Dharini, Agrapu(INFLIBNET Center, February 25, 2009)
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Abstract:
The growth and development in Information and Communication and Technology is multifaceted
and turbulent. Rapid revolutionary advances have taken place in the field of computers and their
application in libraries. Internet, high band width networks, explosive growth of web based information
resources, sophisticated search engines to access information, high resolution capture devices and
growing electronic publications have created the development of digital libraries. Digital Libraries
build information resources in the Digital form .Digital materials cannot be said to be preserved if
access is lost. The purpose of preservation is to maintain the ability to present the essential elements
of authentic digital materials. Digital preservation must ensure that they can hold the collection for
future generations .. Digital preservation will only happen if organizations and individuals accept
responsibility for it. The starting point for action is a decision about responsibility. Everyone does
not have to do everything; everything does not have to be done all at once. The present paper defines
the concept of digital preservation , challenges, strategies and an Open Archival Information System
,a reference model for digital preservation.