The Preservation of Digital Materials

@article{citeulike:2653888, abstract = {Digital Preservation Defined In the February/March 2008 issue of LTR, chapter 1 ("What Is Digital Preservation?") describes digital preservation in terms of what it is (definitions) and what it does (goals and strategies), and chapter 2 ("Preservation Practices") provides a look at preservation strategies and the management of materials. Chapter 3, "Foundations and Standards," introduces core frameworks and standards, while chapter 4 ("Support for Digital Formats") delves into the heart of digital preservation, digital formats. The Who and What of Digital Preservation In chapter 5, "Preservation Programs and Initiatives," Caplan reviews various initiatives around the globe, including NDIIPP (National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program) in the U.S., the United Kingdom's Digital Preservation Coalition and Digital Curation Centre, and the European Commission's Digital Preservation Europe and PLANETS and CASPAR. And in chapter 6, "Repository Applications," Caplan covers institutional repositories, such as DSpace, Fedora, and EPrints. The author also delineates such applications as DAITSS, LOCKSS, and aDORe in this chapter. Finally, in chapter 7 ("Special Topics") Caplan outlines unique projects, including electronic journals, records and archives, Web harvesting, databases, new media art, and personal collections.}, author = {Caplan, Priscilla }, citeulike-article-id = {2653888}, journal = {Library Technology Reports}, keywords = {digital, preservation, sota}, month = {February}, number = {2}, posted-at = {2008-04-11 14:05:53}, priority = {2}, title = {The Preservation of Digital Materials}, volume = {44}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2653888 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2653888 TI - The Preservation of Digital Materials JF - Library Technology Reports VL - 44 IS - 2 N2 - Digital Preservation Defined In the February/March 2008 issue of LTR, chapter 1 ("What Is Digital Preservation?") describes digital preservation in terms of what it is (definitions) and what it does (goals and strategies), and chapter 2 ("Preservation Practices") provides a look at preservation strategies and the management of materials. Chapter 3, "Foundations and Standards," introduces core frameworks and standards, while chapter 4 ("Support for Digital Formats") delves into the heart of digital preservation, digital formats. The Who and What of Digital Preservation In chapter 5, "Preservation Programs and Initiatives," Caplan reviews various initiatives around the globe, including NDIIPP (National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program) in the U.S., the United Kingdom's Digital Preservation Coalition and Digital Curation Centre, and the European Commission's Digital Preservation Europe and PLANETS and CASPAR. And in chapter 6, "Repository Applications," Caplan covers institutional repositories, such as DSpace, Fedora, and EPrints. The author also delineates such applications as DAITSS, LOCKSS, and aDORe in this chapter. Finally, in chapter 7 ("Special Topics") Caplan outlines unique projects, including electronic journals, records and archives, Web harvesting, databases, new media art, and personal collections. KW - digital KW - preservation KW - sota AU - Caplan, Priscilla PY - 2008/02// ER -