"Cultural history enthusiasts have asserted the urgent need to protect digital information from imminent loss. Without action, much of what has been created in digital form is likely to become unusable." "Henry M. Gladney outlines a technical solution and justifies its correctness and optimality. His presentation focuses on long-term digital preservation principles as a basis for producing the software that will be needed. The method described will work for any kind of digital document, multi-media file, business record collection, or scientific information, and is believed to be optimal with respect to both the quality of the preserved information and end-user convenience. Additionally, Dr. Gladney explains the requirements of the related software, and sketches how to implement it."--BOOK JACKET.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-314).
Processing Action (note)
committed to retain
Contents
Part I: Why We Need Long-term Digital Preservation -- Part II: Information Object Structure -- Part III: Distributed Content Management --Part IV: Digital Object Architecture for the Long Term -- Part V: Peroration -- Appendices -- Bibliography.