Digital Preservation for Libraries, Archives, and Museums
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (739 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810887126 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 294 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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"We purchased multiple copies to distribute to our digitization team and I heartily recommend you do the same" according to KEN R HEROLD. As a senior practitioner in the field, I find this volume invaluable as a guide to procuring all levels of support for our preservation efforts. Well written and researched, the authors expertly explain how and why preservation programs must be organized and financed in terms understandable to administrators and executives otherwise unfamiliar with our practices. We purchased multiple copies to dis. Digital Preservation for Cultural Heritage Managers: Including Digital Preservation in Strategic Planning and Budgeting ROI Shannon I have added this book to my "Amazon wish list." A very helpful review was published in the Metropolitan Archivist by Julia Kim, National Digital Stewardship Resident, NYU Libraries, where she says on page 9, "Corrado and Moulaison emphasize that digital preservation is 'mostly a management issue,' rather than a purely technical issue (13). It is also a financial issue. As Corrado and Moulaison poi. R. Brugioni said Perfect starting point for the beginner. As a new student to digital preservation field, I appreciate how well written and easy to read this book is. It provides lots of research, and resources.
(The Washington BookReview)Edward Corrado and Heather Moulaison’s Digital Preservation for Libraries, Archives, and Museums is a dense, practical compendium. Students and experts alike can benefit from its teachings and it should be on university curricula. This objective succeeds in providing the aspects of such projects.This book would certainly be a practical guide that appeals to librarians, archivists, administrators, and managers, as well as professionals seeking answers to questions that should be addressed before or during a digital preservation initiative. This book is a must read for librarians, archivists, and administrators. I personally refer to it in the course of my own work to ensure tha
. He has written articles and presented at multiple national and international conferences on various library technology topics, including digital preservation and cloud computing. Edward M. Corrado is director of library technology at Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York. His other research interests include open source software in libraries, social software in libraries,
Content-Related Aspects. The book includes a foreword by Michael Lesk, eminent scholar and forerunner in digital librarianship and preservation. Finally, there is a glossary to support a clear understanding of the terms presented in the bo. Instead, it addresses a broad group of resources that could be housed in any number of digital preservation systems. Technology Aspects, and 4.Iv. Management Aspects, 3.Iii. Digital Preservation for Libraries, Archives, & Museums is designed for all types of information professionals who are interested in digital preservation. This is not a how-to book giving step-by-step processes for certain materials in a given kind of system. Finally, this book is about “Things (not technology; not how-to; not theory) I wish I had known before I got started.” It is divided into four parts based on the Digital Preserva