Issues in Preservation of Digital Cultural Heritage
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Date
2017-08
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INFLIBNET Centre
Abstract
The cultural heritage is the remembrance of its living civilization. Culture is expressed in various
diverse types, i.e. tangible and intangible. Cultural heritage has to be valued with utmost care as it
is presented by ancestors. Libraries, archives, museums and information centers are using several
Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools for collecting, organizing, managing and providing
access to cultural heritage information. There are many unique and priceless assets of tangible
and intangible cultural heritage (CH) presently positioned at high risk. Over the years one of
the agenda over and over again overlooked by libraries, archives and museums is how to document
Traditional knowledge (TK). Libraries, archives and museums are non-profit making institutions
serving the public at large. Digital CH preservation is best way, providing easy access to CH information
to all. Today so many different types of technologies are available for preservation CH.
Cultural heritage preservation which has diverse financial implications: individual impacts and
benefits, economic impact and benefits and social impact and benefits. A range of problems to be
addressed such as funds, lack of trained manpower, quick absolution of technology, dependency, and
copyright hinder the functioning of cultural heritage institutes
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Archival & Museum Professionals, Cultural Heritage, Digital Preservation, Digital Preservation Techniques, Traditional Knowledge