NASKCON-2010

Today information is stored increasingly in electronic formats, as the very concept of the form and substance of the book is changing, it is time to re-examine the principles of preservation under which we were trained and under which we are still guided in decision making. These principles need to be compared to recent technological advances in the formation and storing of texts so that points of convergence or divergence can be evaluated. Preservation activities (storage, packaging, cleaning, etc.) will have a significant affect on the problems faced by library professionals. The preservation of library materials today has become a specialization within librarianship.

The seminar focuses on the importance of knowledge conservation and preservation in the digital environment, to extend motivation towards conservation of knowledge and to stimulate training programmes. The purpose being to sensitize the need and importance of preservation of knowledge for future to learn the techniques and issues related to these artifacts