From the reviews: I am very excited by the potential of CASPAR's tools and techniques to ensure sustained quality of and access to valuable data in the future. Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission The research library is evolving from a collection of books to a service centre that caters ... Read moreto a variety of information needs in the university community to which it belongs. [...] If your institution is contemplating developing such services or is already engaged in such activities, this book is a must-have. In this book, Giaretta and his co-authors bring together the entire body of knowledge about digital preservation that the partly EU-funded CASPAR project has delivered.
- Inge Angevaare, Liber Quarterly, Vol. 21 (1), November 2011 There is lots of good solid basic digital preservation information in this book. [...] Everybody has seen the functional model's diagramme, but how many of us have actually read the standard and understood the philosophy behind it? Giaretta guides us through it in detail. And in pleasantly understandable language. [...] Giaretta's fluid style of writing, the many cross-references, summaries, and warning signs have enabled me to delve deeper into the technical level [...] . Duurzame toegang, September 2011 [...] The book provides a landscape of solutions for digital preservation, ensuring future usage and access. It addresses both theoretical and conceptual aspects of digital preservation, and offers excellent examples of the tools and techniques used in practice.[...] ACM Computing Reviews, George Popescu, March 2012 Show Less