Protecting your library's digital sources : the essential guide to planning and preservation /

Preservation and disaster expert Kahn brings clear guidance and practical expertise to address libraries' worst-case disaster before they happen. Library directors and managers responsible for creating disaster plans as well as those in computer services and information technology departments w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kahn, Miriam (Miriam B.) (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Chicago : American Library Association, 2004.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=110055
Table of Contents:
  • Preventing common causes of loss
  • Preparing for the worst : loss of computer operations
  • Disaster response team members & responsibilities
  • Planning for the disaster
  • Disaster response or when everything goes wrong
  • Disaster response plan for hardware and physical storage media
  • Preservation or protecting data
  • Decisions
  • Anticipating the future
  • Checklists.