Protecting your library's digital sources : the essential guide to planning and preservation / Miriam B. Kahn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kahn, Miriam (Miriam B.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library buildings--Safety measures.

Library buildings.

Archives--Safety measures.

Archives.

Library information networks--Security measures.

Library information networks.

Electronic records--Conservation and restoration.

Electronic records.

Emergency management.

Computer security.

Data protection.

Electronic data processing--Backup processing alternatives.

Electronic data processing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Preservation and disaster expert Kahn brings clear guidance and practical expertise to address libraries' worst-case disaster before they happen. Library directors and managers responsible for creating disaster plans as well as those in computer services and information technology departments will benefit from this comprehensive guide.

Contents:

Preventing common causes of loss

Planning for the worst : loss of computer operations

Basic considerations in disaster response planning

Disaster response planning

Disaster response : when everything goes wrong

Disaster response planning for hardware and physical storage media

Protecting data for long-term retention

Decision-making for today and tomorrow

The future : organizations involved with the study of the preservation of electronic records

Checklists.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-99) and index.

ISBN:

0-8389-9865-8

OCLC:

122350266