A Moral and Legal Obligation: Preservation in the Digital Age.

Marcum, Deanna

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Publication Date: 1997

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A Moral and Legal Obligation: Preservation in the Digital Age.

Marcum, Deanna

International Information & Library Review, v29 n3-4 p357-65 Sep-Dec 1997

A report by the Commission on Preservation and Access and the Research Libraries Group (May 1996) recommends a certification process for digital archives and calls for a legal authority to rescue digital files in danger of being lost. Reactions of the library, archival, and educational communities are reviewed and current actions being taken are described. (Author/AEF)

Descriptors: Archives, Certification, Information Management, Information Storage, Library Collections, Library Materials, Library Technical Processes, Preservation

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Language: English

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