Preserving Digital Materials

Ross Harvey, Jaye Weatherburn

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
15 March 2018

Automation of library & information processes; Storage, maintenance & preservation of collections

The third edition of Preserving Digital Materials provides a survey of the digital preservation landscape.

This book is structured around four questions: 1. Why do we preserve digital materials? 2. What digital materials do we preserve? 3. How do we preserve digital materials? 4. How do we manage digital preservation?

This is a concise handbook and reference for a wide range of stakeholders who need to understand how preservation works in the digital world. It notes the increasing importance of the role of new stakeholders and the general public in digital preservation. It can be used as both a textbook for teaching digital preservation and as a guide for the many stakeholders who engage in digital preservation. Its synthesis of current information, research, and perspectives about digital preservation from a wide range of sources across many areas of practice makes it of interest to all who are concerned with digital preservation. It will be of use to preservation administrators and managers, who want a professional reference text, information professionals, who wish to reflect on the issues that digital preservation raises in their professional practice, and students in the field of digital preservation.

By: Ross Harvey, Jaye Weatherburn
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 261mm, Width: 183mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 767g
ISBN: 9781538102961
ISBN 10: 153810296X
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 15 March 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I: Why Do We Preserve Digital Materials? Chapter 1: Preservation in the Digital Age Chapter 2: The Need for Digital Preservation Part II: What Digital Materials Are We Preserving? Chapter 3: Digital Artifacts, Digital Objects, Storage Chapter 4: Selection for Preservation Chapter 5: Requirements for Successful Digital Preservation Part III: How Do We Preserve Digital Materials? Chapter 6: Digital Preservation Strategies I Chapter 7: Digital Preservation Strategies II Chapter 8: Case Studies Part IV: Collaboration and the Future Chapter 9: Digital Preservation Initiatives Chapter 10: The Future of Digital Preservation

Dr. Ross Harvey is Adjunct Professor in Information Management in the School of Business IT and Logistics, RMIT University, Melbourne. He has held academic positions at universities in Australia, Singapore, and the United States, most recently in the School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College, Boston, before returning to Australia. Jaye Weatherburn began her career in film and television before turning to information science. She completed a Bachelor of Film and Television at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, worked in live television production for many years, then retrained with a Master of Information Management. Jaye is currently working as a Digital Preservation Officer at the University of Melbourne, implementing the University’s ten-year Digital Preservation Strategy (2015-2025). For as long as Twitter is around, she can be found at: @jayechats.

Reviews for Preserving Digital Materials

The third edition of Preserving Digital Materials is now the single best volume on digital preservation. Thoroughly updated to incorporate knowledge from fifteen years of best practice, the book offers conceptually clear insight on how to keep digital information accessible. -- Paul Conway, associate professor, University of Michigan School of Information