Conservation, Preservation, and Digitization

Digital technologies should be considered a method of preservation for library materials. Current conservation strategies of restoration, deacidification, and microfilming are expensive, and they limit access. Digitization offers improved access while preserving materials and reflects a change in th...

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Published in:College & research libraries 1986-07, Vol.47 (4), p.379-382
Main Authors: Lynch, Clifford A, Brownrigg, Edwin B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative Analysis
Computerized files
Conservation
Costs
Electronic Publishing
Exact sciences and technology
General aspects
Information and communication sciences
Information and communication technologies
Information Dissemination
Information science. Documentation
Information technologies: storage media, equipment
Library Materials
Library Role
Microreproduction
Preservation
Sciences and techniques of general use
Technical services
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Summary:Digital technologies should be considered a method of preservation for library materials. Current conservation strategies of restoration, deacidification, and microfilming are expensive, and they limit access. Digitization offers improved access while preserving materials and reflects a change in the library role from depository of printed artifacts to distributor of information. (CDD)
ISSN:0010-0870
2150-6701
DOI:10.5860/crl_47_04_379