Recording Records In My Situation

[Damage Inc.]

OK, so I have a nice Technics (SL-3310) record-player.
I have an (SD) receiver by Sony (STR-DB930).
There is a computer available in the same room.
Which has some kind of Creative audio-card.

What way would you advise I record my records with in case something happens to them?
Or would you advise it with my equipment to start with?
For example, I also have two other record-players, which I don't know the names of at the moment.
But who knows you might say those deliver better quality for example.
Or maybe the audio-card isn't recommended, unless it only processes audio without changing it?

I'd like to know how I can get audio from the record to the computer to begin with.
So what do I connect to what using what cables and such things?

Then also, what software should I record with?
I'd be fine with plain recordings, but if there are programs that can like fix things, that's interesting too.

Space isn't really an issue, at least not this computer, I'd move files here or to CD anyway.
Especially for the amount of records I have at this time.
So I wouldn't mind recording to WAVE or FLAC.
Unless one or the other can hold more info in the file or anything like that.
I'd like to keep some raw and "as-is" as possible files anyway.


Please let me know what I can do best.