...Silke Sewing Purpose The purpose of this article is to present the implementation process in Germany and Austria of MARC 583 as an example for a supraregional cooperative library workflow in the fields of preservation and archiving. Design/methodology/approach Based upon PDA: Terminology...

... academics and repository mangers from 15 universities that have their IR captured on OpenDOAR. Findings The results showed that most academics submit their work for archiving in IR, and the types of materials submitted are mostly journal articles and conference proceedings. Contents are archived, using...

.... This work could very well become required text in the archives/record management area. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Archives management Archiving Records management This book makes a significant contribution to the field of archives and records management and leadership...

... --> Information society Digital libraries Archiving Freedom of information Free publications The introduction to this works states that in an information society “free flow of information is a fundamental principle for bridging the knowledge gaps between privileged and under‐privileged communities”. Open...

...Nathan Mnjama Purpose This article seeks to answer one basic question: “Are archival institutions in the Eastern and Southern African region developing, stagnating or receding backwards?” Design/methodology/approach This article reviews the state of archives and records management...

... for the evolving international network of print repositories. Originality/value Provides models for operating shared library storage facilities and outlines next steps to develop an international repository network. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Libraries Archiving Collections management...

... by academic staff and students. Library staff are collaborating with IT staff and academics to disseminate scholarly material and learning objects emanating from their institutions. The Open Archives Initiative and its Protocol for Metadata Harvesting, which provide the technical structure to support...