Saha, Biswajit(INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)
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Abstract:
The vast amounts of information produced in the world are now for a large part digital.
The task of managing the ever-increasing digital objects throughout their life cycle and
to preserve them in perpetuity becomes more and more complex because of they are
fragile, volatile and ephemeral in nature. Their viability depends on technologies that
are rapidly and contiouusly changing. Furthermore, as newer digital technologies rapidly
appear and older ones are discontinued, information that relies on obsolete technologies
soon becomes inaccessible. This paper addresses the present scenario, framework,
formats, planning and the systems and projects developed all over world for
preservation, the metadata used to manage them. It also discusses the practical considerations
necessary to create a digital archive. This article would help Library & Information
Professionals (LIP) to navigate this complex new field.