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Abstract:
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For several decades, preservation specialists have voiced concern over
preservation of our cultural heritage in electronic form. Digital
information is no less important than its analogue counterpart. Both
require efforts to preserve the wealth that they contain. But, because
electronic formats are mo re fragile and rely on technology that is
constantly changing, the decisions that must be made about preservation
must be considered sooner rather than later. It is in this context, that, this
paper explores the issues surrounding the preservation of digital
information and throws light on proposed strategies for digital longevity.
This paper concludes that the need of hour is to create and develop valid
documents in standard formats and adopt suitable methods to preserve
data in digital format. |