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


 

Area:School 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.

 

 
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