Preserving Digital Information to Support Scholarship

Published:
Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
Author(s) and Contributors:
Author(s): Cliff Lynch
Source(s) and Collection(s):
Collection(s): Forum for the Future of Higher Education (Archives)
ParentTopics:
Digital Collections Copyright Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

Abstract

Lynch examines the numerous technical obstacles related to digital information and preservation and describes some efforts in the various arenas. He also discusses the legal, social, and political challenges in preserving digital materials. He reports on the various efforts on the part of local, national and global institutions to address the multifaceted and complicated issues brought on by the technological progress.

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