Preserving Digital Materials

by Douglas Ross Harvey

This book provides a single-volume introduction to the principles, strategies and practices currently applied by librarians and record keepers to the preservation of digital information. Also included are case studies of practice from the library, record keeping, audiovisual archiving, data archiving and geospatial communities.

Genres: Nonfiction, Professional Development, Library Science

262 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Margot Note]

Read for review in the Journal for Academic Librarianship.

[Kris · Rating 3 out of 5]

So far interesting. I wish I didn't have so much stuff to read for classes so I could properly enjoy reading all the interesting material for my Digital Preservation Class (and my other classes). I just read a concept mentioned in this book that I thought I invented the idea of. It is called "digital archaeology". I doubt it involoves digging through the wreckage of a post apocalyptic waste land with a little hand-held computer capable of connecting to all sorts of retro computers like I imagined in the sci-fi future in my head, but still... I love the notion of a digital archaeologist!

Interesting topic and as well written as most textbooks, which is to say a bit boring, but it was fine.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a book I was reading for a class. It varied in being accessible to being rather difficult. Examples seemed helpful even if the writing was often dry. I will likely keep it for reference.