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Digitization and digital archiving : a practical guide for librarians / Elizabeth R. Leggett.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Leggett, Elizabeth R., 1985- author.
Contributor:
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Series:
Practical guides for librarians ; no. 7.
Practical guides for librarians ; no. 7
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Archival materials--Conservation and restoration.
Records--Management.
Electronic records--Management.
Digital preservation.
Archival materials--Digitization.
Archival materials.
Electronic records.
Records.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (227 p.)
Distribution:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2014.
Place of Publication:
Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2014]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
<span><span>Modern library patrons are embracing the ease with which information can be accessed digitally, and so many librarians are currently working toward making information available electronically. </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Digitization and Digital Archiving: A Practical Guide for Librarians</span><span> is a comprehensive guide with step-by-step instructions for forming digital archives.</span><span> </span></span>
Contents:
Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Chapter 01. Why Use Digital Preservation?; Chapter 02. How Do Computers Store Information?; Chapter 03. Storing Images; Chapter 04. Storing Text; Chapter 05. Storing Audio and Video; Chapter 06. CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray; Chapter 07. Magnetic Tape; Chapter 08. Hard Drives; Chapter 09. Flash Memory; Chapter 10. Cloud Computing; Chapter 11. Equipment for Digitizing and Editing Archival Materials; Chapter 12. Metadata and Accessing Information; Chapter 13. Copyright Law; Chapter 14. Problems with Digital Archiving
Chapter 15. Putting It All TogetherIndex; About the Author
Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:
979-82-16-41330-1
0-8108-9208-1
OCLC:
886110417

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