Long-term digital preservation: towards a better integration of IT and archivists
"Long-term preservation of digitally represented information (abbreviated LDP below) has been
discussed for over a decade in articles by librarians, archivists, and information scientists, an
informal group sometimes called the digital preservation community (DPC). This literature is
mostly disjoint from that of computer science, software engineering, and information technology
industry. From the perspective of an engineer accustomed to the pace of I/T research and
development, progress reported in the DPC literature is surprisingly slow."
We need more common activities. This means that archivists have to develop more skills in
IT architecture, engineering etc.
Read the excellent report on Economics and engineering for preserving digital content
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discussed for over a decade in articles by librarians, archivists, and information scientists, an
informal group sometimes called the digital preservation community (DPC). This literature is
mostly disjoint from that of computer science, software engineering, and information technology
industry. From the perspective of an engineer accustomed to the pace of I/T research and
development, progress reported in the DPC literature is surprisingly slow."
We need more common activities. This means that archivists have to develop more skills in
IT architecture, engineering etc.
Read the excellent report on Economics and engineering for preserving digital content
Download article
jhagmann - 3. Jul, 10:26
