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Focusing on the publishing industry, Victoria McCarger reveals the importance of archiving published articles and images for historical purposes. Print media documents history and McCarger challenges publishers in regards to their archival workflow.…

“The Long term preservation of digital documents” is a book published in the year 2015. It was originally written in German but was eventually translated to English to reach a wider array of audiences. It is categorized as a digital preservation of…

Technology holds the key to the future when it comes to preserving our rich history. Trends are quickly and have ultimately moved towards preserving data and printed text by transposing them into digital text. However, just like tangible text data,…

This essay discusses challenges and approaches to scientists archiving, documenting, and sharing their own data.

Elings and Günter discuss the different standards used for coding metadata among different types of institutions. They explain different systems that can be used, including the data structure systems CDWA, MARC and EAD; data content systems CCO,…

This article focuses on the new challenges that have surfaced for the archiving of digital writing besides the already present challenge of the constant changing software and what strategies to use to conquer those challenges. Some strategies include…

Tyler Walters, archivist, librarian and associate dean of Virginia Tech’s technology and information resources, discusses the nature and responsibilities of academic librarians as they undertake the collection and curation of digital content. He…

Mike Kastellec explores the technological and non-technological factors that impede a digital collection’s long-term sustainability. The technical issues, data loss and technical obsolescence affect all types of collecting institutions, including…

This book informs both individuals and organizations that are looking to train others on the methods and practices for digital preservation and curation. It stresses the importance of the education level demanded for digital information storage…

An online article that covers the main focuses on what preservation is in terms of digital archiving and what significance in holds within the digital archiving community, being staple goal throughout the community. It also covers topics such as…