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This is a concise handbook for a wide range of stakeholders who need to understand how preservation works in the digital world. It synthesizes current information, research, and perspectives about digital preservation from sources across many areas of practice. It will be of interest to anyone who wants to learn about how digital preservation works
List of contents
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
About the author
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.
Summary
This is a concise handbook for a wide range of stakeholders who need to understand how preservation works in the digital world. It synthesizes current information, research and perspectives about digital preservation from sources across many areas of practice. It will be of interest to anyone who wants to learn about how digital preservation works.
