Preserving Archives

Zusammenfassung A brand new and fully updated edition of this seminal work on archival preservation. This book considers the causes of threats to the basic material, outlines the preservation options available and offers flexible solutions applicable in a variety of situations. It offers a wide range of case studies and examples from international specialists. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introducing archive preservation 2. Understanding archive materials and their characteristics 3. Managing digital preservation 4. Archive buildings and their characteristics 5. Safeguarding the building and its contents 6. Managing archival storage 7. Managing risks and avoiding disaster 8. Creating and using surrogates 9. Moving the records 10. Exhibiting archives 11. Handling the records 12. Managing a pest control programme 13. Training and the use of volunteers 14. Putting preservation into practice

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• Autori: Helen Forde, Helen/ Rhys-lewis Forde, Forde Helen, Jonathan Rhys-Lewis, Rhys-Lewis Jonathan
• Editore: American library assn
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2013
• EAN: 9781856048231
• ISBN: 978-1-85604-823-1
• Pagine: 336
• Serie: Facet Publications (All Titles; Principles and Practice in Records Management and Archives; Facet Publications (All Titles; Principles and Practice in Records Management and Archives
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Informatica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Commercio librario, biblioteconomia; Archiving, preservation & digitisation, Library, archive and information management, Library, Archive & Information Management, Archiving, preservation and digitization