Arhivski vjesnik, Vol. 49 No. 1, 2006.
Review article
Digital archival materials: possibilities for their protection and long-term preservation
Hrvoje Stančić
Abstract
The author explains a problem of preservation of archival materials in electronic form. He analyses a structure of electronic objects by breaking it down into three levels – physical, logical, and conceptual. Each level has its own characteristics and characteristics that result from the level interconnections. The author explains their role in the process of long-term preservation of digital materials. Further he defines the problem of preservation as a problem of enabling access to electronic resources through the long-time period. The author analyses specific issues dealing with a preservation of authenticity in electronic environment through the description of the structure of electronic record and its basic characteristics. He gives a critical view of the system for identification, evaluation and selection of preservation methods. Finally, he elaborates the criteria for institutional readiness and ambition for the long-time preservation of digital materials.
Keywords
protection of digital materials; authenticity preservation; long-term preservation
Hrčak ID:
6234
URI
Publication date:
11.12.2006.
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