Digitization and Digital Archiving

Elizabeth R. Leggett is a technical writer specializing in writing about software and technology. She has worked in libraries and archives at Centre College, the University of Kentucky, and Murray State University.

• List of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceChapter 1. Why Use Digital Preservation?Chapter 2. How Do Computers Store Information?Chapter 3. Storing ImagesChapter 4. Storing TextChapter 5: Storing Audio and VideoChapter 6: Storing Born Digital MaterialsChapter 7: Floppy Disks and Optical MediaChapter 8: Magnetic TapeChapter 9: Hard DrivesChapter 10: Flash MemoryChapter 11: Cloud ComputingChapter 12: Equipment for Digitizing and Editing Archival MaterialsChapter 13: Metadata and Accessing InformationChapter 14: Copyright LawChapter 15: Problems With Digital PreservationChapter 16: Drawing Up PoliciesAbout the AuthorIndex

Traditional archives have been slow to preserve born-digital primary resources with the same vigor, care, and understanding as their tactile cousins. That trend is changing at last, and with increasing awareness of the need for personal archiving of everything from iPhone photos to email, Leggett's book provides a practical resource for amateur and professional alike. This updated edition perfectly balances new technologies with time-tested methodologies. From this digital archivist's perspective, Digitization and Digital Archiving: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Second Edition is far more useful for one's personal library than any other single resource to date.