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Preservation Management for Libraries, Archives and Museums.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: London : Facet Publishing, 2006Copyright date: ©2006Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (224 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781856049214
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 025.8/4
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Contents:
Intro -- Title page -- Contents -- About the contributors -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Managing the documentary heritage: issues for the present and future -- Introduction -- Heritage and culture -- Documentary heritage: defining the domain -- An accidental heritage? -- Selection for survival -- The digital dilemma -- Conclusions: the future of the documentary heritage -- References -- CHAPTER 2 Preservation policy and planning -- Introduction -- Policy -- Preservation strategy and planning -- Risk assessment -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Some useful websites -- CHAPTER 3 Intangible heritage: museums and preservation -- Introduction -- What is intangible heritage? -- Traditional role of the museum -- Documentation -- Aboriginal communities and collections -- The nature of the preservation problem: how to cope with modern media -- What are the practical responses to the problems of documentation? -- References -- CHAPTER 4 Surrogacy and the artefact -- Introduction -- Authenticity of digital data -- How to authenticate digital documents -- Surrogate versus original -- Disposal of originals and their replacement by surrogates -- Digital surrogacy: is it a preservation alternative? -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 5 Moving with the times in search of permanence -- Introduction -- Keeping things on paper -- Images or objects -- The information, not the carrier -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 6 Valuation model for paper conservation research: a new approach for setting research priorities -- Introduction -- Valuation model for paper conservation research -- Discussion -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 7 Preservation of audiovisual media: traditional to interactive formats -- Introduction -- The traditional media -- Physical storage -- Monitoring -- Active preservation: copying -- Active preservation: digitizing.
Digital broadcast materials -- Digital preservation -- References -- CHAPTER 8 Challenges of managing the digitally born artefact -- Introduction -- Why are digitally born artefacts different? -- Conceptual challenges of the digital resource -- Specific digital preservation approaches -- Challenging professional practice -- Implemented initiatives and experience -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 9 Preserving cultural heritage in times of conflict -- Introduction -- Be prepared -- International law -- A case study: the international criminal tribunal for former Yugoslavia -- Risk preparedness -- Closedown -- Safe haven -- Safekeeping within the walls -- Neglect -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 10 Access and the social contract in memory institutions -- Introduction -- Access and the social contract in publicly funded institutions -- Absolute right to information -- Freedom of Information Acts -- Obligation to enable information retrieval -- Access to information required by public funders of projects -- Electronic access to information -- Issues raised by electronic dissemination of information -- The essential role of preservation -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 11 Redefining 'the collection' in the 21st century -- Introduction -- Primary emphasis on building collections -- The development of preservation as a systematic activity -- Preservation comes of age -- Where are we today? -- New media and new collections -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
Summary: Memory institutions such as libraries, archives, galleries and museums all share pressing concerns about preserving heritage. This book charts the diversity of preservation management in the contemporary information landscape, and offers guidance on preservation methods for the sustainability of collections from a range of international experts.
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Intro -- Title page -- Contents -- About the contributors -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Managing the documentary heritage: issues for the present and future -- Introduction -- Heritage and culture -- Documentary heritage: defining the domain -- An accidental heritage? -- Selection for survival -- The digital dilemma -- Conclusions: the future of the documentary heritage -- References -- CHAPTER 2 Preservation policy and planning -- Introduction -- Policy -- Preservation strategy and planning -- Risk assessment -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Some useful websites -- CHAPTER 3 Intangible heritage: museums and preservation -- Introduction -- What is intangible heritage? -- Traditional role of the museum -- Documentation -- Aboriginal communities and collections -- The nature of the preservation problem: how to cope with modern media -- What are the practical responses to the problems of documentation? -- References -- CHAPTER 4 Surrogacy and the artefact -- Introduction -- Authenticity of digital data -- How to authenticate digital documents -- Surrogate versus original -- Disposal of originals and their replacement by surrogates -- Digital surrogacy: is it a preservation alternative? -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 5 Moving with the times in search of permanence -- Introduction -- Keeping things on paper -- Images or objects -- The information, not the carrier -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 6 Valuation model for paper conservation research: a new approach for setting research priorities -- Introduction -- Valuation model for paper conservation research -- Discussion -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 7 Preservation of audiovisual media: traditional to interactive formats -- Introduction -- The traditional media -- Physical storage -- Monitoring -- Active preservation: copying -- Active preservation: digitizing.

Digital broadcast materials -- Digital preservation -- References -- CHAPTER 8 Challenges of managing the digitally born artefact -- Introduction -- Why are digitally born artefacts different? -- Conceptual challenges of the digital resource -- Specific digital preservation approaches -- Challenging professional practice -- Implemented initiatives and experience -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 9 Preserving cultural heritage in times of conflict -- Introduction -- Be prepared -- International law -- A case study: the international criminal tribunal for former Yugoslavia -- Risk preparedness -- Closedown -- Safe haven -- Safekeeping within the walls -- Neglect -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 10 Access and the social contract in memory institutions -- Introduction -- Access and the social contract in publicly funded institutions -- Absolute right to information -- Freedom of Information Acts -- Obligation to enable information retrieval -- Access to information required by public funders of projects -- Electronic access to information -- Issues raised by electronic dissemination of information -- The essential role of preservation -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 11 Redefining 'the collection' in the 21st century -- Introduction -- Primary emphasis on building collections -- The development of preservation as a systematic activity -- Preservation comes of age -- Where are we today? -- New media and new collections -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.

Memory institutions such as libraries, archives, galleries and museums all share pressing concerns about preserving heritage. This book charts the diversity of preservation management in the contemporary information landscape, and offers guidance on preservation methods for the sustainability of collections from a range of international experts.

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