Digital continuity: the role of the National Library of Australia

Gatenby, Pam

Australian Library Journal 2002 51 (1)1192
(ReLIS:jul:juljuh:y:2002:v:51:i:1:p:1192)

Abstract:

My focus is the role of the National Library of Australia in ensuring significant Australian resources in online form are collected, archived and available for use in the long-term. I will also raise some issues that are of particular relevance to today's audience. The first stage in ensuring sustainable access to digital resources is to protect the resources from sudden loss by placing them in a safe place -- a digital archive -- where they can be stored, accessed and managed. It is this first stage that I will concentrate on. An equally important stage in ensuring on-going access is, of course, carrying out preservation.

Keywords: Recursos electrónicos ; Bibliotecas nacionales ; Bibliotecas digitales ; Australia
Pages: 1192
Volume: 51
Year: 2002
Issue: 1

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