is aimed at the non-specialist, assuming only a basic understanding of IT and offering guidance as to how to implement strategies with minimal time and resources. Digital preservation has become a critical issue for institutions of all sizes but until recently has mostly been the preserve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, Adrian, 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Making the case for digital preservation
  • Understanding your requirements
  • Models for implementing a digital preservation service
  • Selecting and acquiring digital objects
  • Accessioning and ingesting digital objects
  • Describing digital objects
  • Preserving digital objects
  • Providing access to users
  • Future trends
  • Appendices: Creating a digital asset register ; Digital preservation maturity model ; Systems, tools and services.