Networking for Digital Preservation

Ingeborg Verheul

ISBN 10: 3598218478 / ISBN 13: 9783598218477

Published by De Gruyter Saur, Mercury Learning And Information Mär 2006, 2006

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Neuware -Libraries all over the world have to deal with fast growing numbers of digital materials that need to be safeguarded. Publications in digital form, online or on CD, digitised images, and born-digital objects need to be preserved and kept accessible. Safeguarding digital heritage is a major issue, especially for national libraries, because of their legal task of preserving the national heritage of a country.This volume describes the state of the art of digital repositories, preservation strategies and current projects in the national libraries of Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the USA.Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Strasse 13, 10785 Berlin 272 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Networking for Digital Preservation
• Publisher: De Gruyter Saur, Mercury Learning And Information Mär 2006
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3598218478
• ISBN 13: 9783598218477
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 155H x 20D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 474 grams

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Synopsis

Libraries all over the world have to deal with fast growing numbers of digital materials that need to be safeguarded. Publications in digital form, online or on CD, digitised images, and born-digital objects need to be preserved and kept accessible. Safeguarding digital heritage is a major issue, especially for national libraries, because of their legal task of preserving the national heritage of a country. This volume describes the state of the art of digital repositories, preservation strategies and current projects in the national libraries of Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the USA.