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Preserving Our Heritage
Perspectives from antiquity to the digital age
Edited by MICHELE V. CLOONAN
Drawing on historical texts, this all-encompassing, accessible volume provides a comprehensive understanding of preservation for librarians, archivists and museum specialists. By grounding key readings in context, Michèle V. Cloonan offers students and professionals an overview of longevity, reversibility, enduring value and authenticity of information preservation. In considering the history and context of preservation, she provides significant insight into conservation, historic preservation, moving images, and other cultural heritage institutions.
More info: http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=049467#.VOSe4PmsUew
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Annual Review of Cultural Heritage Informatics
Edited by SAMANTHA K HASTINGS
The Annual Review of Cultural Heritage Informatics (ARCHI) is a pivotal resource for cultural heritage scholars, professionals and students providing a compendium of current research, educational initiatives and best practices. Featuring sixteen original works selected by the distinguished editorial board of international scholars, ARCHI presents a broad spectrum of the cultural heritage informatics field. Whether you are interested in cultural heritage preservation, digitization, digital humanities, user behaviour, technology or educational practices, this edited collection is the central source for current and emerging trends in the rapidly expanding cultural heritage informatics field.
More info: http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=300266#.VOSfKvmsUew
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Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives, 3rd edition
A how-to-do-it manual for librarians
GREGORY S HUNTER
Since its original publication, Hunter’s manual has been “not only a rich and ready reference tool but also a practical resource for solving problems” (Catholic Library World), and no text has served as a better overview of the field of archives. Newly revised and updated to more thoroughly address our increasingly digital world, it remains the clearest and most comprehensive guide to the discipline.
More info: http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=300464#.VOSftPmsUew
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Cultural Heritage Information
Access and management
Edited by IAN RUTHVEN and G. G. CHOWDHURY
This book provides an overview of various challenges and contemporary research activities in cultural heritage information focusing particularly on the cultural heritage content types, their characteristic and digitization challenges; cultural heritage content organization and access issues; users and usability as well as various policy and sustainability issues associated with digital cultural heritage information systems and services.
More info: http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=049306#.VOSh8vmsUew
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