Table of contents

Acknowledgments ................................................................................................. 4
Preface5

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS

Chapter 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 10
Chapter 2. UNESCO Draft Charter on the Preservation of the Digital Heritage . 12
Chapter 3. Guide to the guidelines ........................................................................ 17
Chapter 4. A note on terminology......................................................................... 20
Chapter 5. A summary of principles ..................................................................... 21

SECTION 2. MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVES

Chapter 6. Understanding digital heritage ............................................................ 28
Chapter 7. Understanding digital preservation...................................................... 34
Chapter 8. Understanding digital preservation programmes................................. 38
Chapter 9. Accepting responsibility...................................................................... 44
Chapter 10. Managing digital preservation programmes ........................................ 51
Chapter 11. Working together ................................................................................. 62

SECTION 3. TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVES

Chapter 12. Deciding what to keep ......................................................................... 70
Chapter 13. Working with producers ...................................................................... 78
Chapter 14. Taking control: transfer and metadata ................................................. 87
Chapter 15. Managing rights ................................................................................. 101
Chapter 16. Protecting data ................................................................................... 108
Chapter 17. Maintaining accessibility................................................................... 118
Chapter 18. Some starting points .......................................................................... 147

SECTION 4. FURTHER INFORMATION

Chapter 19. Glossary of terms............................................................................... 157
Chapter 20. Bibliography/further reading ............................................................. 160
Chapter 21. Index.................................................................................................. 176

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