This edited collection seeks to explore the role of DIY or Pro-Am (Professional-Amateur) practitioners of popular music archiving and preservation. With an international scope and an interdisciplinary approach, this is an important reference for scholars of popular music, heritage studies and cultural studies.
"Besides its obvious interest for musicology and library science students, the book contains a great number of useful tips and important considerations that will guide the task of music preservation aficionados everywhere, and includes key concepts such as reliability of digital storage formats, standards and strategies." - Neil Manel Frau-Cortes, Sonograma Magazine