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Abstract:
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The paper intends to focus on the preservation of digital resources and challenges, scope
of the problem, methods of preservation. Preservation constitutes one leg of a tripod that
supports informational institutions such as libraries and other leg being access and the
development and management of corrections. Without preservation, access becomes
impossible and collections will delay and disintegrate. Digital preservation means the
planning, resource allocation and application of preservation methods and technologies
necessary to ensure that digital information of continuing value remain accessible and
usable. The purpose of preservation is to ensure protection of information of enduring
value for access by present and future generation. |