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Building preservation functionality in a digital archive: the National Library of The Netherlands
Author(s) -
Bellekom Chris
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1087/0953151042321734
Subject(s) - digitization , quality (philosophy) , computer science , software , volume (thermodynamics) , digital preservation , digital transformation , world wide web , digital library , business , telecommunications , operating system , art , philosophy , physics , literature , poetry , epistemology , quantum mechanics
An increasing volume of information exists only in digital form. It can be scanned material; material actually created as digital publications; or material created as part of the day‐to‐day business of an organization. In The Netherlands, initiatives such as the ‘Memory of The Netherlands’ have emerged, creating a demand for good‐quality digital materials to support them. Many other digitization initiatives are constantly being announced. The digital form offers many advantages but presents challenges in respect of preservation and of changes in platforms and software.