Digital Preservation for Libraries, Archives, and Museums - Couverture souple

Corrado, Edward M.; Moulaison-Sandy, Heather; Soleau, Teresa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1538186349 ISBN 13 : 9781538186343

Editeur : Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, 2026

Synopsis

A complete overview of digital preservation theory and practice for cultural institutions and professions.

The third edition of Digital Preservation for Libraries, Archives, and Museums is the most current, complete guide to digital preservation available today. The text has been both updated and revised, continuing to present complex topics thoroughly and accessibly. Important new content includes information on environmental sustainability and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

After laying out the problems and perspectives that inform digital preservation, the authors present a variety of solutions ranging from basic to complex. Addressing digital preservation in the broadest sense of the term, the text looks at all aspects of curating and preserving digital content for long-term access. Instead of focusing on specific materials in a particular system, it addresses a broad group of resources that could be housed in any number of digital preservation systems.

Part 1 provides an overview of digital preservation and helps students and new professionals get started. Part 2 focuses on management of the digital preservation environment, including managing technology and human resources. Financial, organizational, and environmental sustainability are important considerations. Part 3 turns to technology, which can be a source of concern for those new to the field. A thorough look at metadata, file formats, software, and emulation helps clarify preservation technology. Part 4 considers selecting content, preserving research data, and working with specialized content.

Students and professionals will both come away with a more robust understanding of digital preservation and the ability to plan more successful digital preservation initiatives.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Edward M. Corrado is University Librarian at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, USA. He has a background in library technology and has managed digital preservation initiatives and other technology programs at multiple universities. At NPS he oversees the library's systems, metadata, administration, and special collections departments. His research interests include digital preservation, metadata, emerging technologies in libraries, and library administration. He received his MLS from Rutgers University.

Heather Moulaison-Sandy is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the iSchool at the University of Missouri, USA. Her research focuses on the intersection of organization of information (e.g., cataloging and classification) and digital information technologies (e.g., digital libraries and platforms) in support of scholarly communication, including topics relating to research data management. Moulaison-Sandy received her PhD from Rutgers and her MSLIS from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Teresa Soleau is Digital Preservation Manager at the J. Paul Getty Trust, USA. She has worked in the digital preservation space for over a decade and has presented nationally and internationally on topics ranging from metadata for digital preservation and delivery of digital content to preserving born-digital materials and developing digital preservation programs and policies. Soleau received her MLIS from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1538186349
• ISBN 13: 9781538186343
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 432
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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