Preservation management of digital materials : a handbook / by Maggie Jones and Neil Beagrie.

This handbook provides an internationally authoritative and practical guide to the subject of managing digital resources over time and the issues in sustaining access to them.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Maggie
Corporate Authors: Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries., British Library.
Other Authors: Beagrie, Neil.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : The British Library for Resource, the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, 2001.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Digital Preservation. 2.1. Strategic Overview. 2.2. Preservation Issues
  • 3. Institutional Strategies. 3.1. Collaboration. 3.2. Outreach. 3.3. Third Party Services. 3.4. Rights Management. 3.5. Staff Training and Development. 3.6. Standards and Best Practice Guidelines
  • 4. Organisational Activities. 4.1. Creating Digital Materials. 4.2. Acquisition and Appraisal, Retention and Review. 4.3. Storage and Preservation. 4.4. Metadata and Documentation. 4.5. Access
  • 5. Media and Formats. 5.1. Media. 5.2. File Formats and Standards. 5.3. Compression and Encryption. 5.4. Technology Watch. 5.5. Summary Recommendations
  • 6. Topic Index.