Digital Preservation: A Time Bomb for Digital Libraries.

Hedstrom, Margaret

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ERIC Number: EJ586788

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Publication Date: 1998

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Digital Preservation: A Time Bomb for Digital Libraries.

Hedstrom, Margaret

Computers and the Humanities, v31 n3 p189-202 1998

Argues that the difficulty and expense of preserving digital information is a potential impediment to digital library development. Discusses the present state of digital preservation, articulates requirements for users and custodians, and suggests research topics in storage media, migration, conversion, and overall management strategies. (DSK)

Descriptors: Archives, Educational Research, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Technology, Libraries, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Preservation, Records Management

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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