Treffer: The State of Digital Preservation: An International Perspective. Conference Proceedings (1st, Washington, D.C., April 24-25, 2002).

In this collection of papers presented at "The State of Digital Preservation: An International Perspective" conference (Washington, DC, April 24-25, 2002), leading experts from the United States, the Netherlands, and Australia describe current practices and challenges in digital preservation. Contents include: "Introduction: The Changing Preservation Landscape" (Deanna Marcum); "Overview of Technological Approaches to Digital Preservation and Challenges in Coming Years" (Kenneth Thibodeau); "The Digital Preservation Research Agenda" (Margaret Hedstrom); "Understanding Digital Preservation: A Report from OCLC" (Meg Bellinger); "Update on the National Digital Infrastructure Initiative" (Laura Campbell); "Experience of the National Library of the Netherlands" (Titia van der Werf);"Digital Preservation--A Many-Layered Thing: Experience at the National Library of Australia" (Colin Webb); and "Good Archives Make Good Scholars: Reflections on Recent Steps Toward the Archiving of Digital Information" (Donald Waters). (AEF)