... exceed formal ones in quantity. A case study shows private collectors are open to sharing their specimens for research, including morphometric, biogeographic and non-invasive studies. Many collectors are even willing to allow tissue sampling, provided the specimen’s appearance is preserved. This presents...

...Donald Rakemane; Olefhile Mosweu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify challenges related to the management and preservation of audio-visual (AV) records and/or archives in archival institutions in Sub Saharan Africa and suggests strategies for resolving them. Design/methodology...

... properly and keep up with the times. The main purpose of this article is to analyse how the expression forms of interactive nonfiction narrative can be exhibited and preserved, looking at four main genres: documentary, journalism, museums and education. Design/methodology/approach At the methodological...

... of the challenges encountered during the underlying collection assessment process. Design/methodology/approach Investment in electronic resources, digital preservation initiatives and local print repositories are reasonable solutions for academic libraries that need to responsibly relocate legacy print...

...Jitka Hurych Neil   Beagrie . National Digital Preservation Initiatives: An Overview of Developments in Australia, France, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and of Related International Activity . Washington, DC : Strategies and Tools for the Digital Library. Council...

... and Library of Congress Washington, DC © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 --> Copyright Digital libraries Archives Preservation This report is concerned with the collection and preservation of digital archives and focuses on the copyright issues that come into question in creating...

... journals to remote storage and to conclude that electronic journals can substitute for paper. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Academic libraries Materials storage Library users Electronic publishing Preservation User studies In March 1997 the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) Libraries...

...Sheau‐yueh J. Chao Kenneth   Lavender . Book Repair: A How‐to‐Do‐It Manual, 2nd ed. . New York, NY : Neal‐Schuman Publishers   2001 . 269 pp.   US$49.95 softcover , ISBN: ISBN 1555704085 How‐to‐Do‐It Manuals for Librarians, Vol. 107 Books Preservation...

... Preservation Electronic publishing The International Yearbook of Library and Information Management promises to be a “thematic, refereed annual covering current issues, emerging trends, ‘best practice’ and future scenarios in the broad field of library science and information management...

... in libraries and archives and a set of wrong priorities leading to the misguided microfilming and destruction of newspapers. Microfiling Newspapers Libraries Preservation Last summer, Nicholson Baker, novelist and literary essayist, struck again at the USA’s libraries. The attack was witty, charming...

...Jitka Hurych Edited by Donald L.   Dewitt . Going Digital: Strategies for Access, Preservation, and Conversion of Collections to a Digital Format . New York, NY : Haworth Press   1998 . 232 pp. , ISBN: 0789005212 Preservation Hybrid systems Library materials...

...Colin Pearson Judith   Henchy . Preservation and Archives in Vietnam . Washington, DC : Council on Library and Information Resources, Commission on Preservation and Access   1998 . 21 pp , ISBN: 1887334564   US$10.00 softback Archives Collection management...