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Brand, Stewart – Library Journal, 1999
Discusses the loss of stored knowledge due to the continuous obsolescence of digital formats and platforms. Topics include digital storage versus digital preservation; the use of metadata and efforts to create standards for it; information on the Internet; and the need for long-term planning to solve digital degradation. (LRW)
Descriptors: Information Storage, Internet, Long Range Planning, Metadata
