12161 (v.6) Information Studies 525 - Conservation and Preservation

Area:

Department of Media and Information

Contact Hours:

3.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Strategies and practices used to cope with the problem of deteriorating materials in information centres. Causes of deterioration of information media such as paper, photographs and electronic storage. Strategies and practices to preserve the artefact and preventative strategies. Preservation of information content through reformatting, including digitisation. Implementation of a preservation program.

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 1			Y
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 2			Y

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.

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