In museums, libraries, and other cultural institutions, physical security and preservation of the collections are closely linked. This book explores the connections between them and presents some of the issues involved in the stewardship of our cultural heritage. Here we see that both our treasures from the past and today's digital resources are part of the cultural assets that must be preserved for future generations and at the same time made available to new and wider audiences. Like the Janus, stewards of cultural resources must look backward and forward at the same time. Digitization offers new options for preservation and wider accessibility--and presents new challenges for funding and effective collection management.

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