The Invisible Drip...How Data Seeps Away in Various Ways.

Cribbs, Margaret A.

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ERIC Number: EJ351160

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Invisible Drip...How Data Seeps Away in Various Ways.

Cribbs, Margaret A.

Online, v11 n2 p15-16,18-26 Mar 1987

Discusses the preservation of electronically produced data focusing on the passive destruction of data due to lack of proper care in information storage. Three case studies are presented: two involve specific media--magnetic tape and CD-ROM (compact disk read-only-memory)--and one the transfer of data from one system to another. (EM)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Case Studies, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Publishing, Information Storage, Library Automation, Magnetic Tapes, Microcomputers, Optical Data Disks, Policy Formation, Preservation, Standards

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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