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Digitization and digital archiving : a practical guide for librarians /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leggett, Elizabeth R., 1985-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]
Series:Practical guides for librarians ; 7.
Subjects:
Archival materials > Digitization.
Archival materials > Conservation and restoration.
Digital preservation.
Records > Management.
Electronic records > Management.
Table of Contents:
  • Why use digital preservation?
  • How do computers store information?
  • Storing images
  • Storing text
  • Storing audio and video
  • CDs, DVDs, and blu-ray
  • Magnetic tape
  • Hard drives
  • Flash memory
  • Cloud computing
  • Equipment for digitizing and editing archival materials
  • Metadata and accessing information
  • Copyright law
  • References
  • Problems with digital preservation
  • Putting it all together.