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This book explores the emerging field of personal archiving. It covers a range of topics such as: archiving individual and family histories; services and software products; social media and email applications; legal issues; evolving formats and media considerations; academic research projects; Library of Congress initiatives; the role of the Internet Archive; research at Microsoft; and case studies of digital archiving in practice.

This report was prepared by the Nat. Library of Australia as part of UNESCO's intent to define a standard to guide governments' preservation endeavors in the digital age. Chapters: Introduction; UNESCO Draft Charter on the Preservation of the Digital Heritage; Guide to the guidelines; A note on terminology of principles; Understanding digital heritage, preservation, and preservation programs; Accepting responsibility; Managing digital preservation programs; Working together; Deciding what to keep; Working with producers; Taking control: transfer and metadata; Managing rights; Protecting data; Maintaining accessibility; Some starting points; Glossary of terms; Bibliography/further reading;& Index.

"Digital Preservation for Heritages: Technologies and Applications" provides a comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of digital technologies in the area of cultural heritage preservation, including digitalization, research aiding, conservation aiding, digital exhibition, and digital utilization. Processes, technical frameworks, key technologies, as well as typical systems and applications are discussed in the book. It is intended for researchers and students in the fields of computer science and technology, museology, and archaeology. Dr. Dongming Lu is a professor at College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, China. His research area includes digital preservation for cultural heritages and digital media networks. Prof. Yunhe Pan is a member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, and also a professor at College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, China. His research area includes digital preservation for cultural heritages, digital library, and intelligent human animation.

Digital information and networks challenge the core practices of libraries, archives, and all organizations with intensive information management needs in many respectsâ€"not only in terms of accommodating digital information and technology, but also through the need to develop new economic and organizational models for managing information. LC21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress discusses these challenges and provides recommendations for moving forward at the Library of Congress, the world's largest library. Topics covered in LC21 include digital collections, digital preservation, digital cataloging (metadata), strategic planning, human resources, and general management and budgetary issues. The book identifies and elaborates upon a clear theme for the Library of Congress that is applicable more generally: the digital age calls for much more collaboration and cooperation than in the past. LC21 demonstrates that information-intensive organizations will have to change in fundamental ways to survive and prosper in the digital age.

"In 2000 ... Congress charged the Library to create the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) to develop a strategy to meet the challenge of digital preservation. A network of institutions committed to preserving the nation's digital heritage is now poised to carry forth this strategy. This report summarizes the Program's accomplishments to date and outlines its next steps"--Executive summary.

This book provides a single-volume introduction to the principles, strategies and practices currently applied by librarians and recordkeeping professionals to the critical issue of preservation of digital information. It incorporates practice from both the recordkeeping and the library communities, taking stock of current knowledge about digital preservation and describing recent and current research, to provide a framework for reflecting on the issues that digital preservation raises in professional practice.