This may be of interest to some on the list. John Lake Secretary of Section 8 of IFLA Public Libraries Standing Committee and Division III Libraries Serving the General Public Librarian Barbican Library Silk Street London UK EC2Y 8DS Tel: + 44 (0) 207 382 7098 Fax + 44 (0) 207 638 2249 email: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Sjoerd Koopman [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 13 March 2006 13:18 To: IFLA-L Subject: [IFLA-L] New IFLA Publication: "Networking for Digital Preservation" New IFLA Publication: "Networking for Digital Preservation" Libraries all over the world have to deal with fast growing numbers of digital materials that need to be safeguarded. Publications in digital form, online or on cd, digitised images, and born-digital objects need to be preserved and kept accessible. Especially for national libraries, safeguarding the digital heritage is a major issue, because of their legal task to preserve the national heritage of a country. Safe storage of the digital heritage and ensuring access for future use, requires libraries to have a trusted digital repository system in place, and to have an ongoing R&D programme aimed at developing preservation strategies, such as migration and emulation. In 2005 digital preservation in libraries has become increasingly important. Two national libraries already have a fully operational digital repository in place, and in several other countries, the development of digital repositories is well under way. When planning digital preservation activities and improving cooperation in digital preservation, an overview of recent developments in the field of digital preservation issues could be a valuable aid: Does the day-to-day practice in storing and accessing digital objects illustrate a mutual need for certain standards? Are there currently any standards for the development and building of digital repositories, and how are these being applied? Are there common standards in research on permanent access? Or is it still too early to speak of standards, and is it only possible to distinguish best practices? Read more on the state of the art of digital repositories, preservation strategies and current projects in the national libraries of Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Networking for Digital Preservation: Current Practice in 15 National Libraries By Ingeborg Verheul. München: Saur, 2006, 269 p. (IFLA Publications; 119) ISBN 13 : 978-3-598-21847-7 ISBN 10 : 3-598-21847-8 Price: EUR 78 (IFLA Members EUR 58) Order: K.G. Saur Verlag P.O. Box 701620 81316 Munich, Germany Tel: +49-89-76902-300 Fax: +49-89-76902-150/250) E-mail [log in to unmask] www.saur.de ----------------------------------------- THIS E-MAIL AND ANY ATTACHED FILES ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY BE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately and then delete this e-mail. Opinions, advice or facts included in this message are given without any warranties or intention to enter into a contractual relationship with the City of London unless specifically indicated otherwise by agreement, letter or facsimile signed by a City of London authorised signatory. Any part of this e-mail which is purely personal in nature is not authorised by the City of London. All e-mail hrough the City of London's gateway is potentially the subject of monitoring. All liability for errors and viruses is excluded. Please note that in so far as the City of London falls within the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, it may need to disclose this e-mail. Website: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk