Preserving Digital Materials - Paperback

by Ross Harvey (Author), Jaye Weatherburn (Author)

This is a concise handbook for a wide range of stakeholders who need to understand how preservation works in the digital world. It synthesizes current information, research, and perspectives about digital preservation from sources across many areas of practice. It will be of interest to anyone who wants to learn about how digital preservation works

Author Biography

Dr. Ross Harvey is Adjunct Professor in Information Management in the School of Business IT and Logistics, RMIT University, Melbourne. He has held academic positions at universities in Australia, Singapore, and the United States, most recently in the School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College, Boston, before returning to Australia. Jaye Weatherburn began her career in film and television before turning to information science. She completed a Bachelor of Film and Television at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, worked in live television production for many years, then retrained with a Master of Information Management. Jaye is currently working as a Digital Preservation Officer at the University of Melbourne, implementing the University's ten-year Digital Preservation Strategy (2015-2025). For as long as Twitter is around, she can be found at: @jayechats.