Digital Preservation and Metadata

This comprehensive volume leaves the reader with an understanding of the many current questions, offering him sound insights and a presentation of the subject that begs involvement for those working closely with these issues as well as for those interested in the broader subject of the challenges of creating and maintaining a permanent record. -Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services Highly recommended for all larger libraries and archives and for those in IS facing the challenges of this issue. -Library Journal This book is a must for all library and information science libraries, for all institutions with programs in computer science, and for all librarians who have to make the choice of purchasing digital rather than print. -Collection Management An excellent text...Whether you are a newcomer to the topics of metadata and digital preservation, or a veteran within the field, the book is an informative read, and will serve as an authoritative and frequently used resource for years to come. -Technicalities [W]ritten in an engaging style and Lazinger has performed a useful service in collecting a vast amount of information together in one relatively compact volume....[o]f use to library school students and others who need a relatively short introduction to digital preservation issues and/or metadata developments. -Journal of the Society of Archivists YWritten in an engaging style and Lazinger has performed a useful service in collecting a vast amount of information together in one relatively compact volume....Yof use to library school students and others who need a relatively short introduction to digital preservation issues and/or metadata developments. -Journal of the Society of Archivists ?Highly recommended for all larger libraries and archives and for those in IS facing the challenges of this issue.?-Library Journal ?This book is a must for all library and information science libraries, for all institutions with programs in computer science, and for all librarians who have to make the choice of purchasing digital rather than print.?-Collection Management ?An excellent text...Whether you are a newcomer to the topics of metadata and digital preservation, or a veteran within the field, the book is an informative read, and will serve as an authoritative and frequently used resource for years to come.?-Technicalities ?[W]ritten in an engaging style and Lazinger has performed a useful service in collecting a vast amount of information together in one relatively compact volume....[o]f use to library school students and others who need a relatively short introduction to digital preservation issues and/or metadata developments.?-Journal of the Society of Archivists ?This comprehensive volume leaves the reader with an understanding of the many current questions, offering him sound insights and a presentation of the subject that begs involvement for those working closely with these issues as well as for those interested in the broader subject of the challenges of creating and maintaining a permanent record.?-Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services