Preservation Methods for Digital Library

Preservation Methods for Digital Library

The following article goes into the importance digitization of artifacts for future use partly as a way to minimize damaging materials that have already sustained a considerable amount of external or internal wear and tear as a result of being handled. And partly because of the imaging process, which is already demanding on its own; but the fact that it “must be done with oversight by preservation staff and with a high enough level of quality to ensure the reusability of the archival electronic file for as long as possible.” That said, the key focus will be on “the scope and needs of digital preservation, and various types of available preservation methods.” Preceded by approaches that can help a person when encountering technological issues. As a result of information and communication technology altering the ways in which teaching and scholarly research is done. Especially when considering that “digital information and resources through scholarships are in so many different ways that often we struggle to clearly identify the impact and articulate the implications.” What’s more, Libraries who themselves are a source of information have increased the amount of digital information they have “both as supplements to and parallels of print material.”

i-manager Publications

July-Sept, 2005

Hannah Baker

Journal Article

Rajendran, L, M Venkatesan, and S Kanthimathi. “Preservation Methods for Digital Library.” Journal of Educational Technology 2, no. 2 (2005): 27–32. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1068784.pdf.