This is a memo from the Rand Corporation dealing with the topic of digital preservation. The author states in the abstract that, "Digital objects are becoming a critical component of scholarly research, but stakeholders show an alarming lack of concern about preserving digital data accurately and sustainably; those charged with archiving information have not yet developed strategies that will enable future generations to build their knowledge on what has gone before."
Read the entire document at:
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2008/RAND_RB9331.pdf
Since I began collectiing information on digital preservation three things have become very clear: 1. Digital preservation is a new phenomenon
2. There are currently no comprehensive methods in which to preserve digital information
3. Many are interested in setting standards and doing research to find practical methods of digital preservation.
What are we waiting for! It seems like in everything that I read we are in the early stages of figuring out what to do, while every second more and more digital documents are created.
Atlanta Foodie
8 years ago
2 comments:
I agree with your sentiment... doesn't it just make you want to get out there and get started? But it is so complex; even though I am motivated, I wouldn't know where to start or how to finance anything. I was just reading about digital preservation is so much more challenging than analog preservation, and one of the reasons for that was the sheer amount of digital info created everyday. It is kind of overwhelming... how will we be able to do it?
Thanks for your interesting postings.
There is a lack of standards, and a lack of understanding that digital preservation is not a one-time endeavor - it takes constant maintenance to ensure that accessibility will not be compromised by the march of technological advance, and the larger the body of preserved information, the more time, money, and effort is involved...
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