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Disaster in Libraries in Developing Countries: The Need for Digital Preservation of Information Resources

Disaster in Libraries in Developing Countries: The Need for Digital Preservation of Information Resources

Jerome Idiegbeyan-Ose, Goodluck Ifijeh, Julie E. Ilogho, Juliana Iwu-James, Roland Izuagbe
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522569367|ISBN10: 1522569367|EISBN13: 9781522569374
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6936-7.ch017
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MLA

Idiegbeyan-Ose, Jerome, et al. "Disaster in Libraries in Developing Countries: The Need for Digital Preservation of Information Resources." Analysis, Conservation, and Restoration of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage, edited by Carlo Inglese and Alfonso Ippolito, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 431-449. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6936-7.ch017

APA

Idiegbeyan-Ose, J., Ifijeh, G., Ilogho, J. E., Iwu-James, J., & Izuagbe, R. (2019). Disaster in Libraries in Developing Countries: The Need for Digital Preservation of Information Resources. In C. Inglese & A. Ippolito (Eds.), Analysis, Conservation, and Restoration of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage (pp. 431-449). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6936-7.ch017

Chicago

Idiegbeyan-Ose, Jerome, et al. "Disaster in Libraries in Developing Countries: The Need for Digital Preservation of Information Resources." In Analysis, Conservation, and Restoration of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage, edited by Carlo Inglese and Alfonso Ippolito, 431-449. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6936-7.ch017

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the concept disaster in libraries in developing countries and the need for digital preservation of library resources. It started with the definition of disaster as an event that produces casualties. It also highlighted the types, causes and effects of disasters in libraries. The chapter further discusses the concept of digital preservation of library materials as a viable option for disaster management. It also enumerated and discussed the various methods of digital preservation of library resources. The chapter also explains X-ray, the concept of libraries in developing countries and disaster preservation; it also discusses various challenges that developing countries face in terms of digital preservation of resources. Based on these discussions, the chapter concludes and makes recommendations so as to improve the level of library and information services as well as disaster preparedness in developing countries.

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