Describes methodology for long-term preservation of all kinds of digital documents
Justifies this methodology using 20th-century theory of knowledge communication
Outlines the requirements and architecture for the software needed
Emphasizes attention to the perspectives and needs of end users
Henry M. Gladney is an industry consultant for digital preservation and document management. In 2001, he founded his own company, HMG Consulting, based in Saratoga, CA, after having worked for IBM Research for decades, designing – among other systems – a digital library service that is the core of today's IBM Content Manager®. He is a regular author in the top ACM periodicals, holds eleven patents, and produces the "Digital Document Quarterly", an online newsletter that has discussed preservation extensively.
Cultural history enthusiasts have asserted the urgent need to protect digital information from imminent loss. Without action, much of what has been created in digital form is likely to become unusable. Although a decade has already elapsed since this challenge was clearly articulated, nobody has described a complete procedure for preventing such loss – until now.
Leading industry consultant Henry M. Gladney outlines a technical solution and justifies its correctness and optimality. His presentation focuses on long-term digital preservation principles as a basis for producing the software that will be needed. The method described will work for any kind of digital document, multimedia file, business record collection, or scientific information, and is believed to be optimal with respect to both the quality of the preserved information and end-user convenience. Additionally, Dr. Gladney explains the requirements of the related software, and sketches how to implement it.
Preserving Digital Information presents an up-to-date deillegalscription of its field, together with a solution for all technical problems identified in the pertinent professional literature. It is for archivists, research librarians, and museum curators who need to understand digital technology in order to manage their institutions; software engineers and computer scientists whose work requires sound information about digital preservation; and attorneys, medical professionals, government officials, and business executives who depend on the long-term reliability of digital records.
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This volume describes methodology for the long-term preservation of all kinds of digital documents. It outlines a technical solution and justifies its correctness and optimality. The presentation focuses on long-term digital preservation principles as a basis for producing the software that will be needed. The method described will work for any kind of digital document, multimedia file, business record collection, or scientific information, and is believed to be optimal with respect to both the quality of the preserved information and end-user convenience. Additionally, the title explains the requirements of the related software, and sketches how to implement it. The book is ideal for Archivists, research librarians, and museum curators; Software engineers and computer scientists whose work requires sound information about digital preservation; and attorneys, medical professionals, government officials, and business executives who depend on the long-term reliability of digital records.
Part I: Digital Preservation - Why Do We Need it ? 1) State of the Art - 2) Economic Trends and Social Issues Part II: Information Object Structure 3) Introduction to Knowledge Theory - 4) Lessons from Scientific Philosophy - 5) Truth and Authenticity - 6) Describing Information Structure Part III: Distributed Content Management 7) Digital Object Formats - 8) Archiving Practices - 9) Everyday Digital Content Management Part IV: Digital Object Architecture for the Long Term 10) Durable Bit-Strings and Catalogs - 11) Durable Evidence - 12) Durable Representation Part V: Peroration 11) Assessment of the Future
From the reviews:
"The book provides a wide range of examples that illustrate the various types of information. It is for producers and users who may be interested in long-term archiving and retrieval of digital information. This book states that today there is no single solution that will work for the many kinds of digital information being used by many different users. ... Gladney is an expert on this subject, and this book offers a thorough treatment of it." (Stan Kurkovsky, ACM Computing Reviews, Vol. 49 (8), August, 2008)
Cultural history enthusiasts have asserted the urgent need to protect digital information from imminent loss. Without action, much of what has been created in digital form is likely to become unusable. Although a decade has already elapsed since this challenge was clearly articulated, nobody has described a complete procedure for preventing such loss - until now.
Leading industry consultant Henry M. Gladney outlines a technical solution and justifies its correctness and optimality. His presentation focuses on long-term digital preservation principles as a basis for producing the software that will be needed. The method described will work for any kind of digital document, multimedia file, business record collection, or scientific information, and is believed to be optimal with respect to both the quality of the preserved information and end-user convenience. Additionally, Dr. Gladney explains the requirements of the related software, and sketches how to implement it.
Preserving Digital Information presents an up-to-date deillegalscription of its field, together with a solution for all technical problems identified in the pertinent professional literature. It is for archivists, research librarians, and museum curators who need to understand digital technology in order to manage their institutions; software engineers and computer scientists whose work requires sound information about digital preservation; and attorneys, medical professionals, government officials, and business executives who depend on the long-term reliability of digital records.
Why We Need Long-term Digital Preservation.- State of the Art.- Economic Trends and Social Issues.- Information Object Structure.- to Knowledge Theory.- Lessons from Scientific Philosophy.- Trust and Authenticity.- Describing Information Structure.- Distributed Content Management.- Digital Object Formats.- Archiving Practices.- Everyday Digital Content Management.- Digital Object Architecture for the Long Term.- Durable Bit-Strings and Catalogs.- Durable Evidence.- Durable Representation.- Peroration.- Assessment and the Future.
From the reviews:
"The book provides a wide range of examples that illustrate the various types of information. It is for producers and users who may be interested in long-term archiving and retrieval of digital information. This book states that today there is no single solution that will work for the many kinds of digital information being used by many different users. ... Gladney is an expert on this subject, and this book offers a thorough treatment of it." (Stan Kurkovsky, ACM Computing Reviews, Vol. 49 (8), August, 2008)
Henry M. Gladney is an industry consultant for digital preservation and document management. In 2001, he founded his own company, HMG Consulting, based in Saratoga, CA, after having worked for IBM Research for decades, designing - among other systems - a digital library service that is the core of today's IBM Content Manager®. He is a regular author in the top ACM periodicals, holds eleven patents, and produces the "Digital Document Quarterly", an online newsletter that has discussed preservation extensively.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I: Digital Preservation - Why Do We Need it ? 1) State of the Art - 2) Economic Trends and Social Issues Part II: Information Object Structure 3) Introduction to Knowledge Theory - 4) Lessons from Scientific Philosophy - 5) Truth and Authenticity - 6) Describing Information Structure Part III: Distributed Content Management 7) Digital Object Formats - 8) Archiving Practices - 9) Everyday Digital Content Management Part IV: Digital Object Architecture for the Long Term 10) Durable Bit-Strings and Catalogs - 11) Durable Evidence - 12) Durable Representation Part V: Peroration 11) Assessment of the Future
Klappentext
Cultural history enthusiasts have asserted the urgent need to protect digital information from imminent loss. This book describes methodology for long-term preservation of all kinds of digital documents. It justifies this methodology using 20th century theory of knowledge communication, and outlines the requirements and architecture for the software needed. The author emphasizes attention to the perspectives and the needs of end users.
This volume describes methodology for the long-term preservation of all kinds of digital documents. It outlines a technical solution and justifies its correctness and optimality. The presentation focuses on long-term digital preservation principles as a basis for producing the software that will be needed. The method described will work for any kind of digital document, multimedia file, business record collection, or scientific information, and is believed to be optimal with respect to both the quality of the preserved information and end-user convenience. Additionally, the title explains the requirements of the related software, and sketches how to implement it. The book is ideal for Archivists, research librarians, and museum curators; Software engineers and computer scientists whose work requires sound information about digital preservation; and attorneys, medical professionals, government officials, and business executives who depend on the long-term reliability of digital records.
