The authors are conducting a three-part study to evaluate current trends in the preservation
of digital content, with an emphasis on electronic records. The study emanated from the authorsâ
work on the Preservation Task Force of the International Research on Permanent Authentic Records
in Electronic Systems (InterPARES) project. This article incorporates the findings of both the survey
and individual key-informant interviews that we conducted from August 2001 through February
2003, as round 2 of the study. Round 2 builds on the 2000â 2001 round 1 survey that sought to
identify and describe strategies for preserving electronic records. In this second round the authors
found that progress has been made in some areas while it is still lags in others.1 The full study
consists of three phases: round 1 identified and surveyed 13 institutions, projects, and programs
in North America, Australia, and Europe. Round 2 surveyed eight of the 13 institutions again to
follow up on their progress. Additionally, we interviewed 18 key informants, including archivists
and librarians. In round 3 the authors will each conduct one case study drawn from the survey
participants in rounds 1 and 2. By the end of the three rounds, the authors will have studied a
continuum of activities (over a six-year period) that constitutes a range of digital preservation
strategies. The study will have charted the change in technological developments over this periodâ
developments that have occurred in our survey institutions to meet the requirements of their
mandates to preserve digital content for as long as needed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/106050 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Cloonan, Michele, Sanett, Shelby |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Journal Article (Paginated) |
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